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Isaiah 7

Isa. 7:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But Ahaz
'Achaz (Hebrew #271)
possessor; Achaz, the name of a Jewish king and of an Israelite
KJV usage: Ahaz.
Pronounce: aw-khawz'
Origin: from 270
said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, I will not ask
sha'al (Hebrew #7592)
a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
KJV usage: ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, X earnestly, enquire, + greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, + salute, X straitly, X surely, wish.
Pronounce: shaw-al'
Origin: or shael {shaw-ale'}
, neither will I tempt
'eth (Hebrew #853)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
KJV usage: (as such unrepresented in English).
Pronounce: ayth
Origin: apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of entity
nacah (Hebrew #5254)
to test; by implication, to attempt
KJV usage: adventure, assay, prove, tempt, try.
Pronounce: naw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
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Ahaz,
To Tempt; Temptation

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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I will not ask.
2 Kings 16:15• 15And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brazen altar shall be for me to inquire by. (2 Kings 16:15)
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2 Chron. 28:22• 22And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz. (2 Chron. 28:22)
neither.
Ezek. 33:31• 31And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. (Ezek. 33:31)
tempt.
Deut. 6:16• 16Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. (Deut. 6:16)
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Mal. 3:15• 15And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered. (Mal. 3:15)
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Acts 5:9• 9Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. (Acts 5:9)
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1 Cor. 10:9• 9Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. (1 Cor. 10:9)
• Invited to ask for a sign that should confirm this prophecy, Ahaz declined, not because he had implicit faith in the word of the Lord but because, swayed by his idols, he was indifferent. (“Isaiah 7” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Ahaz said, I will not ask, and will not tempt Jehovah.

W. Kelly Translation

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But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt Jehovah.