Isaiah 7

Text

The original text is written in Hebrew language.

This chapter is divided into 25 verses.

Textual versions

Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter in Hebrew language:

Masoretic Text (10th century)

Dead Sea Scrolls: (2nd century BC)

1QIsa^a: complete

1QIsa^b: extant: verses 14‑16, 20‑25

4QIsa^f (4Q60): extant: verses 16‑18, 23‑25

4QIsa^h (4Q62): extant: verses 14‑15

4QIsa^l (4Q65): extant: verses 17‑20

Ancient translations in Koine Greek:

Septuagint (3rd century BC)

Theodotion version (~AD 180)

Structure

This chapter can be grouped:

Isaiah 7:1-9 = Isaiah Sent to King Ahaz

Isaiah 7:10-25 = The Immanuel Prophecy

Verse 1

Now it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to make war against it, but could not prevail against it.

Cross reference: 2 Kings 16:5; Matthew 1:9

Verse 3

'Then the Lord said to Isaiah,

"Shear-Jashub": literally means "A remnant will return" (Isaiah 6:13; compare Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 8:3) serves "as a good omen for Ahaz."

"Upper pool": according to the New Oxford Annotated Bible is the "reservoir south of Gihon Spring" (Isaiah 36:2).

Verse 14

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Verse 14 in Hebrew

Masoretic text (10th century) and Isaiah scroll (2nd century BC): (read from right to left)

לָכֵן יִתֵּן אֲדֹנָי הוּא לָכֶם אוֹת הִנֵּה הָעַלְמָה הָרָה וְיֹלֶדֶת בֵּן וְקָרָאת שְׁמוֹ עִמָּנוּאֵל‎

Transliteration

"lā·ḵên yitên ’ă·ḏō·nāy hū lā·ḵem o·wt: hinneh hā·‘al·māh hā·rāh wə·yō·le·ḏeṯ bên, wə·qā·rāṯ shem-o imanuel"

Cited in: Matthew 1:23