Isaiah 7:5

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying:

American Standard Version (1901)

Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have purposed evil against thee, saying,

Bible in Basic English

Because Aram has made evil designs against you, saying,

Free Bible Version

Aram has plotted to destroy you together with Ephraim and Remaliah's son saying,

Geneva Bible 1599

Because Aram hath taken wicked counsell against thee, and Ephraim, and Remaliahs sonne, saying,

King James (Authorized) Version

Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,

One Unity Resource Bible

Because Syria [Elevated], Ephraim [Fruit], and the son of Remaliah, have plotted evil against you, saying,

Translation for Translators

Yes, they are planning to attack this land and saying,

Unlocked Literal Bible

Aram, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah have planned evil against you; they have said,

Noah Webster Bible

Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,

World English Bible

Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have plotted evil against you, saying,

Young's Literal Translation

Because that Aram counselled against thee evil, Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, saying:

Context

A Message to Ahaz

⁴and say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Do not be afraid or disheartened over these two smoldering stubs of firewood—over the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.⁵For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying: ⁶‘Let us invade Judah, terrorize it, and divide it among ourselves. Then we can install the son of Tabeal over it as king.’

Summary

In Isaiah 7:5, King Ahaz of Judah faced a military threat from the kings of Aram and Israel. The prophet Isaiah assured Ahaz that the invasion would not succeed, as God was with Judah. This verse demonstrates God's sovereignty and protection over His people, even in the face of imminent danger. It serves as a reminder to trust in the Lord during times of crisis, knowing that He is faithful to fulfill His promises and deliver His children from harm.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Keil-Delitzsch
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Because - Remaliah - All these words are omitted by one MS. and the Syriac; a part of them also by the Septuagint.

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

"Because Aram hath determined evil over thee, Ephraim and the son of Remaliah (Remalyahu), saying, We will march against Judah, and terrify it, and conquer it for ourselves, and make the son of Tâb'êl king in the midst of it: thus saith the Lord Jehovah, It will not be brought about, and will not take place." The inference drawn by Caspari (Krieg, p. 98), that at the time when Isaiah said this, Judaea was not yet heathen or conquered, is at any rate not conclusive. The promise given to Ahaz was founded upon the wicked design, with which the war had been commenced. How far the allies had already gone towards this last goal, the overthrow of the Davidic sovereignty, it does not say. But we know from Kg2 15:37 that the invasion had begun before Ahaz ascended the throne; and we may see from Isa 7:16 of Isaiah's prophecy, that the "terrifying" (nekı̄tzennah, from kūtz, taedere, pavere) had actually taken place; so that the "conquering" (hibkia‛, i.e., splitting, forcing of the passes and fortifications, Kg2 25:4; Eze 30:16; Ch2 21:17; Ch2 32:1) must also have been a thing belonging to the past. For history says nothing about a successful resistance on the part of Judah in this war. Only Jerusalem had not yet fallen, and, as the expression "king in the midst of it" shows, it is to this that the term "Judah" especially refers; just as in Isa 23:13 Asshur is to be understood as signifying Nineveh. There they determined to enthrone a man named Tâb'êl (vid., Ezr 4:7; it is written Tâb'al here in pause, although this change does not occur in other words (e.g., Israel) in pause - a name resembling the Syrian name Tab-rimmon), (Note: The Hauran inscriptions contain several such composite names formed like Tâb'êl with el: see Wetzstein, Ausgewhlte griechische und lateinische Inschriften, pp. 343-4, 361-363). By the transformation into Tab'al, as Luzzatto says, the name is changed from Bonus Deus to Bonus minime.) a man who is otherwise unknown; but it never went beyond the determination, never was even on the way towards being realized, to say nothing of being fully accomplished. The allies would not succeed in altering the course of history as it had been appointed by the Lord.

Isaiah 7:5

A Message to Ahaz

Scripture
Sermons
Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying:

American Standard Version (1901)

Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have purposed evil against thee, saying,

Bible in Basic English

Because Aram has made evil designs against you, saying,

Free Bible Version

Aram has plotted to destroy you together with Ephraim and Remaliah's son saying,

Geneva Bible 1599

Because Aram hath taken wicked counsell against thee, and Ephraim, and Remaliahs sonne, saying,

King James (Authorized) Version

Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,

One Unity Resource Bible

Because Syria [Elevated], Ephraim [Fruit], and the son of Remaliah, have plotted evil against you, saying,

Translation for Translators

Yes, they are planning to attack this land and saying,

Unlocked Literal Bible

Aram, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah have planned evil against you; they have said,

Noah Webster Bible

Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,

World English Bible

Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have plotted evil against you, saying,

Young's Literal Translation

Because that Aram counselled against thee evil, Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, saying:

Adam Clarke
Keil-Delitzsch
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Because - Remaliah - All these words are omitted by one MS. and the Syriac; a part of them also by the Septuagint.

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

Isaiah 7:5

Verse

Context

A Message to Ahaz

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Isaiah 7:5

A Message to Ahaz

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary