Isaiah 7:16

Translations

Modern

For before the boy knows enough to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.

Traditional

For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.

Literal

For before the youth knows to reject the evil and to choose the good, the land that you dread will be forsaken because of the two of her kings.

Latin

Quia antequam sciat puer reprobare malum et eligere bonum, derelinquetur terra quam tu detestaris a facie duorum regum suorum.

Original

Hebrew

English

For before the boy knows enough to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.

Notes

Isaiah 7:15–16

By the time He knows enough: The crisis with the alliance of Syria and Israel against Judah occurred in 734 BC. By 732 BC, Damascus, the capital of Syria, was destroyed. Israel, the northern kingdom, was also defeated.
to reject evil and choose good: This was to happen by age 12, when a child was considered an adult. In 722 BC, Israel went into exile.
He will be eating curds and honey: The land would lose so many people that food would become easy to find. Even rich foods, once rare, would be available to everyone.

Isaiah 7:1–25

At one point in his reign, Ahaz faced a serious crisis. The kings of Syria and Israel attacked Judah. They planned to remove Ahaz and force Judah to join them in resisting Assyria.

Instead of trusting the Lord, Ahaz asked Assyria for help (2 Kings 16:7–10). By doing this, he rejected Isaiah’s call to trust in God (Isaiah 7:12).

The Assyrians defeated Syria and Israel. In time, both nations fell. However, Assyria later turned against Judah and sought to control it completely.

Isaiah 7:1–12:6

These prophecies occurred when Assyria rose to power. Syria and Israel formed an alliance against Judah (Isaiah 7:1–2; see 2 Kings 16:5). God used Assyria as a tool to punish Syria, Israel, and Judah (Isaiah 7–10).

Theme notes and profiles

Ahaz Isaiah Fearing People Salvation in Isaiah

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

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Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain.
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