The man of God gave proof to the people that these things would happen. He said, “This is proof that the Lord told me about. The Lord said, ‘This altar will break apart. And the ashes on it will fall onto the ground.”
Isaiah 7:11 - Easy To Read Version The Lord said, “Ask for a sign to prove to yourself that these things are true. You can ask for any sign you want. The sign can come from a place as deep as Sheol, {\cf2\super [83]} or the sign can come from a place as high as the skies. {\cf2\super [84]} ” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Ask for yourself a sign (a token or proof) of the Lord your God [one that will convince you that God has spoken and will keep His word]; ask it either in the depth below or in the height above [let it be as deep as Sheol or as high as heaven]. American Standard Version (1901) Ask thee a sign of Jehovah thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. Common English Bible “Ask a sign from the LORD your God. Make it as deep as the grave or as high as heaven.” Catholic Public Domain Version Ask for a sign for yourself from the Lord your God, from the depths below, even to the heights above. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God, either unto the depth of hell, or unto the height above. |
The man of God gave proof to the people that these things would happen. He said, “This is proof that the Lord told me about. The Lord said, ‘This altar will break apart. And the ashes on it will fall onto the ground.”
“This will be the sign to prove I will help you: This year you will eat {the grain} that grows by itself. Next year you will eat the grain that comes up from that seed. But in the third year you will gather the grain from the seeds that you planted. You will plant fields of grapes and eat the grapes from them.
“Pharaoh will ask you to prove your power. He will ask you to do a miracle. Tell Aaron to throw his walking stick on the ground. While Pharaoh is watching, the stick will become a snake.”
\{Then the Lord said to Hezekiah,\} “I will give you a sign to show you that these words are true. \{You were not be able to plant seeds.\} So this year you will eat grain that grew wild from last year’s crop. But in three years, you will eat grain that you planted. You will harvest those crops and you will have plenty to eat. You will plant grapevines and eat their fruit.
{\cf2\super [361]} But Hezekiah asked Isaiah, “What is the sign from the Lord that proves \{I will become well? What is the sign that proves\} I will be able to go to the Lord’s temple? {\cf2\super [362]} ”
Large cypress trees will grow\par where there were bushes.\par Myrtle trees will grow\par where there were weeds.\par These things will make the Lord famous.\par These things will be proof\par \{that the Lord is powerful\}.\par This proof will never be destroyed.”\par
But Ahaz said, “I will not ask for a sign as proof. I will not test the Lord.”
The Lord said to me: “Jeremiah, go and buy a clay jar from a potter. {\cf2\super [155]}
“Jeremiah, you will tell those things to the people. And while they are watching, you will break that jar.
I will give you people proof’—this is the message of the Lord—‘that I will punish you here in Egypt. Then you will know for sure that my promises to hurt you will really happen.
This is how you will know him: You will find a baby wrapped in pieces of cloth and lying in a feeding box.”