“But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.”
Isaiah 7:12 (KJV) |
Isaiah 7:12
From Isaiah 7, in the Book of Isaiah (Old Testament).
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Moreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying,
Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.