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Isaiah 7:1-16.

7 This took place during the reign of Ahaz, son of Jotham, son of Uzziah king of Judah: Rezin king of Aram, along with Pekah, son of Remaliah, king of Israel, waged war against Jerusalem, but he could not succeed. ² When it became known to the house of David that Aram had occupied Ephraim, the heart of Ahaz^a] and the hearts of his people trembled like trees of a forest shaking in the wind.

³ Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, by the road to the Fuller’s Field. ⁴ Say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Don’t be afraid or cowardly because of these two smoldering stubs of firebrands, the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram, and the son of Remaliah. ⁵ For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted harm against you. They say, ⁶ ‘Let us go up against Judah, terrorize it, and conquer it for ourselves. Then we can install Tabeel’s son as king in it.’”

⁷ This is what the Lord God says:

¹⁰ Then the Lord spoke again to Ahaz: ¹¹ “Ask for a sign from the Lord your God—from the depths of Sheol to the heights of heaven.”

¹² But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask. I will not test the Lord.”

¹³ Isaiah said, “Listen, house of David! Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men? Will you also try the patience of my God? ¹⁴ Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you^c] a sign: The virgin will conceive,^d] have a son, and name him Immanuel.^e] ¹⁵ By the time he learns to reject what is bad and choose what is good, he will be eating butter^f] and honey. ¹⁶ For before the boy knows to reject what is bad and choose what is good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned.