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Isaiah 7:12

But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
Isaiah 7:12 · King James Version

In other versions

  • But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt Jehovah.

    ASV

  • But Ahaz said, I will not put the Lord to the test by making such a request.

    BBE

  • And Ahaz said, I will not ask, and will not tempt Jehovah.

    DBY

  • But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, neither will I tempt Yahweh."

    WEB

  • And Ahaz saith, `I do not ask nor try Jehovah.'

    YLT

  • But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.

    ENG

  • But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.

    WBT

  • But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask; I will not test the LORD.”

    BSB

In context

10Moreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying,

11Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.

12But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.

13And 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?

14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Cross-references

People in this verse

  • Ahaz

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