Isaiah 7 · Verse 3

Isaiah 7:3

Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear–jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field;
Isaiah 7:3, King James Version

Isaiah 7:3 in other translations

BSBThen the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field,
WEBThen the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out now to meet Ahaz, you, and Shearjashub your son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, on the highway of the fuller’s field.
ASVThen said Jehovah unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, in the highway of the fuller’s field;
YLTAnd Jehovah saith unto Isaiah, ‘Go forth, I pray thee, to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-Jashub thy son, unto the end of the conduit of the upper pool, unto the highway of the fuller's field,
DARBYAnd Jehovah said to Isaiah, Go out now to meet Ahaz, thou and thy son Shear-jashub, at the end of the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the highway of the fuller's field;
BBEThen the Lord said to Isaiah, Go out now, you and Shear-jashub, your son, and you will come across Ahaz at the end of the stream flowing from the higher pool, in the highway of the washerman's field;
WebsterThen said the LORD to Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field;

What does Isaiah 7:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. Go forth--out of the city, to the place where Ahaz was superintending the works for defense and the cutting off of the water supply from the enemy, and securing it to the city. So Is 22:9; 2Ch 32:4. Shearjashub--that is, A remnant shall return (Is 6:13). His very name (compare Is 7:14; Is 8:3) was a standing memorial to Ahaz and the Jews that the nation should not, notwithstanding the general calamity (Is 7:17-25; Is 8:6-8), be utterly destroyed (Is 10:21, 22). conduit--an aqueduct from the pool or reservoir for the supply of the city. At the foot of Zion was Fount Siloah (Is 8:6; Ne 3:15; Joh 9:7), called also Gihon, on the west of Jerusalem (2Ch 32:30). Two pools were supplied from it, the Upper, or Old (Is 22:11), or King's (Ne 2:14), and the Lower (Is 22:9), which received the superfluous waters of the upper. The upper pool is still to be seen, about seven hundred yards from the Jaffa gate. The highway leading to the fullers' field, which was in a position near water for the purposes of washing, previous to drying and bleaching, the cloth, was probably alongside the aqueduct.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Now - נא na, is omitted by two MSS., the Septuagint, Syriac, Arabic, and Vulgate.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 7:1-9

Ahaz threatened by Israel and Syria; and is assured their attack would be in vain. (Is. 7:1-9) God gives a sure sign by the promise of the long-expected Messiah. (Is. 7:10-16) The folly and sin of seeking relief from Assyria are reproved. (Is. 7:17-25) Verses 1-9 Ungodly men are often punished by others as bad as themselves. Being in great distress and confusion, the Jews gave up all for lost. They had made God…

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Isaiah 7:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוָה֮Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶֽל\־'el-toH413
יְשַׁעְיָהוּ֒ye.sha'.ya.HuIsaiahH3470
צֵא\־tze'-go outH3318
נָא֙na'pleaseH4994
לִקְרַ֣אתlik.Ratto meetH7122
אָחָ֔ז'a.ChazAhazH271
אַתָּ֕ה'a.TahyouH859
וּשְׁאָ֖רu.she.'Arand Shear-H7610
יָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvjashubH7610
בְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khason yourH1121
אֶל\־'el-toH413
קְצֵ֗הke.Tzeh[the] end ofH7097
תְּעָלַת֙te.'a.Lat[the] conduit ofH8585
הַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.Khahthe poolH1295
הָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.Nah<the> upperH5945
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מְסִלַּ֖תme.si.Lat[the] highway ofH4546
שְׂדֵ֥הse.Deh[the] field ofH7704
כוֹבֵֽס\׃kho.Ves[the] washerH3526

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 7:3

  • 2 Kings 18:17

    And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab–shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.

  • Isaiah 36:2

    And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field.

  • Romans 9:27

    Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:

  • Isaiah 6:13

    But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.

  • Isaiah 10:21

    The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God.

  • Exodus 7:15

    Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.

  • Jeremiah 22:1

    Thus saith the Lord; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,

  • 2 Kings 20:20

    And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

  • Jeremiah 19:2-3

    And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee, And say, Hear ye the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.

  • Isaiah 55:7

    Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Go forth.
Ex 7:15; Jer 19:2,3; 22:1
Shear-jashub. that is, The remnant shall return.
6:13; 10:21; 55:7; Ro 9:27
the end.
36:2; 2Ki 18:17; 20:20
highway. or, causeway.

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Context

  • Isaiah 7:2

    And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.

  • Isaiah 7:3

    Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear–jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field;

  • Isaiah 7:4

    And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.

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Isaiah 7:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces dijo Jehová á Isaías: Sal ahora al encuentro de Achâz, tú, y Sear-jasub tu hijo, al cabo del conducto de la Pesquera de arriba, en el camino de la heredad del Lavador,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’ Éternel dit à Ésaïe: Sors à la rencontre d’Achaz, toi et Shear-Jashub, ton fils, au bout de l’aqueduc de l’étang supérieur, sur la route du champ du foulon;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jehova sprach zu Jesaja: Geh doch hinaus, dem Ahas entgegen, du und dein Sohn Schear-Jaschub, an das Ende der Wasserleitung des oberen Teiches, nach der Straße des Walkerfeldes hin,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dixit Dominus ad Isaiam: Egredere in occursum Achaz, tu et qui derelictus est Jasub, filius tuus, ad extremum aquæductus piscinæ superioris in via agri Fullonis;