Isaiah 7:5
Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,
Isaiah 7:5 in other translations
| BSB | For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying: |
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| WEB | Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have plotted evil against you, saying, |
| ASV | Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have purposed evil against thee, saying, |
| YLT | Because that Aram counselled against thee evil, Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, saying: |
| DARBY | Inasmuch as Syria hath taken evil counsel against thee, Ephraim also and the son of Remaliah, saying, |
| BBE | Because Aram has made evil designs against you, saying, |
| Webster | Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying, |
What does Isaiah 7:5 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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…
Isaiah 7:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 7:5
- Psalms 83:3-4
They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
- Zechariah 1:15
And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
- Psalms 2:2
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,
- Nahum 1:11
There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the Lord, a wicked counsellor.
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Context
- 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.
- Isaiah 7:5
Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,
- Isaiah 7:6
Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal:
Isaiah 7:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Por haber acordado maligno consejo contra ti el Siro, con Ephraim y con el hijo de Remalías, diciendo: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Parce que la Syrie a formé contre toi de mauvais desseins, Éphraïm aussi et le fils de Remalia, disant: |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Darum, daß Syrien Böses wider dich beratschlagt hat, Ephraim und der Sohn Remaljas und gesagt: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | eo quod consilium inierit contra te Syria in malum, Ephraim, et filius Romeliæ, dicentes: |