Isaiah 7 · Verse 6

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 7:6, King James Version

Isaiah 7:6 in other translations

BSB‘Let us invade Judah, terrorize it, and divide it among ourselves. Then we can install the son of Tabeal over it as king.’
WEB“Let’s go up against Judah, and tear it apart, and let’s divide it among ourselves, and set up a king within it, even the son of Tabeel.”
ASVLet us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set up a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeel;
YLTWe go up into Judah, and we vex it, And we rend it unto ourselves, And we cause a king to reign in its midst--The son of Tabeal.
DARBYLet us go up against Judah, and harass it, and make a breach therein for us, and set up a king therein — the son of Tabeal;
BBELet us go up against Judah, troubling her, and forcing our way into her, and let us put up a king in her, even the son of Tabeel:
WebsterLet us go up against Judah, and harass it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal:

What does Isaiah 7:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. vex--rather, "throw into consternation" [Gesenius]. make a breach--rather, "cleave it asunder." Their scheme was to divide a large portion of the territory between themselves, and set up a vassal king of their own over the rest. son of Tabeal--unknown; a Syrian-sounding name, perhaps favored by a party in Jerusalem (Is 3:6, 9, 12).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 7:6 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.

נַעֲלֶ֤הna.'a.Lehlet us go upH5927
בִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.Dahon JudahH3063
וּנְקִיצֶ֔נָּהu.ne.ki.Tze.nahand let us demolish itH6973
וְנַבְקִעֶ֖נָּהve.nav.ki.'E.nahand let us break into itH1234
אֵלֵ֑ינוּ'e.Lei.nuto ourselvesH413
וְנַמְלִ֥יךְve.nam.Likhand let us make kingH4427
מֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekha kingH4428
בְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.Khahin [the] midst of itH8432
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
טָֽבְאַֽל\׃\ \סTa.ve.'AlTabeelH2870

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

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
vex. or, waken. lit. disgust. .

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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 7:7

    Thus saith the Lord God, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

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Isaiah 7:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Vamos contra Judá, y la despertaremos, y la partiremos entre nosotros, y pondremos en medio de ella por rey al hijo de Tabeel:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Montons contre Juda, et jetons-y l’alarme, et faisons-y pour nous une brèche, et établissons pour roi au milieu d’elle le fils de Tabeël;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Laßt uns wider Juda hinaufziehen und ihm Grauen einjagen und es uns erobern und den Sohn Tabeels zum König darin machen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ascendamus ad Judam, et suscitemus eum, et avellamus eum ad nos, et ponamus regem in medio ejus filium Tabeel.