Isaiah 7:5
What does Isaiah 7:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 7:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have purposed evil against thee, saying,
KJV
King James Version · 1611Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have purposed evil against thee, saying,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Because Aram has made evil designs against you, saying,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Because that Aram counselled against thee evil, Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, saying:
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Because Syria hath taken counsel against thee, unto the evil of Ephraim and the son of Romelia, saying:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Inasmuch as Syria hath taken evil counsel against thee, Ephraim [also] and the son of Remaliah, saying,
Context
v.4and say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither let thy heart be faint, because of these two tails of smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.
v.5This passage
v.6Let 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;
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 2:2
The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed, saying,
- Psalms 83:3
They take crafty counsel against thy people, And consult together against thy hidden ones.
- Zechariah 1:15
And I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
- Nahum 1:11
There is one gone forth out of thee, that deviseth evil against Jehovah, that counselleth wickedness.
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