Isaiah 7:6

What does Isaiah 7:6 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 7:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Let 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;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Let 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;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Let 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:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

We 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.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Let us go up to Juda, and rouse it up, and draw it away to us, and make the son of Tabeel king in the midst thereof.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Let 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;

Context

v.5Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have purposed evil against thee, saying,

v.6This passage

v.7thus saith the Lord Jehovah, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

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