"Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. {ask it...: or, make thy petiti…" — Isaiah 7:11

Isaiah 7:11 · KJV

“Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. {ask it...: or, make thy petition deep}”

— Isaiah 7:11

Verse 10

Moreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying, {Moreover...: Heb. And the LORD added to speak}

Verse 12

But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.

Isaiah 7 — Context

And the head of Ephraim {is} Samaria, and the head of Samaria {is} Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established. {If...: or, Do ye not believe? it is because ye are not stable}

Moreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying, {Moreover...: Heb. And the LORD added to speak}

Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. {ask it...: or, make thy petition deep}

But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.

And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; {Is it} a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?

Cross References

Isaiah 37:30

And this {shall be} a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat {this} year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.

Isaiah 38:7-8

And this {shall be} a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;

2 Kings 19:29

And this {shall be} a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.

2 Kings 20:8-11

And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What {shall be} the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?

Isaiah 38:22

Hezekiah also had said, What {is} the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?

Judges 6:36-40

And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,

Jeremiah 19:10

Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee,

Matthew 12:38-40

Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.