"But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD." — Isaiah 7:12

Isaiah 7:12 · KJV

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

— Isaiah 7:12

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}

Verse 13

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?

Isaiah 7 — Context

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?

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. {shall call: or, thou, O virgin, shalt call}

Cross References

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee {as} my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, {but} their heart goeth after their covetousness. {as the...: Heb. according to the coming of the people} {they sit...: or, my people sit before thee} {they shew...: Heb. they make loves, or, jests}

2 Kings 16:15

And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire {by}.

1 Corinthians 10:9

Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

Acts 5:9

Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband {are} at the door, and shall carry thee out.

Deuteronomy 6:16

Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted {him} in Massah.

Malachi 3:15

And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, {they that} tempt God are even delivered. {are set up: Heb. are built}

2 Chronicles 28:22

And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this {is that} king Ahaz.