"Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying," — Isaiah 7:5

Isaiah 7:5 · KJV

“Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,”

— Isaiah 7:5

And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah. {neither...: Heb. let not thy heart be tender}

Verse 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: {vex: or, waken}

Isaiah 7 — Context

Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shearjashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field; {Shearjashub: that is, The remnant shall return} {highway: or, causeway}

Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,

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: {vex: or, waken}

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

Cross References

Psalms 83:3-4

They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.

Zechariah 1:15

And I am very sore displeased with the heathen {that are} at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

Nahum 1:11

There is {one} come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor. {a wicked...: Heb. a counsellor of Belial}

Psalms 2:2

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, {saying},