¹⁰Then the Lord spoke to Ahaz again, saying, ¹¹“Ask for a sign from the Lord your God to prove to yourself that these things are true. It may be a sign from as deep as the place of the dead or as high as the heavens.”

¹²But Ahaz said, “I will not ask for a sign or test the Lord.”

Then Isaiah said, “Ahaz, descendant of David, listen carefully! Isn’t it bad enough that you wear out the patience of people? Do you also have to wear out the patience of my God? ¹⁴The Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin ⁿ will be pregnant. She will have a son, and she will name him Immanuel. ⁿ ¹⁵He will be eating milk curds and honey when he learns to reject what is evil and to choose what is good. ¹⁶You are afraid of the kings of Israel and Aram now. But before the child learns to choose good and reject evil, the lands of Israel and Aram will be empty. ¹⁷The Lord will bring troubled times to you, your people, and to the people of your father’s family. They will be worse than anything that has happened since Israel separated from Judah. The Lord will bring the king of Assyria to fight against you.

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Footnotes

nvirgin The Hebrew word means “a young woman.” Often this meant a girl who was not married and had not yet had sexual relations with anyone.
nImmanuel This name means “God is with us.”