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Isaiah 7:2

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7:2It was reported to the family4 of David, “Syria has allied with5 Ephraim.” They and their people were emotionally shaken, just as the trees of the forest shake before the wind.6

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  1. 4 Heb “house.” In this context the “house of David” includes King Ahaz, his family, and the royal court. See also Jer 21:12; Zech 12:7–8, 10, 12, for a similar use of the phrase.
  2. 5 Heb “rests upon.” Most understand the verb as נוּחַ (nuakh, “rest”), but II נחה proposes that this is a which means “stand by.”
  3. 6 Heb “and his heart shook and the heart of his people shook, like the shaking of the trees of the forest before the wind.” The singular pronoun “his” is collective, referring to the Davidic house/family. לֵבָב (levav, “heart”) here refers to the seat of the emotions.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When the house of David was told, “Syria is in league with Ephraim,” the heart of Ahaz and the heart of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake before the wind.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now the house of David was told, “Aram has allied itself with Ephraim”; so the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken, as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When it became known to the house of David that Aram had occupied Ephraim, the heart of Ahaz and the hearts of his people trembled like trees of a forest shaking in the wind.

NLTNew Living Translation

The news had come to the royal court of Judah: “Syria is allied with Israel against us!” So the hearts of the king and his people trembled with fear, like trees shaking in a storm.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

When it was reported to the house of David, saying “Aram stands by Ephraim,” his heart and the heart of his people shook like the shaking of the trees of the forest because of the wind.

KJV 1900King James Version

And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.