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Isaiah 7:4 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 7 · verse 4
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.Isaiah 7:4 · King James Version
Isaiah 7:4 in context
2And 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.
3Then 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;
4And 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.
5Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,
6Let 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:
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Key words (Strong's)
- faintheartedrâkakto soften , used figurativelyH7401 →
- faintheartedlêbâbthe heartH3824 →
- firebrandsʼûwda pokerH181 →
- smokingʻâshênsmokyH6226 →
- quietshâqaṭto reposeH8252 →
- tailszânâbthe tailH2180 →
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The prophet Isaiah had his commission renewed in the year that king Uzziah died, Isa 6:1. Jotham his son reigned, and reigned well, sixteen years. All that time, no doubt, Isaiah prophesied as he was commanded, and yet we have not in this book any of his prophecies dated in the reign of Jotham;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9