Isaiah 7:4

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
say	וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ ve.'a.mar.Ta	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
heed	הִשָּׁמֵ֨ר hi.sha.Mer	H8104	properly · verb, niphal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
quiet	וְהַשְׁקֵ֜ט ve.hash.Ket	H8252	to repose (usually figurative) · conjunction + verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
fear	תִּירָ֗א ti.Ra'	H3372	to fear · verb, qal jussive, 2nd person masculine singular
fainthearted	יֵרַ֔ךְ ye.Rakh	H7401	to soften (intransitively or transitively) · verb, qal jussive, 3rd person masculine singular
two	מִשְּׁנֵ֨י mi.she.Nei	H8147	two · preposition + cardinal number, both genders dual construct
tails	זַנְב֧וֹת zan.Vot	H2180	the tail (literally or figuratively) · noun, common feminine plural construct
smoking	הָעֲשֵׁנִ֖ים ha.'a.she.Nim	H6226	smoky · definite article + adjective, masculine plural absolute
firebrands	הָאוּדִ֛ים ha.'u.Dim	H181	a poker (for turning or gathering embers) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
fierce	בָּחֳרִי bo.cho.ri-	H2750	a burning (i.e. intense) anger · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
anger	אַ֛ף 'af	H639	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
Rezin	רְצִ֥ין re.Tzin	H7526	Retsin · proper noun, a man's name
Syria	וַאֲרָ֖ם va.'a.Ram	H758	Aram or Syria · conjunction + proper noun, a place name
son	וּבֶן u.ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
Remaliah	רְמַלְיָֽהוּ re.mal.Ya.hu	H7425	Remaljah · proper noun, a man's name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Isaiah 35:4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will…
Deuteronomy 20:3 And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do…
Lamentations 3:26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
Isaiah 30:15 For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your s…
Matthew 24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Exodus 14:13-14 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egypt…
Zechariah 3:2 And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand pluck…
2 Chronicles 20:17 Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 7:1-9

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; but this, which is put first, was in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham. Many excellent useful sermons he preached which were not published and left upon record; for, if all that was memorable had been written, the world could not have contained the books, Joh 21:25. Perhaps in the reign of Ahaz, a wicked king, he had not opportunity to preach so much at court as in Jotham's time, and therefore then h…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 7:4

Take heed, &c.--that is, See that thou be quiet (not seeking Assyrian aid in a fit of panic). tails--mere ends of firebrands, almost consumed themselves (about soon to fall before the Assyrians, Isa 7:8), therefore harmless. smoking--as about to go out; not blazing. son of Remaliah--Pekah, a usurper (Kg2 15:25). The Easterners express contempt by designating one, not by his own name, but by his father's, especially when the father is but little known (Sa1 20:27, Sa1 20:31).

John Gill on Isaiah 7:4

And say unto him, take heed, and be quiet,.... Or "keep" thyself, not within the city, and from fighting with his enemies, but from unbelief, fear, and dread; or, as the Septuagint version, "keep" thyself, "that thou mayest be quiet" (a); be easy, still, and silent, and see the salvation of God: the Jewish writers interpret the first word of resting and settling, as wine upon the lees: see Jeremiah 48:11, fear not; this explains the former: neither be fainthearted; or "let thy heart soft" (b), and melt like wax, through dread and diffidence: for the two tails of these smoking firebrands: meaning the two kings of Syria and Israel: and so the Targum, "for these two kings, who are as smokin…

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John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Ahaz — Possessor. (1.) A grandson of Jonathan (1 Chr. 8:35; 9:42). (2.) The son and successor of Jotham, king of Judah (2 Kings 16; Isa. 7-9; 2 Chr. 28). He gave himself up to a life of wickedness and…
Firebrand — Isa. 7:4, Amos 4:11, Zech. 3:2, denotes the burnt end of a stick (Heb. ‘ud); in Judg. 15:4, a lamp or torch, a flambeau (Heb. lappid); in Prov. 26:18 (comp. Eph. 6:16), burning darts or arrows (Heb.…
Pekah — Open-eyed, the son of Remaliah a captain in the army of Pekahiah, king of Israel, whom he slew, with the aid of a band of Gileadites, and succeeded (B.C. 758) on the throne (2 Kings 15:25). Seventeen…
Remaliah — Adorned by the Lord, the father of Pekah, who conspired successfully against Pekahiah (2 Kings 15:25, 27, 30, 32, 37; Isa. 7:1, 4, 5, 9; 8:6).
Rezin — Firm; a prince, a king of Syria, who joined Pekah (q.v.) in an invasion of the kingdom of Judah (2 Kings 15:37; 16:5-9; Isa. 7:1-8). Ahaz induced Tiglath-pileser III. to attack Damascus, and this…
Ephraim, Tribe Of · The leading tribe of the kingdom of Israel — The leading tribe of the kingdom of Israel
Human Nature Of Christ, The · Was of the seed of: The woman — Was of the seed of: The woman
Pekah · Prophecies against — Prophecies against
Remaliah · Father of Pekah, king of Israel — Father of Pekah, king of Israel
Rezin · .Prophecy against — .Prophecy against

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 7:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 7:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 7:4

John Gill on Isaiah 7:4

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 7:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 7:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 7:4

John Gill on Isaiah 7:4

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 7:4

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 7:4

Rashi on Isaiah 7:4