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Is it not enough to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience of my God also?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Isaiah said, “Listen well, you royal family of David! Isn’t it enough to exhaust human patience? Must you exhaust the patience of my God as well?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God as well?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; <i>Is it</i> a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then he said, “Hear now, O house of David! <i>Is it</i> a small thing for you to weary men, but will you weary my God also?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he said, “Listen now, house of David! Is it too trivial a thing for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God as well?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then he said, &#8220Listen now, O house of David! Is it too slight a thing for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God as well?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then he said, “Listen now, O house of David! Is it too slight a thing for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God as well?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he said, “Listen now, O house of David! Is it too slight a thing for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God as well?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Isaiah said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too small a thing for you to try the patience of men, but will you try the patience of my God as well?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Isaiah said, “Listen, house of David! Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men? Will you also try the patience of my God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Isaiah said, &#8220Listen, house of David! Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men? Will you also try the patience of my God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David: Is it a small thing for you to weary men, that ye will weary my God also?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then I said: Listen, every one of you in the royal family of David. You have already tried my patience. Now you are trying God's patience by refusing to ask for proof. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; is it a small thing for you to weary men, that ye will weary my God also?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Listen now, descendants of David," Isaiah said. "Isn't it enough that you try the patience of mortals? Must you also try the patience of my God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />To that Isaiah replied, "Listen, now, descendants of King David. It's bad enough for you to wear out the patience of people--do you have to wear out God's patience too? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In reply, the LORD announced, "Please listen, you household of David. Is it such a minor thing for you to try the patience of men? Must you also try the patience of my God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Isaiah said, ?Hear now, O house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God as well?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Isaiah replied, "Pay attention, family of David. Do you consider it too insignificant to try the patience of men? Is that why you are also trying the patience of my God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He said, "Listen now, house of David: Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God also?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David? Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He said, “Listen now, house of David. Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God also? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he says, “Now hear, O house of David, "" Is it a little thing for you to weary men, "" That you also weary my God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he saith, 'Hear, I pray you, O house of David, Is it a little thing for you to weary men, That ye weary also my God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will say, Hear ye now, house of David; is it small for you to weary men, but will ye weary God also.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he said: Hear ye therefore, O house of David: Is it a small thing for you to be grievous to men, that you are grievous to my God also? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he said: “Then listen, O house of David. Is it such a small thing for you to trouble men, that you must also trouble my God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then he said: Listen, house of David! Is it not enough that you weary human beings? Must you also weary my God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Isaiah said: “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary mortals, that you weary my God also?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he said, Hear now, O house of David; it is a small thing for you to weary men, but will you weary my God also?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said, “Hear, house of David, it is little for you that you weary men, but will you weary also my God?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he said: 'Hear ye now, O house of David: Is it a small thing for you to weary men, that ye will weary my God also?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; is it a little thing for you to contend with men? and how do ye contend against the Lord?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/7-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=1480" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/7.htm">The Sign of Immanuel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask; I will not test the LORD.” <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Then Isaiah said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šim·‘ū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">“Hear</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">now,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">O house</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">of David!</a> <a href="/hebrew/4592.htm" title="4592: ham·‘aṭ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- A little, fewness, a few. Or miat; from ma'at; a little or few.">Is it not enough</a> <a href="/hebrew/mik·kem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3811.htm" title="3811: hal·’ō·wṯ (V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be weary or impatient. A primitive root; to tire; to be disgusted.">to try the patience</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ă·nā·šîm (N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">of men?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3811.htm" title="3811: ṯal·’ū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- To be weary or impatient. A primitive root; to tire; to be disgusted.">Will you try the patience</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hāy (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of my God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">as well?</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-22.htm">Matthew 1:22-23</a></span><br />All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: / “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a></span><br />For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. / Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1-5</a></span><br />Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. / The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. / And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2-5</a></span><br />But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity. / Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel. / He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5-6</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-31.htm">Luke 1:31-33</a></span><br />Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus. / He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-10.htm">Luke 2:10-11</a></span><br />But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: / Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a></span><br />The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3-4</a></span><br />regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, / and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-4.htm">Galatians 4:4-5</a></span><br />But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, / to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-1.htm">Hebrews 1:1-3</a></span><br />On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets. / But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. / The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-10.htm">1 Peter 1:10-12</a></span><br />Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully, / trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow. / It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they foretold the things now announced by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10</a></span><br />The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/24-17.htm">Numbers 24:17</a></span><br />I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he said, Hear you now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will you weary my God also?</p><p class="hdg">o house</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/7-2.htm">Isaiah 7:2</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/21-7.htm">2 Chronicles 21:7</a></b></br> Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/21-12.htm">Jeremiah 21:12</a></b></br> O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver <i>him that is</i> spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench <i>it</i>, because of the evil of your doings.</p><p class="hdg">is it a small</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/30-15.htm">Genesis 30:15</a></b></br> And she said unto her, <i>Is it</i> a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/16-9.htm">Numbers 16:9,13</a></b></br> <i>Seemeth it but</i> a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-20.htm">Ezekiel 16:20,47</a></b></br> Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. <i>Is this</i> of thy whoredoms a small matter, … </p><p class="hdg">to weary</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15,16</a></b></br> And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-11.htm">Jeremiah 6:11</a></b></br> Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with <i>him that is</i> full of days.</p><p class="hdg">will ye</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-24.htm">Isaiah 1:24</a></b></br> Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/43-24.htm">Isaiah 43:24</a></b></br> Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10</a></b></br> But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, <i>and</i> he fought against them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/7-2.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/119-163.htm">Disgust</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-3.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm">Family</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-2.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-10.htm">Isaiah</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-18.htm">Little</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-13.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-8.htm">Patience</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-33.htm">Slight</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm">Small</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-12.htm">Try</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-27.htm">Weary</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">David</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-21.htm">Disgust</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-11.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-15.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-1.htm">Family</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-3.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-17.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-1.htm">Isaiah</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-25.htm">Little</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-1.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-15.htm">Patience</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">Slight</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-19.htm">Small</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-4.htm">Try</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-12.htm">Weary</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/7-1.htm">Ahaz, being troubled with fear of Rezin and Pekah, is comforted by Isaiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/7-10.htm">Ahaz, having liberty to choose a sign, and refusing it, has for a sign, Christ promised</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/7-17.htm">His judgment is prophesied to come by Assyria</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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His role as a prophet is to convey God's messages to the Israelites, often calling them to repentance and warning them of consequences for their actions.<p><b>“Hear now, O house of David!</b><br>The "house of David" refers to the royal lineage of King David, emphasizing the importance of the message. This lineage is significant in biblical prophecy, as it is through David's line that the Messiah, Jesus Christ, is prophesied to come (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>). The address underscores the gravity of the situation, as the house of David holds a covenantal promise with God.<p><b>Is it not enough to try the patience of men?</b><br>This phrase suggests that the actions of the people, particularly King Ahaz and his court, have already tested human patience. Historically, Ahaz was known for his lack of faith and reliance on foreign alliances rather than trusting in God (<a href="/2_kings/16-7.htm">2 Kings 16:7-9</a>). This reflects a broader theme of Israel's repeated disobedience and reliance on human solutions instead of divine guidance.<p><b>Will you try the patience of my God as well?</b><br>Isaiah shifts from human patience to divine patience, indicating that their actions are not only frustrating to people but also offensive to God. This highlights the seriousness of their unbelief and disobedience. The use of "my God" personalizes Isaiah's relationship with God, contrasting with the people's estrangement. This phrase foreshadows the coming judgment and the need for repentance, while also pointing to the ultimate patience and mercy of God fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who offers redemption despite humanity's repeated failures.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is delivering God's message to the people of Judah and their king. His role is to call the people back to faithfulness and to warn them of the consequences of their actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/house_of_david.htm">House of David</a></b><br>Refers to the royal lineage of King David, which includes King Ahaz, the current king of Judah at the time. This lineage is significant in biblical prophecy, particularly concerning the coming of the Messiah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_ahaz.htm">King Ahaz</a></b><br>The king of Judah during Isaiah's prophecy. Ahaz is known for his lack of faith and reliance on political alliances rather than trusting in God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which is under threat from surrounding nations. The political and spiritual state of Judah is a central concern in Isaiah's prophecies.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in the prophecy, whose patience is being tested by the lack of faith and disobedience of His people, particularly their leaders.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_over_fear.htm">Faith Over Fear</a></b><br>Isaiah's message to the house of David highlights the importance of trusting in God rather than succumbing to fear and seeking human solutions. Believers today are encouraged to place their trust in God's promises rather than worldly assurances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience.htm">God's Patience</a></b><br>The passage underscores God's patience with His people, but also warns against testing that patience through disobedience and lack of faith. Christians are reminded to live in a way that honors God's patience and grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/messianic_hope.htm">Messianic Hope</a></b><br>The reference to the house of David points to the future hope of the Messiah. This encourages believers to look forward to the fulfillment of God's promises in Christ, who is the ultimate expression of God's faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_accountability.htm">Leadership Accountability</a></b><br>King Ahaz's failure to trust God serves as a warning to leaders about the importance of faithfulness and reliance on God. Christian leaders are called to lead with integrity and trust in God's guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_jesus'_purpose_on_earth.htm">What was Jesus' purpose on Earth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_link_isaiah's_prophecy_to_jesus.htm">If Isaiah's prophecy was meant to reassure King Ahaz centuries before Jesus's birth, why do some believe it refers to Jesus in Matthew?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_record_of_god's_footstool.htm">Psalm 99:5 calls for worship at God's footstool; if this footstool is literal, why is there no archaeological record or clear location for it?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jer_27_7_contradict_other_prophecies.htm">Does Jeremiah 27:7 contradict other biblical prophecies by suggesting a succession of Babylonian kings long after Nebuchadnezzar?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">Is it a small thing for you to weary men . . .</span>--The thought that men may try the long-suffering of God till He is "weary to bear them," is specially characteristic of Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/1-14.htm" title="Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates: they are a trouble to me; I am weary to bear them.">Isaiah 1:14</a>). We mark the changed note of "<span class= "ital">my </span>God," as compared with "the Lord <span class= "ital">thy </span>God" in <a href="/isaiah/7-11.htm" title="Ask you a sign of the LORD your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.">Isaiah 7:11</a>. Ahaz has involved himself in a sentence of rejection. In the first part of the question Isaiah becomes the mouthpiece of a wide-spread hopeless discontent. Men also were 'weary' of this idolatrous and corrupt misgovernment (<a href="/isaiah/8-6.htm" title="For as much as this people refuses the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;">Isaiah 8:6</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O house of David</span> (comp. ver. 2). It is not Ahaz alone, but the "house of David," which is on its trial. Men are conspiring to remove it (ver. 6). If it will not be saved in God's way, it will have to be removed by God himself. <span class="cmt_word">Is it a small thing for you to weary men?</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "Are you not content with wearying men; with disregarding all <span class="accented">my</span> warnings and so wearying <span class="accented">me?</span> Must you go further, and weary God" (or, "wear out his patience") "by rejecting his gracious offers?" <span class="cmt_word">My God.</span> In ver. 11 Isaiah had called Jehovah "thy God;" but as Ahaz, by rejecting God's offer, had rejected God, he speaks of him now as "my God." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/7-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Isaiah said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֕אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Hear</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁמְעוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(šim·‘ū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">now,</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> </span><span class="str2">I pray', 'now', 'then'</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of David!</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֑ד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Is it not enough</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְעַ֤ט</span> <span class="translit">(ham·‘aṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4592.htm">Strong's 4592: </a> </span><span class="str2">A little, fewness, a few</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to try the patience</span><br /><span class="heb">הַלְא֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hal·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3811.htm">Strong's 3811: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tire, to be, disgusted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of men?</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנָשִׁ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Will you try the patience</span><br /><span class="heb">תַלְא֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯal·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3811.htm">Strong's 3811: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tire, to be, disgusted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as well?</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(gam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/7-13.htm">Isaiah 7:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/7-13.htm">Isaiah 7:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/7-13.htm">Isaiah 7:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/7-13.htm">Isaiah 7:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/7-13.htm">Isaiah 7:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/7-13.htm">Isaiah 7:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/7-13.htm">Isaiah 7:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/7-13.htm">Isaiah 7:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/7-13.htm">Isaiah 7:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/7-13.htm">Isaiah 7:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/7-13.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 7:13 He said Listen now house of David: (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/7-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 7:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 7:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 7:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 7:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>