Isaiah 7:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 7:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 7:16 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 7:16 — KJV
“For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.”
— Isaiah 7:16 (KJV)
Isaiah 7:16 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 7:16
“And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 7:16: before, child, land
“Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 7:16: child, know, evil
“And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. against: Heb. before go...: Heb. do”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 7:16: before, know, evil
“Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 7:16: before, know, good
“Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 7:16: before, child, land
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