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Isaiah 7:9 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 9. 9And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.
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Quick Meaning
The narrated sign and its political setting carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will…” at Isaiah 7:9 as part of “Isaiah Calls Ahaz to Quiet Trust during the Coalition Crisis.”
Two northern kings come up, and Ahaz's heart shakes like trees in wind
This verse is one part of that explanation in Isaiah 7:1–9. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Isaiah 7:1–9
Read Isaiah 7:9 with 7:1–9. By itself, “And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, historical horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: As Aram and Ephraim threaten Jerusalem, Isaiah and Shear-jashub meet Ahaz with a time-bounded promise that the coalition will fail and a warning that faithless fear cannot establish Judah.
Why This Verse Appears Here
This received unit develops “Isaiah Calls Ahaz to Quiet Trust during the Coalition Crisis” through its own speaker, addressee, scene, poem, oracle, sign, or historical episode. Its non-interchangeable movement is: As Aram and Ephraim threaten Jerusalem, Isaiah and Shear-jashub meet Ahaz with a time-bounded promise that the coalition will fail and a warning that faithless fear cannot establish Judah. This verse's placement is specific: The narrated sign and its political setting carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will…” at Isaiah 7:9 as part of “Isaiah Calls Ahaz to Quiet Trust during the Coalition Crisis.”
What Remains True
Signs serve a stated message and audience; they do not cancel context or make every later analogy a prediction. In Isaiah 7:9, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The narrated sign and its political setting carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will…” at Isaiah 7:9 as part of “Isaiah Calls Ahaz to Quiet Trust during the Coalition Crisis.”
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Isaiah 7:1–9 — Isaiah Calls Ahaz to Quiet Trust during the Coalition CrisisSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Isaiah 7:1–9, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology at the exact unit, without treating morphology as apparatus, lexicon, composition history, or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 7:1–9 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
Open the fixed Hebrew Isaiah file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Isaiah
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2016; current official PDF
Supports: Verse-level controls for Hebrew, syntax, poetry, older KJV language, chronology, names, textual issues, and material translation alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Isaiah PDF, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Isaiah 7:1–9 in the complete 205-page book PDF
Open the official NET Isaiah PDF ↗