Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; make it deep as Sheol or high as heaven.”

King James Version

Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.

Holman Bible

“Ask for a sign from the Lord your God—from the depths of Sheol to the heights of heaven.”

International Standard Version

"Ask a sign from the LORD your God. Make it as deep as Sheol or as high as heaven above."

A Conservative Version

Ask thee a sign of LORD thy God, ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.

American Standard Version

Ask thee a sign of Jehovah thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.

Amplified

“Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God [one that will convince you that God has spoken and will keep His word]; make your request as deep as Sheol or as high as heaven.”

Bible in Basic English

Make a request to the Lord your God for a sign, a sign in the deep places of the underworld, or in the high heavens.

Darby Translation

Ask for thee a sign from Jehovah thy God; ask for it in the deep, or in the height above.

Julia Smith Translation

Ask for thee a sign from Jehovah thy God; make deep the asking, or make high upwards.

King James 2000

Ask a sign of the LORD your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Ask for a sign for yourself from Yahweh God; make [it] deep [as] Sheol or make [it] high as above."

Modern King James verseion

Ask a sign of Jehovah your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God, from alow beneath, or from on high above."

NET Bible

"Ask for a confirming sign from the Lord your God. You can even ask for something miraculous."

New Heart English Bible

"Ask a sign of the LORD your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above."

The Emphasized Bible

Ask thee a sign, of Yahweh thy God, - Go down deep for a request, Or ascend on high!

Webster

Ask thee a sign from the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the hight above.

World English Bible

"Ask a sign of Yahweh your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above."

Youngs Literal Translation

Ask for thee a sign from Jehovah thy God, Make deep the request, or make it high upwards.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Ask
שׁאל שׁאל 
Sha'al 
Usage: 172

אות 
'owth 
Usage: 79

of the Lord

Usage: 0

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

ask
שׁאל שׁאל 
Sha'al 
Usage: 172

it either in the depth
עמק 
`amaq 
Usage: 9

or in the height
גּבהּ 
Gabahh 
Usage: 34

Context Readings

The Immanuel Prophecy

10 Again Jehovah spoke to Ahaz: 11 “Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; make it deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” 12 But Ahaz said: I will not ask. I will not put Jehovah to the test.

Cross References

Isaiah 37:30

This will be the sign for you, O Hezekiah: 'This year you will eat what grows by itself. The second year you will eat what springs from that. But in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

Isaiah 38:7-8

Isaiah said: This is your sign from Jehovah that he will do what he promises.

Judges 6:36-40

Gideon said to God: You have said you will rescue Israel using me.

2 Kings 19:29

This will be a sign for you, Hezekiah: You will eat what grows by itself this year and next year. But in the third year you will plant and harvest, plant vineyards, and eat what is produced.

2 Kings 20:8-11

King Hezekiah said to Isaiah: What is the sign to prove that Jehovah will heal me and that three days later I will be able to go to the Temple?

Isaiah 38:22

Hezekiah said: What will be the sign that I will go up to the Temple of Jehovah?

Jeremiah 19:1

Jehovah says: Go and buy a potter's earthenware jar, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the senior priests.

Jeremiah 19:10

Then you are to break the jar in the sight of the men who accompany you.

Jeremiah 51:63-64

When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates River.

Matthew 12:38-40

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying: Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.

Matthew 16:1-4

The Pharisees and Sadducees tested Jesus by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.

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