Isaiah
Isaiah 7:11
11“Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ask | שְׁאַל־ | šə·’al- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7592 ask, inquire |
| for | לְךָ֣ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| a sign | א֔וֹת | ’ō·wṯ | Noun - common singular | H226 sign |
| from | מֵעִ֖ם | mê·‘im | Preposition-m | H5973 with |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ | ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H430 God |
| from the depths | הַעְמֵ֣ק | ha‘·mêq | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H6009 be deep |
| of Sheol | שְׁאָ֔לָה | šə·’ā·lāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H7585 underworld |
| or | א֖וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| the heights | הַגְבֵּ֥הַּ | haḡ·bê·ah | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H1361 be high, exalted |
| of heaven | לְמָֽעְלָה׃ | lə·mā·‘ə·lāh | Preposition-l; Adverb; third person feminine singular | H4605 higher part |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 37:30 · Isaiah 38:7–8 · 2 Kings 19:29 · Isaiah 38:22 · 2 Kings 20:8–11 · Judges 6:36–40 · Matthew 12:38–40 · Jeremiah 19:10 · Matthew 16:1–4 · Jeremiah 19:1 · Jeremiah 51:63–64
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.