Isaiah 7:8
Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.”Isaiah 7:8
What Does Isaiah 7:8 Mean?
Isaiah 7:8 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 7, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Isaiah 7:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 17:1“The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.”Isaiah 17:3“The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.”Ezekiel 27:18“Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.”Genesis 14:15“And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.”Isaiah 7:4“And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.”Isaiah 8:4“For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.”Jeremiah 48:42“And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD.”Amos 1:3“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:”2 Samuel 8:5“And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.”2 Samuel 8:6“Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.”2 Kings 8:7“And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.”2 Kings 15:37“In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.”2 Kings 17:5“Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.”2 Kings 18:11“And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:”Ezra 4:2“Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.”Psalms 60:2“Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.”Isaiah 9:9“And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,”Isaiah 9:11“Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;”Isaiah 10:9“Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?”Isaiah 28:1“Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!”
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