Isaiah 7:10-16 (NRSV)
Fourth
Sunday of Advent 10Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz,
saying, 11Ask a sign of the LORD your God; let it be deep as Sheol
or high as heaven. 12But Ahaz said, I will not ask, and I will
not put the LORD to the test. 13Then Isaiah said: "Hear
then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary mortals, that you
weary my God also? 14Therefore the LORD himself will give you
a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall
name him Immanuel. 15He shall eat curds and honey by the time
he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. 16For before
the child knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land before
whose two kings you are in dread will be deserted.
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