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Isaiah 7:9

Isaiah 7:9
And 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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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the head of Ephraim is Samaria,..... Samaria was the metropolis or chief city of Ephraim, or the ten tribes of Israel:

and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son; Pekah, son of Remaliah, was king…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And the head of Ephraim - The capital city of Ephraim, or of Israel. Is Samaria - This was long the capital of the kingdom of Israel. For a description of this city, see the notes at Isa 28:1. The…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 7:1-9

The prophet Isaiah had his commission renewed in the year that king Uzziah died, Isa 6:1. Jotham his son reigned, and reigned well, sixteen years. All that time, no doubt, Isaiah prophesied as he was…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

If ye will not believe (ta"ǎmînû) ye shall not be established (tç"âmçnû, 2Sa 7:16). One of Isaiah's paronomasias; "gläubetihr nicht, so bleibetihr nicht" (Luther); "if ye will not have faith, ye shall…