And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?

Hear ye now, O house of David; (is it) a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? Is it not enough for you? (.) The allusion to "David" is in order to contrast his trust, in God with his degenerate descendant Ahaz' distrust.

Weary - try the patience of.

Men - the prophets. Isaiah as yet had given no outward proof that he was from God; but now God has offered a sign, which Ahaz publicly rejects. The sin is therefore now not, merely against "men," but openly against "God." Isaiah's manner therefore changes from mildness to bold reproof.

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