10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz: 11 “Ask a sign of the Lord your¹ God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” 12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test.” 13 And he² said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you ^oweary my God also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. ^pBehold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name ^qImmanuel.³ 15 He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. 16 For ^rbefore the boy knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be deserted. 17 The Lord will bring upon you and upon your people and upon your father’s house such days as have not come since ^sthe day that Ephraim departed from Judah—^tthe king of Assyria!”