sign. Hebrew. 'oth,. present visible token or pledge, as in Genesis 1:14. Ex. Isaiah 4:4. Isa 4:9. Isa 12:13. and especially Isaiah 8:18. This word is used eight times in the "former" portion (here; Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 8:18; Isaiah 19:20; Isaiah 20:3; Isaiah 37:30; Isaiah 38:7; Isaiah 38:22); and three times in the "latter" portion (Isaiah 44:25; Isaiah 55:13; Isaiah 66:19). See App-79 and compare Hezekiah's sign (Isaiah 38:7).
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
either. Ahaz was not limited, and therefore without excuse.