Editing Isaiah 7:14 (section)

===BDB Definition===

'''''Immanuel''' = “God with us” or “with us is God”

:1) symbolic and prophetic name of the Messiah, the Christ, prophesying that He would be born of a virgin and would be ‘God with us’

Modern translations soften the focus of the virgin birth by elevating the emphasis of “the” virgin mother. By changing the article from “a” to “the”, it elevates the virgin herself to be on the same prophetic term as the child.''

::([[NKJV]]) Therefore the Lord Himself will give you '''a sign''': Behold, '''the virgin''' shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.

Not only do some of the modern versions of the Bible twist the scriptures, they also cause contention by forcing the reader to ask:

# Which virgin?
# What is her name?
# Who is Isaiah referring to?

By using the article “'''the'''”, this implies that at the time of writing Mary would have had to be known, which is not the case.  The only known absolutes with this prophecy is that a child will be born of a virgin who will bear the name Immanuel.