Isaiah 8
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Damascus and Samaria Fall
1Then the Lord said to me, “Take for yourself a large tablet and write on it #8:1 Lit with the stylus of manin ordinary letters: #8:1 I.e., swift is the plunder, speedy is the preyMaher-shalal-hash-baz. 2And #8:2 Another reading is take for meI will take to Myself faithful witnesses for testimony, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.” 3So I approached the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. Then the Lord said to me, “Name him #8:3 I.e., swift is the plunder, speedy is the preyMaher-shalal-hash-baz; 4for before the boy knows how to cry out ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the spoils of Samaria will be carried away before the king of Assyria.”
5Again the Lord spoke to me further, saying,
6“Inasmuch as these people have rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah
And rejoice in Rezin and the son of Remaliah;
7Now therefore, behold, the Lord is about to bring on them the strong and abundant waters of the Euphrates River,
That is, the king of Assyria and all his glory;
And it will rise over all its channels and go over all its banks.
8“Then it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass through,
It will reach as far as the neck;
And the spread of its wings will #8:8 Lit be the fullness offill the expanse of #8:8 Or Youryour land, Immanuel.
A Believing Remnant
9¶“Be broken, you peoples, and be #8:9 Or dismayedshattered;
And listen, all remote places of the earth.
# 8:9 Lit Belt up your waist Get ready, yet be #8:9 Or dismayedshattered;
# 8:9 Lit Belt up your waist Get ready, yet be #8:9 Or dismayedshattered.
10“Devise a plan, but it will fail;
State a #8:10 Lit wordproposal, but it will not stand,
For #8:10 Heb Immanu-elGod is with us.”
11For so the Lord spoke to me #8:11 Lit according to the strength of handwith mighty power and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,
12“You are not to say, ‘It is a conspiracy!’
Regarding everything that this people call a conspiracy,
And you are not to fear #8:12 Lit their fearwhat they fear or be in dread of it.
13“It is the Lord of armies whom you are to regard as holy.
And He shall be your fear,
And He shall be your dread.
14“Then He will become a sanctuary;
But to both houses of Israel, He will be a stone of stumbling and a rock #8:14 Or to trip onof offense,
And a snare and a trap for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
15“Many will stumble over them,
Then they will fall and be broken;
They will be snared and caught.”
16Bind up the testimony, seal the #8:16 Or teachingLaw among my disciples. 17And I will wait for the Lord who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; I will wait eagerly for Him. 18Behold, I and the children whom the Lord has given me are for signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of armies, who dwells on Mount Zion.
19When they say to you, “Consult the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter,” should a people not consult their God? Should they consult the dead in behalf of the living? 20To the #8:20 Or teachingLaw and to the testimony! If they do not speak in accordance with this word, it is because they have no dawn. 21They will pass through #8:21 Lit itthe land dejected and hungry, and it will turn out that when they are hungry, they will become enraged and curse #8:21 Or by their kingtheir king and their God as they face upward. 22Then they will look to the earth, and behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and they will be driven away into darkness.
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Isaiah 8
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1Yahweh said to me, “Take a large tablet, and write on it with a man’s pen, ‘For Maher Shalal Hash Baz’;#8:1 “Maher Shalal Hash Baz” means “quick to the plunder, swift to the prey”. 2and I will take for myself faithful witnesses to testify: Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”
3I went to the prophetess, and she conceived, and bore a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Call his name ‘Maher Shalal Hash Baz.’ 4For before the child knows how to say, ‘My father’ and ‘My mother,’ the riches of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried away by the king of Assyria.”
5Yahweh spoke to me yet again, saying, 6“Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son; 7now therefore, behold, the Lord brings upon them the mighty flood waters of the River: the king of Assyria and all his glory. It will come up over all its channels, and go over all its banks. 8It will sweep onward into Judah. It will overflow and pass through. It will reach even to the neck. The stretching out of its wings will fill the width of your land, O Immanuel.
9Make an uproar, you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Listen, all you from far countries: dress for battle, and be shattered! Dress for battle, and be shattered! 10Take counsel together, and it will be brought to nothing; speak the word, and it will not stand, for God is with us.”
11For Yahweh spoke this to me with a strong hand, and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying, 12“Don’t call a conspiracy all that this people call a conspiracy. Don’t fear their threats or be terrorized. 13Yahweh of Armies is who you must respect as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread. 14He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a stumbling stone and a rock that makes them fall. For the people of Jerusalem, he will be a trap and a snare. 15Many will stumble over it, fall, be broken, be snared, and be captured.”
16Wrap up the covenant. Seal the law among my disciples. 17I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. 18Behold, I and the children whom Yahweh has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Yahweh of Armies, who dwells in Mount Zion.
19When they tell you, “Consult with those who have familiar spirits and with the wizards, who chirp and who mutter,” shouldn’t a people consult with their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living? 20Turn to the law and to the covenant! If they don’t speak according to this word, surely there is no morning for them. 21They will pass through it, very distressed and hungry. It will happen that when they are hungry, they will worry, and curse their king and their God. They will turn their faces upward, 22then look to the earth and see distress, darkness, and the gloom of anguish. They will be driven into thick darkness.
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