Isaiah 8
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VIII
1And Jehovah said unto me: Take unto thee a large roll; and write upon it, in the style of man, Hasten the spoil, take quickly the prey. 2And I took unto me faithful witnesses; Uriah the priest, and Zachariah the son of Jerebechiah. 3And I approached unto the prophetess; and she conceived and bare a son. And Jehovah said unto me: Call his name Maher-Shalal Hash-Baz. 4For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father and My mother, the riches of Damascus, and the spoil of Samaria, shall be taken away before the face of the king of Assyria.
5Yet again Jehovah spoke unto me, saying:
6Because this people hath rejected
The waters of Shiloah, which flow gently;
And rejoiceth in Rezin, and the son of Remaliah:
7Now, therefore, behold the Lord bringeth up upon them
The waters of the river, strong and mighty;
Even the king of Assyria, and all his glory:
And he shall rise above all their channels,
And go over all their banks.
8And he shall pass through Judah, he shall overflow and go over;
Even to the neck shall he reach:
And the spreading of his wings shall be
Over the full breadth of thy land, O Immanuel!
9Link yourselves together, O ye people, yet shall you be broken in pieces;
And give ear, all ye distant lands:
Gird ye yourselves, yet shall you be broken in pieces;
Gird ye yourselves, yet shall you be broken in pieces.
10Take counsel together, yet it shall be brought to nought;
Speak the word, but it shall not stand;
For God is with us.
11For thus said Jehovah unto me, with a strong hand,
When he warned me against walking in the way of this people, saying:
12Call ye not that a confederacy,
Whatsoever this people shall call a confederacy:
And be ye not afraid of their fear, neither be ye terrified.
13 Jehovah of hosts, Him sanctify;
And let him be your fear, and let him be your terror.
14And he shall be unto you for a sanctuary:
But for a stone of stumbling, and for a rock of offence.
To both the houses of Israel;
For a trap, and for a snare, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
15And, against which, many shall stumble,
And shall fall, and be broken; and shall be ensnared, and caught.
16Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.
17And I will wait for Jehovah, who hideth his face
From the house of Jacob; and I will look for him.
18Behold, I and the children whom Jehovah hath given me
Are for signs and for wonders in Israel;
From Jehovah of hosts,
Who dwelleth upon mount Zion.
19And when they shall say unto you:
Inquire of the necromancers and the wizards,
Who chirp, and mutter:
Say ye, Should not a people inquire of their God?
Should they inquire of the dead concerning the living?
20To the law and to the testimony:
If they will not speak according to this word,
It is because there is no dawn of day for them.
21And they shall pass through the land sorely beset and hungry:
And it shall come to pass when they shall hunger and fret themselves,
They will curse their king, and their God,
22Whether they shall cast their eyes upward,
Or shall look unto the earth; for, behold trouble and obscurity, palpable darkness;
And a thick night whereinto they shall be driven.
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Translated by Rev John Jones (Ioan Tegid).Published at Oxford in 1830, second edition 1842.
Isaiah 8
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Isaiah 8
Isaiah’s Son a Sign of the Assyrian Invasion
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Isa 30.8; Hab 2.2 Then the Lord said to me, “Take a large tablet and write on it in common characters, ‘Belonging to Maher-shalal-hash-baz,’#8.1 That is, the spoil speeds, the prey hastens 2#2 Kings 16.10and have it attested#8.2 Q ms Gk Syr: MT and I caused to be attested for me by reliable witnesses, the priest Uriah and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah.” 3And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then the Lord said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz, 4#Isa 7.8, 9, 16for before the child knows how to call ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria will be carried away by the king of Assyria.”
5The Lord spoke to me again: 6#Neh 3.15; Isa 7.1, 2, 6; Jn 9.7“Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that flow gently and melt in fear before#8.6 Cn: Heb rejoicing with Rezin and the son of Remaliah, 7therefore the Lord is bringing up against it the mighty flood waters of the River, the king of Assyria and all his glory; it will rise above all its channels and overflow all its banks; 8#Isa 7.14; 10.6; 30.28it will sweep on into Judah as a flood and, pouring over, will reach up to the neck, and its outspread wings will fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel.
9Take notice,#8.9 Gk: Heb Be shattered you peoples, and be dismayed;
listen, all you far countries;
gird yourselves and be dismayed!#8.9 Q mss: MT repeats gird yourselves and be dismayed!
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Job 5.12; Isa 7.7; Rom 8.31 Take counsel together, but it shall be brought to naught;
speak a word, but it will not stand,
for God is with us.”
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Ezek 2.8; 3.14 The Lord spoke thus to me while his hand was strong upon me and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying: 12#Isa 7.2; 1 Pet 3.14, 15“Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what it fears or be in dread. 13#Num 20.12; Isa 5.16But the Lord of hosts, him you shall regard as holy; let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. 14#Ezek 11.16; Lk 2.34; Rom 9.33; 1 Pet 2.8He will become a sanctuary, a stone one strikes against; for both houses of Israel he will become a rock one stumbles over, a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15#Isa 28.13; Mt 21.44; Lk 20.18; Rom 9.32And many among them shall stumble; they shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken.”
Disciples of Isaiah
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Dan 12.4
Bind up the testimony; seal the teaching among my disciples. 17#Isa 54.8; Hab 2.3I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him. 18#Ps 71.7; Zech 3.8; Heb 2.13See, I and the children whom the Lord has given me are signs and portents in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion. 19#1 Sam 28.8; Isa 19.3; 30.2; 45.11Now if people say to you, “Consult the ghosts and the familiar spirits that chirp and mutter; should not a people consult their gods, the dead on behalf of the living, 20#Mic 3.6; Lk 16.29for teaching and for instruction?” surely those who speak like this will have no dawn! 21#Isa 9.20, 21; Rev 16.11They will pass through the land,#8.21 Heb it greatly distressed and hungry; when they are hungry, they will be enraged and will curse#8.21 Or curse by their king and their gods. They will turn their faces upward, 22#Isa 5.30; 9.1or they will look to the earth, but they will see only distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish, and they will be thrust into thick darkness.#8.22 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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