American Standard Version

Isaiah 8:1-8

1AndJehovahsaidH559untome,Takeקַח־kach-H3947theeagreatH1419tablet,andwriteוּכְתֹ֤בu.khe.ToH3789uponitwiththepenofaman,ForMaher-shalal-hash-bazH4122;

2andIwilltake untomefaithfulH539witnessesH5707torecord,Uriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,andZechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148thesonבֶּ֥ןbenH1121ofJeberechiah.

3AndIwentuntotheprophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֔הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031;andsheconceivedH2029,andbareasonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.ThensaidH559Jehovahuntome,Callקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034Maher-shalal-hash-bazH4122.

4Forbeforethechildshallhaveknowledgetocry,Myfatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1,and,Mymotherוְאִמִּ֑יve.'i.MiH517,therichesofDamascusדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834andthespoilH7998ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111shallbecarriedיִשָּׂ֣א׀yi.Sa'H5375awayH5375beforethekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ ס'a.ShurH804.

5AndJehovahspake untomeyetH5750againע֖וֹדodH5750,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6Forasmuchasthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971haverefusedthewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofShiloahthatgoהַהֹלְכִ֖יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980softly,andrejoiceinRezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526andRemaliah’ssonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121;

7nowthereforeוְלָכֵ֡ןve.la.KhenH3651,behold,theLordאֲדֹנָי֩'a.do.NaiH136bringethupuponthemthewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325oftheRiverהַנָּהָ֗רha.na.HarH5104,strongandmanyוְהָ֣רַבִּ֔יםve.Ha.ra.BimH7227,eventhekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804andallhisgloryכְּבוֹד֑וֹke.vo.DoH3519:anditshallcomeH1980upoverallitschannelsאֲפִיקָ֔יו'a.fi.KavH650,andgoוְהָלַ֖ךְve.ha.LakhH1980overallitsbanksגְּדוֹתָֽיו׃ge.do.TavH1415;

8anditshallsweeponwardintoJudahבִּֽיהוּדָה֙bi.hu.DahH3063;itshalloverflowשָׁטַ֣ףsha.TafH7857andpassוְעָבַ֔רve.'a.VarH5674through;itshallreachיַגִּ֑יעַya.Gi.a'H5060eventotheneckצַוָּ֖ארtza.VarH6677;andthestretchingoutofitswingsכְּנָפָ֔יוke.na.FavH3671shallfillH4393thebreadthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341ofthylandאַרְצְךָ֖'ar.tze.KhaH776, OImmanuel.

Read all of Isaiah 8

Commentaries on Isaiah 8

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain