Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 8

1Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, “Takeקַח־kach-H3947a largeגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419scrollגִּלָּי֣וֹןgi.la.YonH1549and writeוּכְתֹ֤בu.khe.ToH3789onעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921it with an ordinaryאֱנ֔וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582stylusבְּחֶ֣רֶטbe.Che.retH2747:Maher-shalal-hash-bazH4122.

2And I will appointוְאָעִ֣ידָהve.'a.'I.dahH5749for Myselftrustworthyנֶאֱמָנִ֑יםne.'e.ma.NimH539אֵ֚ת'etH853witnessesעֵדִ֖ים'e.DimH5707—Uriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148sonבֶּ֥ןbenH1121of Jeberekiahיְבֶרֶכְיָֽהוּ׃ye.ve.rekh.Ya.huH3000.”

3And I had relationsוָאֶקְרַב֙va.'ek.RavH7126withאֶל־'el-H413the prophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֔הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031,and she conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, “Nameקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121himשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034Maher-shalal-hash-bazH4122.

4Forכִּ֗יKiH3588beforeבְּטֶ֙רֶם֙be.Te.remH2962the boyהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288knowsיֵדַ֣עye.Da'H3045how to cryקְרֹ֖אke.Ro'H7121‘Fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1’or ‘Motherוְאִמִּ֑יve.'i.MiH517,’the wealthחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of Damascusדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834andאֶת־'et-H853the plunderשְׁלַ֣לshe.LalH7998of Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111will be carried offיִשָּׂ֣א׀yi.Sa'H5375וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853byלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ ס'a.ShurH804.”

5And the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696toאֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413meוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254furtherע֖וֹד לֵאמֹֽר׃od le.MorH5750 H559:

6“Becauseיַ֗עַן כִּ֤יYa.'an kiH3282 H3588thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088אֵ֚ת'etH853peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971has rejectedמָאַס֙ma.'AsH3988the gentlyלְאַ֑טle.'AtH328flowingהַהֹלְכִ֖יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Shiloahהַשִּׁלֹ֔חַha.shi.Lo.achH7975and rejoicedוּמְשׂ֥וֹשׂu.me.SosH4885אֶת־'et-H853in Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526and the sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425,

7וְלָכֵ֡ןve.la.KhenH3651the Lordאֲדֹנָי֩'a.do.NaiH136will surelyהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009bringמַעֲלֶ֨הma.'a.LehH5927against themעֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH5921אֶת־'et-H853the mightyהָעֲצוּמִים֙ha.'a.tzu.MimH6099floodwatersמֵ֣י וְהָ֣רַבִּ֔ים אֶת־mei ve.Ha.ra.Bim 'et-H7227 H853 H4325of the Euphratesהַנָּהָ֗רha.na.HarH5104—the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and allכָּל־kol-H3605his pompכְּבוֹד֑וֹke.vo.DoH3519.It will overflowוְעָלָה֙ עַל־ כָּל־ve.'a.Lah 'al- kol-H5927 H5921 H3605its channelsאֲפִיקָ֔יו'a.fi.KavH650and overrunוְהָלַ֖ךְ עַל־ כָּל־ve.ha.Lakh 'al- kol-H1980 H5921 H3605its banksגְּדוֹתָֽיו׃ge.do.TavH1415.

8It will pourוְחָלַ֤ףve.cha.LafH2498into Judahבִּֽיהוּדָה֙bi.hu.DahH3063,swirlingשָׁטַ֣ףsha.TafH7857and sweeping over itוְעָבַ֔רve.'a.VarH5674,reachingיַגִּ֑יעַ וְהָיָה֙ya.Gi.a' ve.ha.YahH5060 H1961up toעַד־'ad-H5704the neckצַוָּ֖ארtza.VarH6677;its spreading streamsמֻטּ֣וֹת כְּנָפָ֔יוmu.Tot ke.na.FavH4298 H3671will coverמְלֹ֥אme.Lo'H4393your entireרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341landאַרְצְךָ֖'ar.tze.KhaH776,O ImmanuelH6005!

9Huddle togetherרֹ֤עוּRo.'uH7489,O peoplesעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971,and be shatteredוָחֹ֔תּוּva.Cho.tuH2865;pay attentionוְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605you distantמֶרְחַקֵּי־mer.cha.kei-H4801landsאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;prepare for battleהִתְאַזְּר֣וּhit.'a.ze.RuH247,and be shatteredוָחֹ֔תּוּva.Cho.tuH2865;prepare for battleהִֽתְאַזְּר֖וּhit.'a.ze.RuH247,and be shatteredוָחֹֽתּוּ׃va.Cho.tuH2865!

10Deviseעֻ֥צוּ'U.tzuH5779a planעֵצָ֖ה'e.TzahH6098,but it will be thwartedוְתֻפָ֑רve.tu.FarH6565;stateדַּבְּר֤וּda.be.RuH1696a proposalדָבָר֙da.VarH1697,but it will notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808happenיָק֔וּםya.KumH6965.Forכִּ֥יkiH3588Godאֵֽל׃ ס'ElH410is with usעִמָּ֖נוּ'i.Ma.nuH5973.”

A Call to Fear God

(Ecclesiastes 8:10–13)

11Forכִּי֩kiH3588this is whatכֹ֨הkhohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has spokenאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559to meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413with a strongכְּחֶזְקַ֣תke.chez.KatH2393handהַיָּ֑דhai.YadH3027,instructing meוְיִסְּרֵ֕נִיve.yi.se.Re.niH3256not to walkמִלֶּ֛כֶתmi.Le.khetH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of thisהַזֶּ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ha.Zeh le.MorH2088 H559peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971:

12“Do notלֹא־lo'-H3808callתֹאמְר֣וּןtom.RunH559conspiracyקֶ֔שֶׁרKe.sherH7195everythingלְכֹ֧לle.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theseהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971regardיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559as conspiracyקָ֑שֶׁרKa.sherH7195וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.Do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808fearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372what they fearמוֹרָא֥וֹmo.ra.'OH4172;do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808live in dreadתַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃ta.'a.Ri.tzuH6206.

13אֶת־'et-H853The LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is the Oneאֹת֣וֹ'o.ToH853you shall regard as holyתַקְדִּ֑ישׁוּtak.Di.shuH6942.Only Heוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931should be fearedמוֹרַאֲכֶ֖םmo.ra.'a.KhemH4172;only Heוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931should be dreadedמַֽעֲרִֽצְכֶֽם׃Ma.'a.Ritz.KhemH6206.

14And He will beוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961a sanctuaryלְמִקְדָּ֑שׁle.mik.DashH4720—but to bothלִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.NeiH8147housesבָתֵּ֤יva.TeiH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478a stoneוּלְאֶ֣בֶןu.le.'E.venH68of stumblingנֶ֠גֶףNe.gefH5063and a rockוּלְצ֨וּרu.le.TzurH6697of offenseמִכְשׁ֜וֹלmikh.SholH4383,to the dwellersלְיוֹשֵׁ֖בle.yo.ShevH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389a trapלְפַ֣חle.FachH6341and a snareוּלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁu.le.mo.KeshH4170.

15Manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227will stumbleוְכָ֥שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luH3782over these;they will fallוְנָפְל֣וּve.na.fe.LuH5307and be brokenוְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּve.nish.Ba.ruH7665;they will be ensnaredוְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּve.nok.ShuH3369and capturedוְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃ סve.nil.Ka.duH3920.”

16Bind upצ֖וֹרTzorH6887the testimonyתְּעוּדָ֑הte.'u.DahH8584andsealחֲת֥וֹםcha.TomH2856the lawתּוֹרָ֖הto.RahH8451among my disciplesבְּלִמֻּדָֽי׃be.li.mu.DaiH3928.

17I will waitוְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙ve.chi.Ki.tiH2442for the LORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,who is hidingהַמַּסְתִּ֥ירha.mas.TirH5641His faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290.I will put my trustוְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי־ve.ki.Vei.ti-H6960in Him.

18Hereהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009am Iאָנֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiH595,and the childrenוְהַיְלָדִים֙ve.hay.la.DimH3206אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414meas signsלְאֹת֥וֹתle.'o.TotH226and symbolsוּלְמוֹפְתִ֖יםu.le.mof.TimH4159in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478fromמֵעִם֙me.'ImH5973the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,who dwellsהַשֹּׁכֵ֖ןha.sho.KhenH7931on Mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

Darkness and Light

19Whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588men tellיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559youאֲלֵיכֶ֗ם'a.lei.KhemH413to consultדִּרְשׁ֤וּ אֶל־dir.Shu 'el-H1875 H413mediumsהָאֹבוֹת֙ וְאֶל־ha.'Ot ve.'el-H178 H413and spiritistsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049who whisperהַֽמְצַפְצְפִ֖יםham.tzaf.tze.FimH6850and mutterוְהַמַּהְגִּ֑יםve.ha.mah.GimH1897,shouldn’tהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808a peopleעַם֙ אֶל־'am 'el-H5971 H413consultיִדְרֹ֔שׁyid.RoshH1875their Godאֱלֹהָ֣יו'e.lo.HavH430instead?Why consult the deadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191on behalf ofבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157the livingהַחַיִּ֖ים אֶל־ha.chai.Yim 'el-H2416 H413?

20To the lawלְתוֹרָ֖הle.to.RahH8451and to the testimonyוְלִתְעוּדָ֑הve.lit.'u.DahH8584!Ifאִם־'im-H518they do notלֹ֤אlo'H3808speakיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559according to thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wordכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697,they have noאֵֽין־'ein-H369light of dawnשָֽׁחַר׃Sha.charH7837.

21They will roam the landוְעָ֥בַרve.'A.varH5674,dejectedנִקְשֶׁ֣הnik.ShehH7185and hungryוְרָעֵ֑ב וְהָיָ֨הve.ra.'Ev ve.ha.YahH7457 H1961.Whenכִֽי־khi-H3588they are famishedיִרְעַ֜בyir.'AvH7456,they will become enragedוְהִתְקַצַּ֗ףve.hit.ka.TzafH7107;and lookingוּפָנָ֥הu.fa.NahH6437upwardלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605,they will curseוְקִלֵּ֧לve.ki.LelH7043their kingבְּמַלְכּ֛וֹbe.mal.KoH4428and their Godוּבֵאלֹהָ֖יוu.ve.lo.HavH430.

22Then they will lookיַבִּ֑יטya.BitH5027toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the earthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776and seeוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009only distressצָרָ֤הtza.RahH6869and darknessוַחֲשֵׁכָה֙va.cha.she.KhahH2825and the gloomמְע֣וּףme.'UfH4588of anguishצוּקָ֔הtzu.KahH6695.And they will be drivenמְנֻדָּֽח׃me.nu.DachH5080into utter darknessוַאֲפֵלָ֖הva.'a.fe.LahH653.

A Call to Fear God

(Ecclesiastes 8:10–13)

Darkness and Light

Commentaries on Isaiah 8