Isaiah 8:2

Isaiah 8:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
• New International Version (NIV)So I called in Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah as reliable witnesses for me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I will get reliable witnesses, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah, to attest for me."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I will take for Myself faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”

Context of Isaiah 8:2

1The Lord said to me, “Take a large writing tablet, and write on it with a pen: ‘Maher Shalal Hash Baz’ [The Looting Will Come Quickly; the Prey Will Be Easy]. I will have these dependable witnesses testify: the priest Uriah and Zechariah (son of Jeberechiah).” 3I slept with the prophet. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. The Lord told me, “Name him Maher Shalal Hash Baz. 4Before the boy knows how to say ‘Daddy’ or ‘Mommy,’ the wealth of Damascus and the loot from Samaria will be carried away to the king of Assyria.”

Isaiah 8:2 word by word

וְאָעִ֣ידָה לִּ֔י עֵדִ֖ים נֶאֱמָנִ֑ים אֵ֚ת אוּרִיָּ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְאֶת־זְכַרְיָ֖הוּ בֶּ֥ן יְבֶרֶכְיָֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I tookעוּד‛ûd · to upholdH5749
• unto me faithfulאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
• witnessesעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
• Uriahאוּרִיָּה'ûrîyâh 'ûrîyâhû · UriahH223
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• and Zechariahזְכַרְיָהוּzekaryâh zekaryâhû · ZechariahH2148
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jeberechiahיְבֶרֶכְיָ֫הוּyeberekyâhû · JeberechiahH3000

Cross-references for Isaiah 8:2

• Ruth 4:2Then Boaz chose ten men who were leaders of that city and said, “Sit here.” So they also sat down.
• 2 Corinthians 13:1This is the third time that I’ll be visiting you. Every accusation must be verified by two or three witnesses.
• 2 Kings 16:10Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria. He saw an altar there in Damascus. So King Ahaz sent the priest Urijah a model of the altar and a set of detailed plans.
• 2 Kings 18:2Hezekiah was 25 years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for 29 years in Jerusalem. His mother was Abi, daughter of Zechariah.

Commentaries on Isaiah 8:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And I took unto me faithful witnesses - What was the precise object in calling in these witnesses is not known. Some have supposed that it was to bear testimony to the marriage of the prophet at that time. But it may have been for the purpose of a public record of the prophecy; a record so made, that the precise time when it was delivered could be attested without dispute. The prophecy was an important one; and it was important to know, in the most…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-23These prophecies occurred when Assyria rose to power. Syria and Israel formed an alliance against Judah (Isaiah 7:1–2; see 2 Kings 16:5). God used Assyria as a tool to punish Syria, Israel, and Judah (Isaiah 7–10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. I took--rather, "The Lord said to me, that I should take," &c. [Maurer]. Uriah--an accomplice of Ahaz in idolatry, and therefore a witness not likely to assist the prophet of God in getting up a prophecy after the event (2Ki 16:10). The witnesses were in order that when the event should come, they might testify that the tablet containing the prophecy had been inscribed with it at the time that it professed. Zechariah--(2Ch 29:13).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 8:2

• Jeberechiah
• Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz
• Marriage
• Uriah
• Urijah
• Witness
• Zechariah (Zecharias)

In the dictionaries

• Uriah
• Uriah; Uruah
• Abijah
• Ahaz
• Bestead
• Dread
• Light
• Mahershalalhashbaz
• Sanctify
• Seal

Commentaries on Isaiah 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings