Isaiah 8:2

Isaiah 8:2 in other versions

• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)I asked Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah, both known as honest men, to witness my doing this.

Context of Isaiah 8:2

1Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Maher–shalal–hash–baz. And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. 3And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to 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 king of Assyria.

Isaiah 8:2 word by word

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

• 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 4:2And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
• 2 Corinthians 13:1This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
• 2 Kings 16:10And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.
• 2 Kings 18:2Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.

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