New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 8

Damascus and Samaria Fall

1Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Takeקַח־kach-H3947for yourself a largeגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419tabletגִּלָּי֣וֹןgi.la.YonH1549andwriteוּכְתֹ֤בu.khe.ToH3789on itin ordinaryאֱנ֔וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582lettersבְּחֶ֣רֶטbe.Che.retH2747:SwiftH4116is the bootyH7998,speedyH2363is the preyH957.

2AndI will takeH5749to Myself faithfulנֶאֱמָנִ֑יםne.'e.ma.NimH539witnessesעֵדִ֖ים'e.DimH5707for testimonyH5749,Uriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548and Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148the sonבֶּ֥ןbenH1121of Jeberechiahיְבֶרֶכְיָֽהוּ׃ye.ve.rekh.Ya.huH3000.”

3So I approachedוָאֶקְרַב֙va.'ek.RavH7126the prophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֔הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031,and she conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gaveH3205birthH3205to a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Nameקְרָ֣א שְׁמ֔וֹke.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034himMaher-shalal-hash-bazH4122;

4forbeforeבְּטֶ֙רֶם֙be.Te.remH2962the boyהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288knowsיֵדַ֣עye.Da'H3045how to cryקְרֹ֖אke.Ro'H7121out ‘My fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1’or ‘My motherוְאִמִּ֑יve.'i.MiH517,’the wealthחֵ֣ילcheilH2428ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834and the spoilשְׁלַ֣לshe.LalH7998of Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111will be carriedיִשָּׂ֣א׀yi.Sa'H5375away beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ ס'a.ShurH804.”

5Againוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696to me furtherע֖וֹדodH5750,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6“Inasmuchיַ֗עַן כִּ֤יYa.'an kiH3282 H3588as theseהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971haverejectedמָאַס֙ma.'AsH3988the gentlyלְאַ֑טle.'AtH328flowingהַהֹלְכִ֖יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Shiloahהַשִּׁלֹ֔חַha.shi.Lo.achH7975And rejoiceוּמְשׂ֥וֹשׂu.me.SosH4885inRezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526and the sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425;

7Now thereforeוְלָכֵ֡ןve.la.KhenH3651,beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,the Lordאֲדֹנָי֩'a.do.NaiH136is about to bringמַעֲלֶ֨הma.'a.LehH5927on them thestrongהָעֲצוּמִים֙ha.'a.tzu.MimH6099and abundantוְהָ֣רַבִּ֔יםve.Ha.ra.BimH7227watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of theEuphratesהַנָּהָ֗רha.na.HarH5104, Even thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804and allכָּל־kol-H3605his gloryכְּבוֹד֑וֹke.vo.DoH3519; And it willriseוְעָלָה֙ve.'a.LahH5927up overH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605its channelsאֲפִיקָ֔יו'a.fi.KavH650and goוְהָלַ֖ךְve.ha.LakhH1980overH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605its banksגְּדוֹתָֽיו׃ge.do.TavH1415.

8Thenit will sweepוְחָלַ֤ףve.cha.LafH2498on into Judahבִּֽיהוּדָה֙bi.hu.DahH3063,it will overflowשָׁטַ֣ףsha.TafH7857and passוְעָבַ֔רve.'a.VarH5674throughH5674, It willreachיַגִּ֑יעַya.Gi.a'H5060evenעַד־'ad-H5704to the neckצַוָּ֖ארtza.VarH6677;And the spreadמֻטּ֣וֹתmu.TotH4298of its wingsכְּנָפָ֔יוke.na.FavH3671willfillמְלֹ֥אme.Lo'H4393the breadthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341ofyour landאַרְצְךָ֖'ar.tze.KhaH776, OImmanuelH6005.

A Believing Remnant

9“Be brokenרֹ֤עוּRo.'uH7489,O peoplesעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971, and beshatteredוָחֹ֔תּוּva.Cho.tuH2865;And giveוְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605remoteH4801placesH4801of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776.Girdהִתְאַזְּר֣וּhit.'a.ze.RuH247yourselves, yet beshatteredוָחֹ֔תּוּva.Cho.tuH2865;Girdהִֽתְאַזְּר֖וּhit.'a.ze.RuH247yourselves, yet beshatteredוָחֹֽתּוּ׃va.Cho.tuH2865.

10Deviseעֻ֥צוּ'U.tzuH5779a planעֵצָ֖ה'e.TzahH6098,but it will be thwartedוְתֻפָ֑רve.tu.FarH6565;Stateדַּבְּר֤וּda.be.RuH1696aproposalדָבָר֙da.VarH1697, butit will not standיָק֔וּםya.KumH6965, ForGodאֵֽל׃ ס'ElH410is with us.”

11For thusכֹ֨הkhohH3541the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559to me withmightyכְּחֶזְקַ֣תke.chez.KatH2393powerהַיָּ֑דhai.YadH3027and instructedוְיִסְּרֵ֕נִיve.yi.se.Re.niH3256menot to walkמִלֶּ֛כֶתmi.Le.khetH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12“You are not to sayתֹאמְר֣וּןtom.RunH559, ‘It is aconspiracyקֶ֔שֶׁרKe.sherH7195!’In regard to allלְכֹ֧לle.KholH3605that thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971callיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559a conspiracyקָ֑שֶׁרKa.sherH7195, Andyou are not to fearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372whatH4172they fearמוֹרָא֥וֹmo.ra.'OH4172or be in dreadתַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃ta.'a.Ri.tzuH6206of it.

13It is theLordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635whom you should regardתַקְדִּ֑ישׁוּtak.Di.shuH6942as holyH6942.And He shall be your fearמוֹרַאֲכֶ֖םmo.ra.'a.KhemH4172,And He shall be your dreadמַֽעֲרִֽצְכֶֽם׃Ma.'a.Ritz.KhemH6206.

14Then He shall becomeוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961asanctuaryלְמִקְדָּ֑שׁle.mik.DashH4720;But to bothלִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.NeiH8147the housesבָתֵּ֤יva.TeiH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, astoneוּלְאֶ֣בֶןu.le.'E.venH68to strikeנֶ֠גֶףNe.gefH5063and a rockוּלְצ֨וּרu.le.TzurH6697to stumbleמִכְשׁ֜וֹלmikh.SholH4383over, Anda snareלְפַ֣חle.FachH6341and atrapוּלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁu.le.mo.KeshH4170for the inhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֖בle.yo.ShevH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15Manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227will stumbleוְכָ֥שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luH3782over them,Then they will fallוְנָפְל֣וּve.na.fe.LuH5307and be brokenוְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּve.nish.Ba.ruH7665;They will even be snaredוְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּve.nok.ShuH3369and caughtוְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃ סve.nil.Ka.duH3920.”

16Bindצ֖וֹרTzorH6887up the testimonyתְּעוּדָ֑הte.'u.DahH8584,sealחֲת֥וֹםcha.TomH2856thelawתּוֹרָ֖הto.RahH8451amongmy disciplesבְּלִמֻּדָֽי׃be.li.mu.DaiH3928.

17And I willwaitוְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙ve.chi.Ki.tiH2442for the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068who is hidingהַמַּסְתִּ֥ירha.mas.TirH5641His faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290;I will even lookH6960eagerlyוְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי־ve.ki.Vei.ti-H6960for Him.

18Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,I and the childrenוְהַיְלָדִים֙ve.hay.la.DimH3206whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414me are forsignsלְאֹת֥וֹתle.'o.TotH226and wondersוּלְמוֹפְתִ֖יםu.le.mof.TimH4159in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478from the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, whodwellsהַשֹּׁכֵ֖ןha.sho.KhenH7931on Mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

19Whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588they sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559to you, “Consultדִּרְשׁ֤וּdir.ShuH1875the mediumsהָאֹבוֹת֙ha.'OtH178and the spiritistsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049who whisperהַֽמְצַפְצְפִ֖יםham.tzaf.tze.FimH6850and mutterוְהַמַּהְגִּ֑יםve.ha.mah.GimH1897,”should not a peopleעַם֙'amH5971consultיִדְרֹ֔שׁyid.RoshH1875their Godאֱלֹהָ֣יו'e.lo.HavH430? Should they consultthe deadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191on behalfבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157of the livingהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416?

20To thelawלְתוֹרָ֖הle.to.RahH8451and to the testimonyוְלִתְעוּדָ֑הve.lit.'u.DahH8584!Ifאִם־'im-H518they do not speakיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559according to thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088wordכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697,it is becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they haveH369noH369dawnשָֽׁחַר׃Sha.charH7837.

21They will passוְעָ֥בַרve.'A.varH5674through the landhard-pressedנִקְשֶׁ֣הnik.ShehH7185and famishedוְרָעֵ֑בve.ra.'EvH7457,and it will turnוּפָנָ֥הu.fa.NahH6437out that whenכִֽי־khi-H3588they are hungryיִרְעַ֜בyir.'AvH7456,they will be enragedוְהִתְקַצַּ֗ףve.hit.ka.TzafH7107and curseוְקִלֵּ֧לve.ki.LelH7043their kingבְּמַלְכּ֛וֹbe.mal.KoH4428and their Godוּבֵאלֹהָ֖יוu.ve.lo.HavH430as they faceH6437upwardלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

22Then they willlookיַבִּ֑יטya.BitH5027to the earthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,distressצָרָ֤הtza.RahH6869and darknessוַחֲשֵׁכָה֙va.cha.she.KhahH2825,the gloomמְע֣וּףme.'UfH4588of anguishצוּקָ֔הtzu.KahH6695; and they will bedrivenH5080awayH5080into darknessוַאֲפֵלָ֖הva.'a.fe.LahH653.

Damascus and Samaria Fall

A Believing Remnant

Commentaries on Isaiah 8