Isaiah 8:6

Isaiah 8:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;
• New International Version (NIV)“Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoices over Rezin and the son of Remaliah,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that flow gently, and rejoice over Rezin and the son of Remaliah,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Inasmuch as these people refused The waters of Shiloah that flow softly, And rejoice in Rezin and in Remaliah’s son;

Context of Isaiah 8:6

4for before the child knows how to cry out, ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.” 5The Lord spoke to me again: “These people have rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and melt in fear over Rezin and the son of Remaliah. 7So look, the sovereign master is bringing up against them the turbulent and mighty waters of the Euphrates River – the king of Assyria and all his majestic power. It will reach flood stage and overflow its banks. 8It will spill into Judah, flooding and engulfing, as it reaches to the necks of its victims. He will spread his wings out over your entire land, O Immanuel.”

Isaiah 8:6 word by word

יַ֗עַן כִּ֤י מָאַס֙ הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה אֵ֚ת מֵ֣י הַשִּׁלֹ֔חַ הַהֹלְכִ֖ים לְאַ֑ט וּמְשׂ֥וֹשׂ אֶת־רְצִ֖ין וּבֶן־רְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forasmuchיַעַןya‛an · becauseH3282
• as this peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• refusethמָאַסmâ'as · to rejectH3988
• the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• of Shiloahשִׁלֹחַshillôach shelach · ShiloahH7975
• that goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• softlyאַט'aţ · softlyH328
• and rejoiceמָשׂוֹשׂmâώôώ · rejoicingH4885
• in Rezinרְצִיןretsîyn · RezinH7526
• and Remaliah’sרְמַלְיָ֜הוּremalyâhû · RemaliahH7425
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for Isaiah 8:6

• 1 Kings 7:16He made two bronze tops for the pillars; each was seven-and-a-half feet high.
• 2 Chronicles 13:8Now you are declaring that you will resist the Lord’s rule through the Davidic dynasty. You have a huge army, and bring with you the gold calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.
• Nehemiah 3:15Shallun son of Col-Hozeh, head of the district of Mizpah, worked on the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it, put on its roof, and positioned its doors, its bolts, and its bars. In addition, he rebuilt the wall of the Pool of Siloam, by the royal garden, as far as the steps that go down from the City of David.
• John 9:7and said to him, “Go wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated “sent”). So the blind man went away and washed, and came back seeing.
• Jeremiah 2:13“Do so because my people have committed a double wrong: they have rejected me, the fountain of life-giving water, and they have dug cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns which cannot even hold water.”
• Jeremiah 18:14Does the snow ever completely vanish from the rocky slopes of Lebanon? Do the cool waters from those distant mountains ever cease to flow?
• Isaiah 7:1During the reign of Ahaz son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel marched up to Jerusalem to do battle, but they were unable to prevail against it.
• Judges 9:16“Now, if you have shown loyalty and integrity when you made Abimelech king, if you have done right to Jerub-Baal and his family, if you have properly repaid him –

Commentaries on Isaiah 8:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Forasmuch as this people refuseth "Because this people have rejected" - The gentle waters of Shiloah, a small fountain and brook just without Jerusalem, which supplied a pool within the city for the use of the inhabitants, is an apt emblem of the state of the kingdom and house of David, much reduced in its apparent strength, yet supported by the blessing of God; and is finely contrasted with the waters of the Euphrates, great, rapid, and impetuous; the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Forasmuch as this people - There has been a considerable difference of opinion among interpreters respecting the people‘ to whom the prophet here refers. Some have supposed that it refers to the kingdom of Judah alone; others to a party in that kingdom; and others to the kingdom of Judah in connection with the ten tribes, or the kingdom of Israel also. The latter is probably the correct interpretation. The prophet reproves the whole nation of the Jews for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The gently flowing waters of Shiloah provided Jerusalem with water. They symbolize God's loving presence and care (see Psalm 46:4). Ahaz rejected God's sign and promise of protection. He lacked faith (Isaiah 7:9). Now the people followed his example by hoping Assyria would save them from King Rezin and King Pekah (compare Isaiah 7:7–9, 16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. waters of Shiloah ... softly--Their source is on the southeast of Zion and east of Jerusalem. It means "sent," the water being sent through an aqueduct (Joh 9:7). Figurative for the mild, though now weak, sway of the house of David; in the highest sense Shiloah expresses the benignant sway of Jehovah in the theocracy, administered through David. Contrast to the violent Euphrates, "the river" that typifies Assyria (Is 8:7; Re 17:15). "This people"…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 8:6

• Assyria
• Euphrates
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Pekah
• Remaliah
• Rezin
• Shiloah
• Siloam
• Syria

In the dictionaries

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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