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

1Then the Lord said to me, “Make a large signboard and clearly write this name on it: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.” I asked Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah, both known as honest men, to witness my doing this. 3Then I slept with my wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. And the Lord said, “Call him Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 4For before this child is old enough to say ‘Papa’ or ‘Mama,’ the king of Assyria will carry away both the abundance of Damascus and the riches of Samaria.”

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 called ten leaders from the town and asked them to sit as witnesses.
• 2 Corinthians 13:1This is the third time I am coming to visit you (and as the Scriptures say, “The facts of every case must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses”).
• 2 Kings 16:10King Ahaz then went to Damascus to meet with King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria. While he was there, he took special note of the altar. Then he sent a model of the altar to Uriah the priest, along with its design in full detail.
• 2 Kings 18:2He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Abijah, the 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