Isaiah 8
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Isaiah 8:1-4

1Moreover YhwhH3068 saidH559 unto me, TakeH3947 thee a greatH1419 rollH1549, and writeH3789 in it with a man’sH582 penH2747 concerning Maher–shalal–hash–bazH4122.1

2And I tookH5749 unto me faithfulH539 witnessesH5707 to recordH5749, UriahH223 the priestH3548, and ZechariahH2148 the sonH1121 of JeberechiahH3000.

3And I wentH7126 unto the prophetessH5031; and she conceivedH2029, and bareH3205 a sonH1121. Then saidH559 YhwhH3068 to me, CallH7121 his nameH8034 Maher–shalal–hash–bazH4122.2

4For before the childH5288 shall have knowledgeH3045 to cryH7121, My fatherH1, and my motherH517, the richesH2428 of DamascusH1834 and the spoilH7998 of SamariaH8111 shall be taken awayH5375 beforeH6440 the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804.3

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Notes

  1. 1. Isaiah 8:1 Maher–shalal–hash–baz: Heb. In making speed to the spoil he hasteneth the prey, or, Make speed, etc. ↩
  2. 2. Isaiah 8:3 went: Heb. approached. ↩
  3. 3. Isaiah 8:4 the riches…: or, he that is before the king of Assyria shall take away the riches, etc. ↩

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