Isaiah 8

1And the LORDH3068 saidH559 unto meH413, TakeH3947 thee a greatH1419 tabletH1549, and writeH3789 uponH5921 it with the pen of a manH582, For Maher-shalal-hash-bazH4122; 2and I will take unto meH539 faithfulH539 witnessesH5707 to record, UriahH223 the priestH3548, and ZechariahH2148 the sonH1121 of JeberechiahH3000. 3And I wentH413 unto the prophetessH5031; and sheH7121 conceivedH2029, and bare a sonH1121. Then saidH559 the LORDH3068 unto meH413, CallH7121 his nameH8034 Maher-shalal-hash-bazH4122. 4For beforeH6440 the childH5288 shall have knowledgeH3045 to cryH7121, My fatherH1, and, My motherH517, the richesH2428 of DamascusH1834 and the spoilH7998 of SamariaH8111 shall be carriedH5375 awayH5375 beforeH6440 the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804. 5And the LORDH3068 spake unto meH413 yet againH5750, sayingH559, 6Forasmuch as this peopleH5971 hath refused the watersH4325 of Shiloah that goH1980 softly, and rejoiceH4885 in RezinH7526 and Remaliah’s sonH1121; 7nowH2009 therefore, beholdH2009, the LordH136 bringeth upH5927 uponH5921 them the watersH4325 of the RiverH5104, strongH6099 and manyH7227, evenH3651 the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 and allH3605 his gloryH3519: and he shall comeH1980 upH5927 over allH3605 his channelsH650, and goH1980 over allH3605 his banksH1415: 8and he shall sweepH2498 onward intoH776 JudahH3063; he shall overflowH7857 and passH5674 throughH5674; he shall reachH5060 evenH5704 to the neckH6677; and the stretching outH5704 of his wingsH3671 shall fillH4393 the breadthH7341 of thy landH776, O ImmanuelH6005. 9Make an uproar; O ye peoplesH5971, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and giveH238 earH238, allH3605 ye of farH4801 countriesH776: girdH247 yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces: girdH247 yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. 10TakeH5779 counselH6098 togetherH5973, and it shall be broughtH6965 to nought; speakH1696 the wordH1697, and it shall notH3808 standH6965: for GodH410 is with usH3588. 11For the LORDH3068 spake thusH3541 to meH413 with a strongH2393 handH3027, and instructedH559 meH413 that I should notH2088 walkH1870 in the wayH1870 of this peopleH5971, sayingH559, 12SayH559 ye notH3808, A conspiracyH7195, concerning allH3605 whereof this peopleH5971 shall sayH559, A conspiracyH7195; neitherH3808 fearH3372 ye their fearH3372, norH3808 be in dreadH6206 thereof. 13The LORDH3068 of hostsH6635, him shall ye sanctifyH6942; and let him be your fearH4172, and let him be your dreadH6206. 14And he shall be for a sanctuaryH4720; but for a stoneH68 of stumblingH4383 and for a rockH6697 of offence to bothH8147 the housesH1004 of IsraelH3478, for a gin and for a snareH4170 to the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389. 15And manyH7227 shall stumbleH3782 thereon, and fallH5307, and be brokenH7665, and be snaredH3369, and be takenH3920. 16Bind thou upH2856 the testimonyH8584, sealH2856 the lawH8451 among my disciplesH3928. 17And I will waitH2442 for the LORDH3068, that hideth his faceH6440 from the houseH1004 of JacobH3290, and I will lookH6960 for him. 18BeholdH2009, I and the childrenH3206 whomH834 the LORDH3068 hath givenH5414 meH5414 are for signsH226 and for wondersH4159 in IsraelH3478 from the LORDH3068 of hostsH6635, whichH834 dwelleth in mountH2022 ZionH6726. 19And when they shall sayH559 unto youH3588, SeekH1875 unto them that have familiar spirits and unto the wizards, that chirp and that mutterH1897: should notH3808 a peopleH5971 seekH1875 unto their GodH430? on behalfH1157 of the livingH2416 should they seekH1875 unto the deadH4191? 20To the lawH8451 and to the testimonyH8584! ifH518 they speakH559 notH3808 according to this wordH1697, surelyH518 there is noH3808 morningH7837 for them. 21And they shall passH5674 throughH5674 it, hardly bestead and hungryH7457: and it shall comeH1961 to passH5674 that, when they shall be hungryH7457, they shall fret themselves, and curseH7043 by their kingH4428 and by their GodH430, and turnH6437 their facesH6437 upwardH4605. 22and they shall lookH2009 unto the earthH776, and beholdH2009, distressH6869 and darknessH2825, the gloomH653 of anguishH6869; and intoH413 thickH653 darknessH2825 they shall be drivenH5080 awayH5080.