The Coming Assyrian Invasion

Then the Lord said to me, “Take a large tablet (A)and write on it in common characters,[a] ‘Belonging to Maher-shalal-hash-baz.’[b] And (B)I will get reliable witnesses, (C)Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah, to attest for me.”

And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then the Lord said to me, (D)“Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz;

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  1. Isaiah 8:1 Hebrew with a man's stylus
  2. Isaiah 8:1 Maher-shalal-hash-baz means The spoil speeds, the prey hastens

Assyria Will Invade the Land

Moreover the Lord said to me, “Take a large scroll, and (A)write on it with a man’s pen concerning [a]Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. And I will take for Myself faithful witnesses to record, (B)Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”

Then I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then the Lord said to me, “Call his name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz;

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  1. Isaiah 8:1 Lit. Speed the Spoil, Hasten the Booty

Ассирия – орудие Вечного

Вечный сказал мне:

– Возьми большой свиток и напиши на нём ясным почерком: Махер-Шалал-Хаш-Баз («быстрая добыча, скорая пожива»). А Я призову Себе в верные свидетели священнослужителя Урию и Закарию, сына Иеверехии.

Тогда я лёг со своей женой-пророчицей, и она забеременела и родила сына.[a] И Вечный сказал мне:

– Назови его Махер-Шалал-Хаш-Баз.

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Footnotes

  1. Ис 8:3 См. сноску на 7:14.