Isaiah 8:1-10

International Children’s Bible

Assyria Will Come Soon

8 The Lord told me, “Take a large scroll on which to write. Use a pen to write these words: ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.’^[a] ²I will gather some men to be reliable witnesses. They will be Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.”

³Then I went to the prophetess. She became pregnant and had a son. Then the Lord told me, “Name the boy Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. ⁴The king of Assyria will take away all the wealth and possessions of Damascus and Samaria. This will happen before the boy learns to say ‘my father’ or ‘my mother.’”

⁵Again the Lord spoke to me. ⁶He said,

“These people refuse to accept
    the slow-moving waters of the pool of Shiloah.
These people are terrified of Rezin
    and Remaliah’s son Pekah.
⁷So I, the Lord, will bring
    the king of Assyria and all his power against them.
    They will come like a powerful flood of water from the Euphrates River.
The Assyrians will be like water rising over the banks of the river,
    flowing over the land.
⁸That water will flow into Judah and pass through it.
    It will rise to Judah’s throat.
Immanuel, this army will spread its wings like a bird
    until it covers your whole country.”

⁹Be broken, all you nations.
    Be smashed to pieces.
Listen, all you faraway countries.
    Prepare for battle and be smashed to pieces!
    Prepare for battle and be smashed to pieces!
¹⁰Make your plans for the fight.
    But your plans will be defeated.
Give orders to your armies.
    But your orders will be useless.
This is because God is with us.