Isaiah 8:1 And Jehovah3068 said559 unto me, Take3947 thee a great1419 tablet,1549 and write3789 upon it with{Or, in common characters} the pen2747 of a man,582 For Maher-shalal-hash-baz;4122{That is, The spoil speedeth, the prey hasteth.} cr 2 and I will take5749 unto me faithful539 witnesses5707 to record,5749 Uriah223 the priest,3548 and Zechariah2148 the son1121 of Jeberechiah.3000 cr 3 And I went7126 unto the prophetess;5031 and she conceived,2029 and bare3205 a son.1121 Then said559 Jehovah3068 unto me, Call7121 his name8034 Maher-shalal-hash-baz.4122 cr 4 For before the child5288 shall have knowledge3045 to cry,7121 My father,1 and, My mother,517 the riches2428 of Damascus1834 and the spoil7998 of Samaria8111 shall be carried away5375 before6440 the king4428 of Assyria.804 cr

Isaiah 8:5 And Jehovah3068 spake1696 unto me yet again,3254 saying,559 cr 6 Forasmuch3282 as this people5971 have refused3988 the waters4325 of Shiloah7975 that go1980 softly,328 and{Or, even they that rejoice} rejoice4885 in{Or, with} Rezin7526 and Remaliah's7425 son;1121 cr 7 now therefore, behold, the Lord136 bringeth up5927 upon them the waters4325 of the River,5104 strong6099 and many,7227 even the king4428 of Assyria804 and all his glory:3519 and it shall come up5927 over all its channels,650 and go over1980 all its banks;1415 cr 8 and it shall sweep2498 onward into Judah;3063 it shall overflow7857 and pass through;5674 it shall reach5060 even to the neck;6677 and the stretching out4298 of its wings3671 shall fill4393 the breadth7341 of thy land,776 O Immanuel.6005 cr

Isaiah 8:9 Make{Or, Break, O ye} an uproar,7489 O ye peoples,5971 and be broken in pieces;2865 and give ear,238 all3605 ye of far4801 countries:776 gird247 yourselves, and be broken in pieces;2865 gird247 yourselves, and be broken in pieces.2865 cr 10 Take5779 counsel6098 together,5779 and it shall be brought to nought;6565 speak1696 the word,1697 and it shall not stand:6965 for God{Hebrew immanu El.} is with us.410 cr 11 For Jehovah3068 spake559 thus to me with{Hebrew with strength of hand.} a strong2393 hand,3027 and instructed3256 me not to walk3212 in the way1870 of this people,5971 saying,559 cr 12 Say559 ye not, A conspiracy,7195 concerning all whereof this people5971 shall say,559 A conspiracy;7195 neither fear3372 ye their fear,4172 nor be in dread thereof.4172 cr 13 Jehovah3068 of hosts,6635 him shall ye sanctify;6942 and let him be your fear,4172 and let him be your dread.6206 cr 14 And he shall be for a sanctuary;4720 but for a stone68 of stumbling5063 and for a rock6697 of offence4383 to both8147 the houses1004 of Israel,3478 for a gin6341 and for a snare4170 to the inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem.3389 cr 15 And many7227{Or, many among them shall stumble, and fall etc.} shall stumble3782 thereon, and fall,5307 and be broken,7665 and be snared,3369 and be taken.3920 cr

Isaiah 8:16 Bind thou up6887 the testimony,8584 seal2856 the law8451{Or, teaching} among my disciples.3928 cr 17 And I will wait2442 for Jehovah,3068 that hideth5641 his face6440 from the house1004 of Jacob,3290 and I will look for him.6960 cr 18 Behold, I and the children3206 whom Jehovah3068 hath given5414 me are for signs226 and for wonders4159 in Israel3478 from Jehovah3068 of hosts,6635 who dwelleth7931 in mount2022 Zion.6726 cr

Isaiah 8:19 And when they shall say559 unto you, Seek1875 unto them that have familiar spirits178 and unto the wizards,3049 that chirp6850 and that mutter:1897 should not a people5971 seek1875 unto their God?430 on behalf of the living2416 should they seek unto the dead?4191 cr 20 To the law8451{Or, teaching} and to the testimony!8584 if{Or, surely according to this word shall they speak for whom there is no morning} they speak559 not according to this word,1697 surely there is no morning for them.7837 cr 21 And they shall pass5674 through it, sore distressed7185 and hungry;7457 and it shall come to pass that, when they shall be hungry,7456 they shall fret7107 themselves, and curse7043{Or, curse their king and their God} by their king4428 and by their God,430 and turn6437 their faces upward:4605 cr 22 and{Or, and thick darkness shall be driven away. For there etc.} they shall look5027 unto the earth,776 and, behold, distress6869 and darkness,2825 the gloom4588 of anguish;6695 and into{Or, in} thick darkness653 they shall be driven away.5080 cr