Isaiah 8:1 Yahweh3068 said559 to413 me, "Take3947 a large1419 tablet,1549 and write3789 on it with a man's582 pen,2747 ‘For Maher Shalal Hash Baz;'4122{“Maher Shalal Hash Baz” means “quick to the plunder, swift to the prey”.} cr 2 and I will take5749 for myself faithful539 witnesses5707 to testify:5749 Uriah223 the priest,3548 and Zechariah2148 the son1121 of Jeberechiah."3000 cr

Isaiah 8:3 I went7126 to the prophetess,5031 and she conceived,2029 and bore3205 a son.1121 Then Yahweh3068 said559 to me, "Call7121 his name8034 ‘Maher Shalal Hash Baz.'4122 cr 4 For before the child5288 knows3045 how to say,7121 ‘My father,'1 and, ‘My mother,'517 the riches2428 of Damascus1834 and the spoil7998 of Samaria8111 will be carried away5375 by6440 the king4428 of Assyria."804 cr

Isaiah 8:5 Yahweh3068 spoke1696 to me yet again,3254 saying,559 cr 6 "Because3282 this people5971 have refused3988 the waters4325 of Shiloah7975 that go1980 softly,328 and rejoice4885 in Rezin7526 and Remaliah's7425 son;1121 cr 7 now therefore, behold, the Lord136 brings upon5927 them the mighty6099 flood7227 waters4325 of the River:5104 the king4428 of Assyria804 and all3605 his glory.3519 It will come up5927 over5921 all3605 its channels,650 and go1980 over5921 all3605 its banks.1415 cr 8 It will sweep2498 onward into Judah.3063 It will overflow7857 and pass through;5674 it will reach5060 even to the neck;6677 and the stretching out4298 of its wings3671 will fill4393 the breadth7341 of your land,776 Immanuel.6005 cr 9 Make an uproar,7489 you peoples,5971 and be broken in pieces!2865 Listen,238 all3605 you from far4801 countries:776 dress247 for battle, and be shattered!2865 Dress247 for battle, and be shattered!2865 cr 10 Take5779 counsel6098 together,5779 and it will be brought to nothing;6565 speak1696 the word,1697 and it will not3808 stand:6965 for God410 is with5973 us." cr 11 For Yahweh3068 spoke559 thus to me with a strong2393 hand,3027 and instructed3256 me not to walk3212 in the way1870 of this people,5971 saying,559 cr 12 "Don't say,559 ‘A conspiracy!'7195 concerning all about which this2088 people5971 say,559 ‘A conspiracy!'7195 neither3808 fear3372 their threats,4172 nor3808 be terrorized.6206 cr 13 Yahweh3068 of Armies6635 is who you must respect6942 as holy. He is the one you must fear.4172 He is the one you must dread.6206 cr 14 He will be a sanctuary,4720 but for68 5063 6697 4383 both8147 houses1004 of Israel,3478 he will be a trap6341 and a snare4170 for the inhabitants3427 of Jerusalem.3389 cr 15 Many7227 will stumble3782 over it, fall,5307 be broken,7665 be snared,3369 and be captured."3920 cr 16 Wrap up6887 the testimony.8584 Seal2856 the law8451 among my disciples.3928 cr 17 I will wait2442 for Yahweh,3068 who hides5641 his face6440 from the house1004 of Jacob,3290 and I will look6960 for him. cr 18 Behold, I and the children3206 whom Yahweh3068 has given5414 me are for signs226 and for wonders4159 in Israel3478 from Yahweh3068 of Armies,6635 who dwells7931 in Mount2022 Zion.6726 cr

Isaiah 8:19 When they tell559 you, "Consult1875 with those who have familiar spirits178 and with the wizards,3049 who chirp6850 and who mutter:"1897 shouldn't a people5971 consult1875 with their God?430 Should they consult the dead4191 on behalf of the living?2416 cr 20 Turn to the law8451 and to the testimony!8584 If they don't speak559 according to this word,1697 surely there is no morning7837 for them. cr 21 They will pass5674 through it, very distressed7185 and hungry;7457 and it will happen that when they are hungry,7456 they will worry,7107 and curse7043 by their king4428 and by their God.430 They will turn6437 their faces upward,4605 cr 22 and look5027 to the earth,776 and see distress,6869 darkness,2825 and the gloom4588 of anguish.6695 They will be driven5080 into thick darkness.653 cr