So I approached the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. Then the Lord said to me, “Name him [a](A)Maher-shalal-hash-baz; for (B)before the boy knows how to cry out ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of (C)Damascus and the spoils of Samaria will be carried away before the king of Assyria.”

Again the Lord spoke to me further, saying,

“Inasmuch as these people have (D)rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah
And rejoice in (E)Rezin and the son of Remaliah;
Now therefore, behold, the Lord is about to bring on them the (F)strong and abundant waters of the (G)Euphrates River,
That is, the (H)king of Assyria and all his glory;
And it will (I)rise over all its channels and go over all its banks.
Then (J)it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass through,
It will (K)reach as far as the neck;
And the spread of its wings will [b]fill the expanse of [c]your land, (L)Immanuel.

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  1. Isaiah 8:3 I.e., swift is the plunder, speedy is the prey
  2. Isaiah 8:8 Lit be the fullness of
  3. Isaiah 8:8 Or Your

Then I made love to the prophetess,(A) and she conceived and gave birth to a son.(B) And the Lord said to me, “Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.(C) For before the boy knows(D) how to say ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Damascus(E) and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.(F)

The Lord spoke to me again:

“Because this people has rejected(G)
    the gently flowing waters of Shiloah(H)
and rejoices over Rezin
    and the son of Remaliah,(I)
therefore the Lord is about to bring against them
    the mighty floodwaters(J) of the Euphrates—
    the king of Assyria(K) with all his pomp.(L)
It will overflow all its channels,
    run over all its banks(M)
and sweep on into Judah, swirling over it,(N)
    passing through it and reaching up to the neck.
Its outspread wings(O) will cover the breadth of your land,
    Immanuel[a]!”(P)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 8:8 Immanuel means God with us.