Isaiah 8

YHWH instructs Isaiah to name his son Maher-shalal-hash-baz, signifying the swift plunder of Damascus and Samaria by Assyria before the child speaks.[1][3][5] Because the people rejected the gentle waters of Shiloah and rejoiced in Rezin and Pekah, YHWH brings the Assyrian flood against Judah up to the neck, yet calls them to fear only Him as sanctuary amid coming darkness and distress, while Isaiah seals the testimony among his disciples.[1][2][3]

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Verse 1
And He said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to me toward me Take Take! for yourself — tablet laid-bare writing scroll large great and write and write on it upon him with a stylus with an engraving-tool of of man frail mortal to hasten to hasten urgently to Maher Shalal Chash Baz spoil plunder Maher Shalal Chash Baz swift Swift Maher Shalal Chash Baz prey Swift-Plunder, Speedy-Prey Maher Shalal Chash Baz
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And He said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֵלַ֔/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me HR/Sp1cs קַח 𐤒𐤇 qach Take Take! HVqv2ms לְ/ךָ֖ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for yourself HR/Sp2ms גִּלָּי֣וֹן 𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍 gilayon tablet laid-bare writing scroll HNcmsa גָּד֑וֹל 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 gadol large great HAamsa וּ/כְתֹ֤ב 𐤅/𐤊𐤕𐤁 ukhetov and write and write HC/Vqv2ms עָלָי/ו֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv on it upon him HR/Sp3ms בְּ/חֶ֣רֶט 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤈 becheret with a stylus with an engraving-tool of HR/Ncmsc אֱנ֔וֹשׁ 𐤀𐤍𐤅𐤔 enosh of man frail mortal HNcmsa לְ/מַהֵ֥ר 𐤋/𐤌𐤄𐤓 lemaher to hasten to hasten urgently to Maher Shalal Chash Baz HR/Np שָׁלָ֖ל 𐤔𐤋𐤋 shalal spoil plunder Maher Shalal Chash Baz HNp חָ֥שׁ 𐤇𐤔 chash swift Swift Maher Shalal Chash Baz HNp בַּֽז 𐤁𐤆 baz prey Swift-Plunder, Speedy-Prey Maher Shalal Chash Baz HNp
Verse 3
And I approached and I approached to toward the prophetess the proclaiming woman and she conceived and she conceived and she bore and she bore a son son And said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to me toward me Call Call out his name his name Maher Hasten! Maher Shalal Chash Baz Shalal plunder Maher Shalal Chash Baz Hash Swift Maher Shalal Chash Baz Baz Swift-Plunder, Speedy-Prey Maher Shalal Chash Baz
וָ/אֶקְרַב֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤒𐤓𐤁 vaeqerav And I approached and I approached HC/Vqw1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/נְּבִיאָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤄 haneviah the prophetess the proclaiming woman HTd/Ncfsa וַ/תַּ֖הַר 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤓 vatahar and she conceived and she conceived HC/Vqw3fs וַ/תֵּ֣לֶד 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤃 vateled and she bore and she bore HC/Vqw3fs בֵּ֑ן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) a son son HNcmsa וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֵלַ֔/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me HR/Sp1cs קְרָ֣א 𐤒𐤓𐤀 qera Call Call out HVqv2ms שְׁמ֔/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo his name his name HNcmsc/Sp3ms מַהֵ֥ר 𐤌𐤄𐤓 maher Maher Hasten! Maher Shalal Chash Baz HNp שָׁלָ֖ל 𐤔𐤋𐤋 shalal Shalal plunder Maher Shalal Chash Baz HNp חָ֥שׁ 𐤇𐤔 chash Hash Swift Maher Shalal Chash Baz HNp בַּֽז 𐤁𐤆 baz Baz Swift-Plunder, Speedy-Prey Maher Shalal Chash Baz HNp
Verse 4
for for/because before beforehand knows let him know the boy the youth to call to call out my father my father or my mother and my mother will be carried he will lift — object-marker the wealth strength-of of Damascus Damascus Dameseq and and object-marker the spoil plunder-spoil of of Samaria Watch-Place Shomeron before to the face of the king king of of Assyria Ashshur Ashur
כִּ֗י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC בְּ/טֶ֨רֶם֙ 𐤁/𐤈𐤓𐤌 beterem before beforehand HR/D יֵדַ֣ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yeda knows let him know HVqi3ms הַ/נַּ֔עַר 𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓 hanaar the boy the youth HTd/Ncmsa קְרֹ֖א 𐤒𐤓𐤀 qero to call to call out HVqc אָבִ֣/י 𐤀𐤁/𐤉 avi my father my father HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/אִמִּ֑/י 𐤅/𐤀𐤌/𐤉 veimi or my mother and my mother HC/Ncfsc/Sp1cs יִשָּׂ֣א 𐤉𐤔𐤀 yisa will be carried he will lift HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo חֵ֣יל 𐤇𐤉𐤋 cheyl the wealth strength-of HNcmsc דַּמֶּ֗שֶׂק 𐤃𐤌𐤔𐤒 dameseq of Damascus Damascus Dameseq HNp וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To שְׁלַ֣ל 𐤔𐤋𐤋 shelal the spoil plunder-spoil of HNcmsc שֹׁמְר֔וֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 shomeron of Samaria Watch-Place Shomeron HNp לִ/פְנֵ֖י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc מֶ֥לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe the king king of HNcmsc אַשּֽׁוּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur of Assyria Ashshur Ashur HNp
Verse 7
therefore and accordingly behold Look! Lord my Sovereign Lord brings one causing ascent upon-them upon them [direct object marker] object-marker waters waters of the-river the river mighty the mighty ones and-abundant and the many ones [direct object marker] object-marker king king of Assyria Ashshur Ashur and-[direct object marker] and object-marker all entirety of his-glory his weightiness and-it-will-rise and he ascended over upon all entirety of its-channels his streambeds and-will-go and he went over upon all entirety of its-banks his cut-formed riverbanks
וְ/לָ/כֵ֡ן 𐤅/𐤋/𐤊𐤍 velakhen therefore and accordingly HC/R/D הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh behold Look! HTm אֲדֹנָ/י֩ 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs מַעֲלֶ֨ה 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤄 maaleh brings one causing ascent HVhrmsa עֲלֵי/הֶ֜ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem upon-them upon them HR/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo מֵ֣י 𐤌𐤉 mey Amanzi (Zulu) waters waters of HNcmpc הַ/נָּהָ֗ר 𐤄/𐤍𐤄𐤓 hanahar the-river the river HTd/Ncmsa הָ/עֲצוּמִים֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤑𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤌 haatsumim mighty the mighty ones HTd/Aampa וְ/הָ֣/רַבִּ֔ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 veharabim and-abundant and the many ones HC/Td/Aampa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo מֶ֥לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc אַשּׁ֖וּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur Assyria Ashshur Ashur HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc כְּבוֹד֑/וֹ 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃/𐤅 kevodo his-glory his weightiness HNcbsc/Sp3ms וְ/עָלָה֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤄 vealah and-it-will-rise and he ascended HC/Vqq3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of HNcmsc אֲפִיקָ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤐𐤉𐤒𐤉/𐤅 afiqayv its-channels his streambeds HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/הָלַ֖ךְ 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤊 vehalakhe and-will-go and he went HC/Vqq3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 over upon HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-3 all entirety of HNcmsc גְּדוֹתָֽי/ו 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 gedotayv its-banks his cut-formed riverbanks HNcfpc/Sp3ms
Verse 8
and it will pass and he passed on through-Judah in Yehudah (Praise-of-Yah) in Yehudah it will overflow he overflowed and pass through and he crossed over as far as up to the neck burden-binding neck it will reach he will cause to touch and it will be and he/it became the spread stretches of of its wings his wings the fullness fullness of of the breadth width-of of your land your land Immanuel with us Imanuel God toward Imanuel
וְ/חָלַ֤ף 𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤐 vechalaf and it will pass and he passed on HC/Vqq3ms בִּֽ/יהוּדָה֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 bihudah through-Judah in Yehudah (Praise-of-Yah) in Yehudah HR/Np שָׁטַ֣ף 𐤔𐤈𐤐 shataf it will overflow he overflowed HVqp3ms וְ/עָבַ֔ר 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤓 veavar and pass through and he crossed over HC/Vqq3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad as far as up to HR צַוָּ֖אר 𐤑𐤅𐤀𐤓 tsavar the neck burden-binding neck HNcmsa יַגִּ֑יעַ 𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤏 yagia it will reach he will cause to touch HVhi3ms וְ/הָיָה֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms מֻטּ֣וֹת 𐤌𐤈𐤅𐤕 mutot the spread stretches of HNcfpc כְּנָפָ֔י/ו 𐤊𐤍𐤐𐤉/𐤅 kenafayv of its wings his wings HNcfpc/Sp3ms מְלֹ֥א 𐤌𐤋𐤀 melo the fullness fullness of HNcmsc רֹֽחַב 𐤓𐤇𐤁 rochav of the breadth width-of HNcmsc אַרְצְ/ךָ֖ 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤊 aretsekha of your land your land HNcbsc/Sp2ms עִמָּ֥נוּ 𐤏𐤌𐤍𐤅 imanu Immanuel with us Imanuel HNp אֵֽל 𐤀𐤋 el God toward Imanuel HNp
Verse 14
and-he-will-be and he/it became for-a-sanctuary to a set-apart sanctuary and-for-a-stone and to a building-stone of of-stumbling smiting blow and-for-a-rock and to a rock of of-offense stumbling cause to-two to two of houses houses of Israel El-Contends Yiserael for-a-trap a spread-out trap and-for-a-snare and for a snare to-the-inhabitants to the dwelling one of-Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam
וְ/הָיָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and-he-will-be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms לְ/מִקְדָּ֑שׁ 𐤋/𐤌𐤒𐤃𐤔 lemiqedash for-a-sanctuary to a set-apart sanctuary HR/Ncmsa וּ/לְ/אֶ֣בֶן 𐤅/𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤍 uleeven and-for-a-stone and to a building-stone of HC/R/Ncfsc נֶ֠גֶף 𐤍𐤂𐤐 negef of-stumbling smiting blow HNcmsa וּ/לְ/צ֨וּר 𐤅/𐤋/𐤑𐤅𐤓 uletsur and-for-a-rock and to a rock of HC/R/Ncmsc מִכְשׁ֜וֹל 𐤌𐤊𐤔𐤅𐤋 mikheshol of-offense stumbling cause HNcmsa לִ/שְׁנֵ֨י 𐤋/𐤔𐤍𐤉 lisheney to-two to two of HR/Acmdc בָתֵּ֤י 𐤁𐤕𐤉 vatey houses houses of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לְ/פַ֣ח 𐤋/𐤐𐤇 lefach for-a-trap a spread-out trap HR/Ncmsa וּ/לְ/מוֹקֵ֔שׁ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤒𐤔 ulemoqesh and-for-a-snare and for a snare HC/R/Ncmsa לְ/יוֹשֵׁ֖ב 𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 leyoshev to-the-inhabitants to the dwelling one HR/Vqrmsc יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim of-Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp
Verse 18
Behold Look! I I myself and-the-children and the boys whom that-which has-given he gave to-me — the LORD Yahweh Yahweh for-signs for distinguishing signs and-for-wonders and for extraordinary portents in-Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael from-with from with the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of-hosts organized hosts the-one-dwelling the dwelling one in-the-mountain in mountain of Zion Tsiyon Tsion
הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold Look! HTm אָנֹכִ֗י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs וְ/הַ/יְלָדִים֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤉𐤌 vehayeladim and-the-children and the boys HC/Td/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which HTr נָֽתַן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan has-given he gave HVqp3ms לִ֣/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to-me HR/Sp1cs יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לְ/אֹת֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤀𐤕𐤅𐤕 leotot for-signs for distinguishing signs HR/Ncbpa וּ/לְ/מוֹפְתִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤌 ulemofetim and-for-wonders and for extraordinary portents HC/R/Ncmpa בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in-Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np מֵ/עִם֙ 𐤌/𐤏𐤌 meim from-with from with HR/R יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֔וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of-hosts organized hosts HNcbpa הַ/שֹּׁכֵ֖ן 𐤄/𐤔𐤊𐤍 hashokhen the-one-dwelling the dwelling one HTd/Vqrmsa בְּ/הַ֥ר 𐤁/𐤄𐤓 behar in-the-mountain in mountain of HR/Ncmsc צִיּֽוֹן 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 tsion Zion Tsiyon Tsion HNp
Verse 19
and when and because they say they will say to you toward you (mp) seek Seek diligently! to toward the mediums the necromantic mediums and to and toward the spiritists the knowing mediums who whisper the chirping ones and who mutter and the murmuring ones should not is it not? a people gathered people to toward his God his mighty-ones consult he will seek on behalf of on behalf of the living the living ones to toward the dead the dead ones
וְ/כִֽי 𐤅/𐤊𐤉 vekhi and when and because HC/C יֹאמְר֣וּ 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 yomeru they say they will say HVqi3mp אֲלֵי/כֶ֗ם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem to you toward you (mp) HR/Sp2mp דִּרְשׁ֤וּ 𐤃𐤓𐤔𐤅 direshu seek Seek diligently! HVqv2mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הָ/אֹבוֹת֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 haovot the mediums the necromantic mediums HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward HC/R הַ/יִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤌 hayideonim the spiritists the knowing mediums HTd/Ncmpa הַֽ/מְצַפְצְפִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤐𐤑𐤐𐤉𐤌 hametsafetsefim who whisper the chirping ones HTd/Vlrmpa וְ/הַ/מַּהְגִּ֑ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤌 vehamahegim and who mutter and the murmuring ones HC/Td/Vhrmpa הֲ/לוֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo should not is it not? HTi/Tn עַם֙ 𐤏𐤌 am a people gathered people HNcmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR אֱלֹהָ֣י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤅 elohayv Mulimu (Lozi) his God his mighty-ones HNcmpc/Sp3ms יִדְרֹ֔שׁ 𐤉𐤃𐤓𐤔 yiderosh consult he will seek HVqi3ms בְּעַ֥ד 𐤁𐤏𐤃 bead on behalf of on behalf of HR הַ/חַיִּ֖ים 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 hachayim the living the living ones HTd/Aampa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-3 to toward HR הַ/מֵּתִֽים 𐤄/𐤌𐤕𐤉𐤌 hametim the dead the dead ones HTd/Vqrmpa
Verse 23
for for/because not not gloom covered-over dimness for-which to that-which distressed one caused to be cast to-it — as-the-time at the appointed time the-first the foremost one lightened he made light land-of earthward Zebulun Exalted Dwelling Zevulun and-land-of and toward land-of Naphtali My Struggle Nafetali and-the-last and the last one he-made-heavy he made heavy way-of path of the-sea the sea beyond far side the-Jordan the Descender the Yareden Galilee Galil Circuit Galil of-the-nations the people-groups
כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn מוּעָף֮ 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤐 muaf gloom covered-over dimness HNcmsa לַ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤓 laasher for-which to that-which HR/Tr מוּצָ֣ק 𐤌𐤅𐤑𐤒 mutsaq distressed one caused to be cast HNcmsa לָ/הּ֒ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to-it HR/Sp3fs כָּ/עֵ֣ת 𐤊/𐤏𐤕 kaet as-the-time at the appointed time HRd/Ncbsa הָ/רִאשׁ֗וֹן 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤍 harishon the-first the foremost one HTd/Aomsa הֵקַ֞ל 𐤄𐤒𐤋 heqal lightened he made light HVhp3ms אַ֤רְצָ/ה 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤄 aretsah land-of earthward HNcbsc/Sd זְבֻלוּן֙ 𐤆𐤁𐤋𐤅𐤍 zevulun Zebulun Exalted Dwelling Zevulun HNp וְ/אַ֣רְצָ/ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤄 vearetsah and-land-of and toward land-of HC/Ncbsc/Sd נַפְתָּלִ֔י 𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤋𐤉 nafetali Naphtali My Struggle Nafetali HNp וְ/הָ/אַחֲר֖וֹן 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍 vehaacharon and-the-last and the last one HC/Td/Aamsa הִכְבִּ֑יד 𐤄𐤊𐤁𐤉𐤃 hikhebid he-made-heavy he made heavy HVhp3ms דֶּ֤רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe way-of path of HNcbsc הַ/יָּם֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam the-sea the sea HTd/Ncmsa עֵ֣בֶר 𐤏𐤁𐤓 ever beyond far side HNcmsc הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֔ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden the-Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np גְּלִ֖יל 𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤋 gelil Galilee Galil Circuit Galil HNp הַ/גּוֹיִֽם 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 hagoyim of-the-nations the people-groups HTd/Ncmpa
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