Chapter 8

Moreover the LORD said⁴ unto me, Take³ thee a great roll, and write³ in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz. ^{7998 2363 957 4122}

And I took unto me faithful¹² witnesses to record,⁵⁵ Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.

And I went⁴ unto the prophetess; and she conceived,⁴ and bare⁴ a son. Then said⁴ the LORD to me, Call³ his name Mahershalalhashbaz. ^{7998 2363 957 4122}

For before the child shall have knowledge⁴ to cry,² My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away⁴ before the king of Assyria.

The LORD spake¹⁵ also unto me again,⁵⁵ saying,²

Forasmuch as this people refuseth¹ the waters of Shiloah that go⁶ softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;

Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up⁵⁶ upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, [even] the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up¹ over all his channels, and go over¹ all his banks:

And he shall pass¹ through Judah; he shall overflow¹ and go over,¹ he shall reach⁵⁵ [even] to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel. ⁴¹⁰

Associate³ yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces;³ and give ear,⁵⁴ all ye of far countries: gird¹⁰⁰ yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces;³ gird¹⁰⁰ yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.³

Take counsel together,³ and it shall come to nought;⁹³ speak¹⁶ the word, and it shall not stand:⁴ for God [is] with us.

For the LORD spake¹ thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed¹⁴ me that I should not walk² in the way of this people, saying,²

Say⁴ ye not, A confederacy, to all [them to] whom this people shall say,⁴ A confederacy; neither fear⁴ ye their fear, nor be afraid.⁵⁵

Sanctify⁵⁵ the LORD of hosts himself; and [let] him [be] your fear, and [let] him [be] your dread.⁵⁶

And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants⁶ of Jerusalem.

And many among them shall stumble,¹ and fall,¹ and be broken,⁸ and be snared,⁸ and be taken.⁸

Bind up³ the testimony, seal³ the law among my disciples.

And I will wait¹⁴ upon the LORD, that hideth⁵⁶ his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look¹⁴ for him.

Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given¹ me [are] for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth⁶ in mount Zion.

And when they shall say⁴ unto you, Seek³ unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep,⁴⁷ and that mutter:⁵⁶ should not a people seek⁴ unto their God? for the living to the dead?⁵

To the law and to the testimony: if they speak⁴ not according to this word, [it is] because [there is] no light in them.

And they shall pass¹ through it, hardly bestead¹² and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry,⁴ they shall fret⁹⁸ themselves, and curse¹⁴ their king and their God, and look¹ upward.

And they shall look⁵⁵ unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and [they shall be] driven³⁰ to darkness.