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World English Bible

Isaiah 8 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh said to me, “Take a large tablet, and write on it with a man’s pen, ‘For Maher Shalal Hash Baz’;
[2] and I will take for myself faithful witnesses to testify: Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”
[3] I went to the prophetess, and she conceived, and bore a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Call his name ‘Maher Shalal Hash Baz.’
[4] For before the child knows how to say, ‘My father’ and ‘My mother,’ the riches of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried away by the king of Assyria.”
[5] Yahweh spoke to me yet again, saying,
[6] “Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;
[7] now therefore, behold, the Lord brings upon them the mighty flood waters of the River: the king of Assyria and all his glory. It will come up over all its channels, and go over all its banks.
[8] It will sweep onward into Judah. It will overflow and pass through. It will reach even to the neck. The stretching out of its wings will fill the width of your land, O Immanuel.
[9] Make an uproar, you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Listen, all you from far countries: dress for battle, and be shattered! Dress for battle, and be shattered!
[10] Take counsel together, and it will be brought to nothing; speak the word, and it will not stand, for God is with us.”
[11] For Yahweh spoke this to me with a strong hand, and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,
[12] “Don’t call a conspiracy all that this people call a conspiracy. Don’t fear their threats or be terrorized.
[13] Yahweh of Armies is who you must respect as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread.
[14] He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a stumbling stone and a rock that makes them fall. For the people of Jerusalem, he will be a trap and a snare.
[15] Many will stumble over it, fall, be broken, be snared, and be captured.”
[16] Wrap up the covenant. Seal the law among my disciples.
[17] I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
[18] Behold, I and the children whom Yahweh has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Yahweh of Armies, who dwells in Mount Zion.
[19] When they tell you, “Consult with those who have familiar spirits and with the wizards, who chirp and who mutter,” shouldn’t a people consult with their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?
[20] Turn to the law and to the covenant! If they don’t speak according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.
[21] They will pass through it, very distressed and hungry. It will happen that when they are hungry, they will worry, and curse their king and their God. They will turn their faces upward,
[22] then look to the earth and see distress, darkness, and the gloom of anguish. They will be driven into thick darkness.

Isaiah 8:1 “Maher Shalal Hash Baz” means “quick to the plunder, swift to the prey”.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 8 (KJVS)

[1] Moreover the Lord said () unto me, Take () thee a great roll, and write () in it with a man’s pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.
[2] And I took unto me faithful () witnesses to record, () Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
[3] And I went () unto the prophetess; and she conceived, () and bare () a son. Then said () the Lord to me, Call () his name Mahershalalhashbaz.
[4] For before the child shall have knowledge () to cry, () My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away () before the king of Assyria.
[5] The Lord spake () also unto me again, () saying, ()
[6] Forasmuch as this people refuseth () the waters of Shiloah that go () softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;
[7] now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up () upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up () over all his channels, and go over () all his banks:
[8] and he shall pass () through Judah; he shall overflow () and go over, () he shall reach () even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
[9] Associate () yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; () and give ear, () all ye of far countries: gird () yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; () gird () yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. ()
[10] Take counsel together, () and it shall come to nought; () speak () the word, and it shall not stand: () for God is with us.
[11] For the Lord spake () thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed () me that I should not walk () in the way of this people, saying, ()
[12] Say () ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, () A confederacy; neither fear () ye their fear, nor be afraid. ()
[13] Sanctify () the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. ()
[14] 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 inhabitants () of Jerusalem.
[15] And many among them shall stumble, () and fall, () and be broken, () and be snared, () and be taken. ()
[16] Bind up () the testimony, seal () the law among my disciples.
[17] And I will wait () upon the Lord, that hideth () his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look () for him.
[18] Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given () me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth () in mount Zion.
[19] And when they shall say () unto you, Seek () unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, () and that mutter: () should not a people seek () unto their God? for the living to the dead? ()
[20] To the law and to the testimony: if they speak () not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
[21] And they shall pass () through it, hardly bestead () and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, () they shall fret () themselves, and curse () their king and their God, and look () upward.
[22] And they shall look () unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven () to darkness.

Isaiah 8:1 Heb. In making speed to the spoil he hasteneth the prey. Or, make speed, etc
Isaiah 8:3 Heb. approached unto
Isaiah 8:8 Heb. the fullness of the breadth of thy land shall be the stretching out of his wings
Isaiah 8:9 Or, yet
Isaiah 8:11 Heb. in strength of hand
Isaiah 8:20 Heb. no morning

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Isaiah 8 (BYZ)

[1] και ειπεν κυριος προς με λαβε σεαυτω τομον καινου μεγαλου και γραψον εις αυτον γραφιδι ανθρωπου του οξεως προνομην ποιησαι σκυλων παρεστιν γαρ
[2] και μαρτυρας μοι ποιησον πιστους ανθρωπους τον ουριαν και τον ζαχαριαν υιον βαραχιου
[3] και προσηλθον προς την προφητιν και εν γαστρι ελαβεν και ετεκεν υιον και ειπεν κυριος μοι καλεσον το ονομα αυτου ταχεως σκυλευσον οξεως προνομευσον
[4] διοτι πριν η γνωναι το παιδιον καλειν πατερα η μητερα λημψεται δυναμιν δαμασκου και τα σκυλα σαμαρειας εναντι βασιλεως ασσυριων
[5] και προσεθετο κυριος λαλησαι μοι ετι
[6] δια το μη βουλεσθαι τον λαον τουτον το υδωρ του σιλωαμ το πορευομενον ησυχη αλλα βουλεσθαι εχειν τον ραασσων και τον υιον ρομελιου βασιλεα εφ υμων
[7] δια τουτο ιδου αναγει κυριος εφ υμας το υδωρ του ποταμου το ισχυρον και το πολυ τον βασιλεα των ασσυριων και την δοξαν αυτου και αναβησεται επι πασαν φαραγγα υμων και περιπατησει επι παν τειχος υμων
[8] και αφελει απο της ιουδαιας ανθρωπον ος δυνησεται κεφαλην αραι η δυνατον συντελεσασθαι τι και εσται η παρεμβολη αυτου ωστε πληρωσαι το πλατος της χωρας σου μεθ ημων ο θεος
[9] γνωτε εθνη και ηττασθε επακουσατε εως εσχατου της γης ισχυκοτες ηττασθε εαν γαρ παλιν ισχυσητε παλιν ηττηθησεσθε
[10] και ην αν βουλευσησθε βουλην διασκεδασει κυριος και λογον ον εαν λαλησητε ου μη εμμεινη υμιν οτι μεθ ημων κυριος ο θεος
[11] ουτως λεγει κυριος τη ισχυρα χειρι απειθουσιν τη πορεια της οδου του λαου τουτου λεγοντες
[12] μηποτε ειπητε σκληρον παν γαρ ο εαν ειπη ο λαος ουτος σκληρον εστιν τον δε φοβον αυτου ου μη φοβηθητε ουδε μη ταραχθητε
[13] κυριον αυτον αγιασατε και αυτος εσται σου φοβος
[14] και εαν επ αυτω πεποιθως ης εσται σοι εις αγιασμα και ουχ ως λιθου προσκομματι συναντησεσθε αυτω ουδε ως πετρας πτωματι ο δε οικος ιακωβ εν παγιδι και εν κοιλασματι εγκαθημενοι εν ιερουσαλημ
[15] δια τουτο αδυνατησουσιν εν αυτοις πολλοι και πεσουνται και συντριβησονται και εγγιουσιν και αλωσονται ανθρωποι εν ασφαλεια οντες
[16] τοτε φανεροι εσονται οι σφραγιζομενοι τον νομον του μη μαθειν
[17] και ερει μενω τον θεον τον αποστρεψαντα το προσωπον αυτου απο του οικου ιακωβ και πεποιθως εσομαι επ αυτω
[18] ιδου εγω και τα παιδια α μοι εδωκεν ο θεος και εσται εις σημεια και τερατα εν τω οικω ισραηλ παρα κυριου σαβαωθ ος κατοικει εν τω ορει σιων
[19] και εαν ειπωσιν προς υμας ζητησατε τους απο της γης φωνουντας και τους εγγαστριμυθους τους κενολογουντας οι εκ της κοιλιας φωνουσιν ουκ εθνος προς θεον αυτου τι εκζητουσιν περι των ζωντων τους νεκρους
[20] νομον γαρ εις βοηθειαν εδωκεν ινα ειπωσιν ουχ ως το ρημα τουτο περι ου ουκ εστιν δωρα δουναι περι αυτου
[21] και ηξει εφ υμας σκληρα λιμος και εσται ως αν πεινασητε λυπηθησεσθε και κακως ερειτε τον αρχοντα και τα παταχρα και αναβλεψονται εις τον ουρανον ανω
[22] και εις την γην κατω εμβλεψονται και ιδου θλιψις και στενοχωρια και σκοτος απορια στενη και σκοτος ωστε μη βλεπειν

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.