Isaiah 8:1

Isaiah 8:1

Assyria Will Invade the Land

1 Moreover the Lord said to me, “Take a large scroll, and ^awrite on it with a man’s pen concerning¹ Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.

2 And I will take for Myself faithful witnesses to record, ^aUriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”

3 Then I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then the Lord said to me, “Call his name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz;

4 ^afor before the child shall have knowledge to cry ‘My father’ and ‘My mother,’ ^bthe riches of Damascus and the² spoil of Samaria will be taken away before the king of Assyria.”

5 The Lord also spoke to me again, saying:

6 “Inasmuch as these people refused
The waters of ^aShiloah that flow softly,
And rejoice ^bin Rezin and in Remaliah’s son;

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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(Isa. 8:1-9:7)

great—suitable, for letters large enough to be read by all.

roll—rather, tablet of wood, metal, or stone (Isaiah 30:8; Habakkuk 2:2); sometimes coated with wax, upon which characters were traced with a pointed instrument, or iron stylus; skins and papyrus were also used (Isaiah 19:7).

man's pen—that is, in ordinary characters which the humblest can read (so Habakkuk 2:2). Hebrew, enosh means a "common man," is contrasted with the upper ranks (Revelation 21:17; Romans 3:5). Not in hieroglyphics. The object was that, after the event, all might see that it had been predicted by Isaiah.

concerning—the title and subject of the prophecy.

Maher-shalal-hash-baz—"They (that is, the Assyrians) hasten to the spoil (namely, to spoil Syria and Samaria), they speed to the prey" [GESENIUS]. Otherwise, "The spoil (that is, spoiler) hastens, the rapine speeds forward" [MAURER].

**Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 8:1:**

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