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I approached the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. Then the Lord said to me, “Name him Maher Shalal Hash Baz.[a] 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.”

Then the Lord spoke to me again and said:

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 8:3 Maher Shalal Hash Baz means quick to the plunder, swift to the prey.