After, I came unto the [a]Prophetess, which conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name, [b]Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.

For before the [c]child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, he shall take away the riches of Damascus, and the spoil of Samaria, before the [d]King of Assyria.

¶ And the Lord spake yet again unto me, saying,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 8:3 Meaning, to his wife, and this was done in a vision.
  2. Isaiah 8:3 Or, make speed to the spoil: haste to the prey.
  3. Isaiah 8:4 Before any child be able to speak.
  4. Isaiah 8:4 That is, the army of Assyria.

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