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Then I went to the prophetess, and she became pregnant and had a son. The Lord told me, “Name the boy Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz,[a] because the king of Assyria will take away all the wealth and possessions of Damascus and Samaria before the boy learns to say ‘my father’ or ‘my mother.’”

Again the Lord spoke to me, saying,

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  1. 8:3 Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz This name means “there will soon be looting and stealing.”

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