I have appointed[a] trustworthy witnesses—Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah.”(A)

I was then intimate with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The Lord said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz, for before the boy knows how to call out father or mother,(B) the wealth of Damascus and the spoils of Samaria will be carried off to the king of Assyria.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 8:2 Vg; MT, one DSS ms read I will appoint; one DSS ms, LXX, Syr, Tg read Appoint

So I called in Uriah(A) the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah as reliable witnesses(B) for me. Then I made love to the prophetess,(C) and she conceived and gave birth to a son.(D) And the Lord said to me, “Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.(E) For before the boy knows(F) how to say ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Damascus(G) and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.(H)

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