Isaías 8

Assyria Will Invade the Land

1 Moreover the Lord said to me, "Take a large scroll, and *Is. 30:8; Hab. 2:2write on it with a man’s pen concerning Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. 2 And I will take for Myself faithful witnesses to record, *2 Kin. 16:10Uriah 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 *2 Kin. 17:6; Is. 7:16for before the child shall have knowledge to cry ‘My father’ and ‘My mother,’ *2 Kin. 15:29the riches of Damascus and the 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 *John 9:7Shiloah that flow softly,

And rejoice *Is. 7:1, 2in Rezin and in Remaliah’s son;

7 Now therefore, behold, the Lord brings up over them

The waters of the River, strong and mighty—

The king of Assyria and all his glory;

He will go up over all his channels

And go over all his banks.

8 He will pass through Judah,

He will overflow and pass over,

*Is. 30:28He will reach up to the neck;

And the stretching out of his wings

Will fill the breadth of Your land, O *Is. 7:14; Matt. 1:23Immanuel.

9 "Be*Joel 3:9 shattered, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces!

Give ear, all you from far countries.

Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces;

Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces.

10 *Is. 7:7; Acts 5:38Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing;

Speak the word, *Is. 7:14but it will not stand,

*Rom. 8:31For God is with us."

Fear God, Heed His Word

11 For the Lord spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying:

12 "Do not say, ‘A conspiracy,’

Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy,

Nor be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.

13 The Lord of hosts, Him you shall hallow;

Let Him be your fear,

And let Him be your dread.

14 *Is. 4:6; 25:4; Ezek. 11:16He will be as a sanctuary,

But *Luke 2:34; 20:17; Rom. 9:33; 1 Pet. 2:8a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense

To both the houses of Israel,

As a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

15 And many among them shall *Matt. 21:44stumble;

They shall fall and be broken,

Be snared and taken."

16 Bind up the testimony,

Seal the law among my disciples.

17 And I will wait on the Lord,

Who *Deut. 31:17; Is. 54:8hides His face from the house of Jacob;

And I *Hab. 2:3will hope in Him.

18 *Heb. 2:13Here am I and the children whom the Lord has given me!

We*Ps. 71:7are for signs and wonders in Israel

From the Lord of hosts,

Who dwells in Mount Zion.

19 And when they say to you, *1 Sam. 28:8"Seek those who are mediums and wizards, *Is. 29:4who whisper and mutter," should not a people seek their God? Shouldthey*Ps. 106:28seek the dead on behalf of the living? 20 *Is. 1:10; 8:16; Luke 16:29To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, itis because *Is. 8:22; Mic. 3:6there is no light in them.

21 They will pass through it hard-pressed and hungry; and it shall happen, when they are hungry, that they will be enraged and *Rev. 16:11curse their king and their God, and look upward. 22 Then they will look to the earth, and see trouble and darkness, gloom of anguish; and theywillbe driven into darkness.