1 M oreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.

Then the Lord said to me, “Take for yourself a large tablet and write on it in ordinary letters: Swift is the booty, speedy is the prey.

2 A nd I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.

And I will take to Myself faithful witnesses for testimony, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”

3 A nd I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz.

So 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;

4 F or before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.

for before the boy knows how to cry out ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria will be carried away before the king of Assyria.”

5 T he Lord spake also unto me again, saying,

Again the Lord spoke to me further, saying,

6 F orasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;

“Inasmuch as these people have rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah And rejoice in Rezin and the son of Remaliah;

7 N ow therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:

“Now therefore, behold, the Lord is about to bring on them the strong and abundant waters of the Euphrates, Even the king of Assyria and all his glory; And it will rise up over all its channels and go over all its banks.

8 A nd he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.

“Then it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass through, It will reach even to the neck; And the spread of its wings will fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel. A Believing Remnant

9 A ssociate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.

“ Be broken, O peoples, and be shattered; And give ear, all remote places of the earth. Gird yourselves, yet be shattered; Gird yourselves, yet be shattered.

10 T ake counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

“ Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; State a proposal, but it will not stand, For God is with us.”

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

For thus the Lord spoke to me with mighty power and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,

12 S ay ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.

“You are not to say, ‘ It is a conspiracy!’ In regard to all that this people call a conspiracy, And you are not to fear what they fear or be in dread of it.

13 S anctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

“It is the Lord of hosts whom you should regard as holy. And He shall be your fear, And He shall be your dread.

14 A nd he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

“Then He shall become a sanctuary; But to both the houses of Israel, a stone to strike and a rock to stumble over, And a snare and a trap for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

15 A nd many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

“Many will stumble over them, Then they will fall and be broken; They will even be snared and caught.”

16 B ind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

17 A nd I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

And I will wait for the Lord who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; I will even look eagerly for Him.

18 B ehold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.

Behold, I and the children whom the Lord has given me are for signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.

19 A nd when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?

When they say to you, “ Consult the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter,” should not a people consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?

20 T o the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn.

21 A nd they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

They will pass through the land hard-pressed and famished, and it will turn out that when they are hungry, they will be enraged and curse their king and their God as they face upward.

22 A nd they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.

Then they will look to the earth, and behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and they will be driven away into darkness.