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Isaiah and His Sons Are a Sign

The Lord said to me, “Get a large tablet and write on it with a man’s stylus: For Maher Shalal Hash Baz.”

I also swore in faithful witnesses: Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.[a]

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.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 8:2 It is uncertain if this verse is part of the Lord’s command or is an action taken by Isaiah.
  2. Isaiah 8:3 Maher Shalal Hash Baz means quick to the plunder, swift to the prey.