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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] For before the child knows how to say ‘My father’ and ‘My mother,’ the riches of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried away by the king of Assyria.”

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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.