Isaiah

Isaiah 8:1–4

¹Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary^a stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.^b ²And I will appoint for Myself trustworthy witnesses— Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.”

³And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz. ⁴For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”

Footnotes

a 8:1 Hebrew with a man’s
b 8:1 Maher-shalal-hash-baz means The spoil speeds, the prey hastens or Swift to plunder, quick to carry away; also in verse 3.

Read all of Isaiah 8

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Isaiah 8:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to me	אֵלַ֔י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
Take	קַח־	qaḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
a large	גָּד֑וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
scroll	גִּלָּי֣וֹן	gil·lā·yō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H1549 table, tablet
and write	וּכְתֹ֤ב	ū·ḵə·ṯōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3789 write
on	עָלָיו֙	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
it with an ordinary	אֱנ֔וֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
stylus	בְּחֶ֣רֶט	bə·ḥe·reṭ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2747 graving-tool, stylus
Maher-shalal-hash-baz	לְמַהֵ֥ר	lə·ma·hêr	Preposition	H4122 Maher-Shalal-Chash-Baz

Isaiah 8:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And I will appoint	וְאָעִ֣ידָה	wə·’ā·‘î·ḏāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again
for Myself	לִּ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
trustworthy	נֶאֱמָנִ֑ים	ne·’ĕ·mā·nîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H539 confirm, support
witnesses	עֵדִ֖ים	‘ê·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5707 witness
Uriah	אוּרִיָּ֣ה	’ū·rî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H223 Urijah
the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֔ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
and Zechariah	זְכַרְיָ֖הוּ	zə·ḵar·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2148 Zecarjah
son	בֶּ֥ן	ben	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Jeberekiah	יְבֶרֶכְיָֽהוּ׃	yə·ḇe·reḵ·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3000 Jeberekjah

Isaiah 8:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And I had relations	וָאֶקְרַב֙	wā·’eq·raḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H7126 come near, approach
with	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the prophetess	הַנְּבִיאָ֔ה	han·nə·ḇî·’āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5031 prophetess
and she conceived	וַתַּ֖הַר	wat·ta·har	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2029 conceive, become pregnant
and gave birth to	וַתֵּ֣לֶד	wat·tê·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a son	בֵּ֑ן	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
The LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to me	אֵלַ֔י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
Name	קְרָ֣א	qə·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
him	שְׁמ֔וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
Maher-shalal-hash-baz	מַהֵ֥ר	ma·hêr	Preposition	H4122 Maher-Shalal-Chash-Baz

Isaiah 8:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֗י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
before	בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙	bə·ṭe·rem	Preposition-b; Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
the boy	הַנַּ֔עַר	han·na·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
knows	יֵדַ֣ע	yê·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
how to cry	קְרֹ֖א	qə·rō	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Father	אָבִ֣י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
or	וְאִמִּ֑י	wə·’im·mî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H517 mother
Mother	וְאִמִּ֑י	wə·’im·mî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H517 mother
the wealth	חֵ֣יל	ḥêl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
of Damascus	דַּמֶּ֗שֶׂק	dam·me·śeq	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1834 Damascus
and	וְאֵת֙	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
the plunder	שְׁלַ֣ל	šə·lal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty
of Samaria	שֹׁמְר֔וֹן	šō·mə·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
will be carried off	יִשָּׂ֣א׀	yiś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
by	לִפְנֵ֖י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the king	מֶ֥לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּֽׁוּר׃ס	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria