Isaiah 8:1

Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

2 And I will appoint for Myself trustworthy witnesses—Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.”

3 And 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.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
KJV
Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
WEB
The LORD said to me, “Take a large tablet, and write on it with a man’s pen, ‘For Maher Shalal Hash Baz’;
ASV
And Jehovah said unto me, Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it with the pen of a man, For Maher-shalal-hash-baz;
DARBY
And Jehovah said to me, Take thee a great tablet, and write thereon with a man's style, concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
BLB
And YHWH said to me, “Take for yourself a large scroll and write on it with a pen of man: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
ÅB
Og Herren sa til meg: Ta deg en stor tavle og skriv på den med almindelig skrift: Snart bytte, rov i hast!
OTB
Herren sa til meg: «Ta en stor tavle og skriv på den med vanlige bokstaver: Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.»
B1930
Og Herren sa til mig: Ta dig en stor tavle og skriv på den med almindelig skrift: Snart bytte, rov i hast!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 30:8

    Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.

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  • Isaiah 8:3

    And 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.

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  • Job 19:23–24

    I wish that my words were recorded and inscribed in a book,

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  • Habakkuk 2:2–3

    Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.

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  • Revelation 21:17

    And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.

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  • Jeremiah 36:28

    “Take another scroll and rewrite on it the very words that were on the original scroll, which Jehoiakim king of Judah has burned.

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  • Revelation 13:18

    Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.

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  • Jeremiah 36:2

    “Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of Josiah until today.

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