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Isaiah 8:2

JeberechiahUrijahZechariah

1 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.

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

3 And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

4 For 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.

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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
And I will appoint for Myself trustworthy witnesses—Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.”
KJV
And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
WEB
and I will take for myself faithful witnesses to testify: Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”
ASV
and I will take unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
DARBY
And I took unto me to witness, sure witnesses, Urijah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
BLB
And I will appoint for Myself faithful witnesses—Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.”
ÅB
Og jeg vil ta meg sikre vitner, presten Uria og Sakarias, Jeberekjas sønn.
OTB
Jeg kalte til meg presten Uria og Sakarja, sønn av Jeberekja, som pålitelige vitner for meg.
B1930
Og jeg vil ta mig sikre vidner, presten Uria og Sakarias, Jeberekjas sønn.

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  • 2 Kings 16:10–11

    And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.

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  • 2 Kings 16:15–16

    And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king’s burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.

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  • 2 Kings 18:2

    Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.

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  • 2 Corinthians 13:1

    This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

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  • Ruth 4:10–11

    Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.

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  • Ruth 4:2

    And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.

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