“1 Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write
in it with a man’s pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz. 2 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 Mahershalalhashbaz.
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. 5 The LORD spake also unto me again,
saying, 6 Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that
go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son; 7 Now therefore,
behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong
and many, [even] the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall
come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks: 8 And he shall
pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach [even]
to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth
of thy land, O Immanuel.”
“9 Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in
pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye
shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in
pieces. 10 Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the
word, and it shall not stand: for God [is] with us. 11 For the LORD
spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not
walk in the way of this people, saying, 12 Say ye not, A confederacy, to
all [them to] whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye
their fear, nor be afraid. 13 Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and
[let] him [be] your fear, and [let] him [be] your dread. 14 And he shall
be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of
offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the
inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15 And many among them shall stumble, and
fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.”
“16 Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. 17 And I
will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob,
and I will look for him. 18 Behold, I and the children whom the LORD
hath given me [are] for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of
hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion. 19 And when they shall say unto
you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that
peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the
living to the dead? 20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak
not according to this word, [it is] because [there is] no light in them.
21 And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it
shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret
themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward. 22 And
they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness
of anguish; and [they shall be] driven to darkness.” (Isaiah 8:1-22 AV)