Isa 8 | ABEn | STEP | And the lord said to me, Take to yourself [ 3 roll of papyrus 2 new 1 a great], and write on it with the pen of a man concerning the swiftly [ 2 plunder 1 made] of spoils, for it is at hand!

Isaiah 8

CHAPTER 8 Assyria is The LORD's Instrument for Destruction

1 And the lord said to me, Take to yourself [³roll of papyrus ²new ¹a great], and write on it with the pen of a man concerning the swiftly [²plunder ¹made] of spoils, for it is at hand! 2 And [²witnesses ³for me ¹appoint] of trustworthy men -- Uriah the priest, and Zachariah son of Barachiah. 3 And I drew near to the prophetess; and [²in ³the womb ¹she conceived], and gave birth to a son. And the lord said to me, Call his name, Quickly Despoil, Swiftly Plunder. 4 Because before the [²knows ¹child] to call his father or mother, one shall take t he power of Damascus, and the spoils of Samaria before the king of the Assyrians. 5 And the lord proceeded to speak to me again, saying, 6 Because [²want not ¹this people] the water of Shiloah going tranquilly, but want to have Rezin and the son of Remaliah king over them, therefore this -- 7 behold, the lord leads against you the [⁴water ⁵of the ⁶river ¹strong ²and ³abundant], the king of the Assyrians, and his glory. And he shall ascend upon all your ravine, and shall walk upon all your wall. 8 And he shall remove from Judea a man who shall be able [²his head ¹to lift] or able to complete anything; and [²will be ¹his camp] so as to fill the width of your place; [²be with ³us ¹God]. 9 Know, O nations, and be vanquished! Take heed until the latter end of the earth! Being strong be vanquished! For if again you should be strong, again you shall be vanquished. 10 And whom ever you should consult counsel, the lord shall efface it; and [³word ¹what ²ever] you should speak, in no way should it adhere to you; for [²is with ³us ¹God].

Severe Perplexity

11 Thus says the lord, With the strong hand they resist persuasion in the going of the way of this people, saying, 12 Lest at any time you should say, It is hard. For all what ever [²should say ¹this people] is hard. But the fear of him in no way should you be fearful, nor should you be disturbed. 13 The lord of the forces -- sanctify him! and he will be your fear. 14 [³even ⁴upon ⁵him ²yielding ¹You should be], he will be to you for a sanctuary; and not as a stone of stumbling for you to meet up with, nor as a rock downfall; but the houses of Jacob are in a snare, and in a hollow lying in wait in Jerusalem. 15 On account of this [²shall be powerless ³among ⁴them ¹many], and shall fall, and shall be broken; and they shall approach, and [²shall be captured ¹men] being in safety. 16 Then the ones [⁷apparent ⁶will be ¹setting a seal upon themselves ⁴the ⁵law ²to not ³learn]. 17 And one shall say, I shall wait for God, the one turning his face from the house of Jacob, and I will be yielding upon him. 18 Behold, I and the children which [²gave ³to me ¹God], even they will be for signs and miracles in the house of Israel by the lord of Hosts who dwells on mount Zion. 19 And if they should say to you, Seek the ones who deliver oracles, and the ones from the earth speaking out loud, and the empty words which [²from ³the ⁴belly ¹they speak out loud]; shall not a nation [²to ³its God ¹inquire]? Why do they inquire concerning the living of the ones dead? 20 [³the law ¹For ⁴for ⁵a help ²he gave], that they should speak not as this saying, concerning of which there are no gifts to give for it. 21 And shall come upon us harshly a famine; and it will be as whenever you should hunger, you shall be fretting, and [²wickedly ¹you shall speak] of the ruler and the fathers; and they shall look up into the heaven upward, 22 and [²to ³the ⁴earth ⁵below ¹they shall look], and behold, darkness, affliction and straits, and darkness so as to not see unto a time.