8:1 The Lord told me, “Take a large tablet 1 and inscribe these words 2 on it with an ordinary stylus: 3 ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.’ 4 8:2 Then I will summon 5 as my reliable witnesses Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.” 8:3 I then had sexual relations with the prophetess; she conceived and gave birth to a son. The Lord told me, “Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz, 8:4 for before the child knows how to cry out, ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria 6 will be carried off by the king of Assyria.” 7
8:5 The Lord spoke to me again: 8:6 “These people 8 have rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah 9 and melt in fear over Rezin and the son of Remaliah. 10 8:7 So look, the sovereign master 11 is bringing up against them the turbulent and mighty waters of the Euphrates River 12 – the king of Assyria and all his majestic power. It will reach flood stage and overflow its banks. 13 8:8 It will spill into Judah, flooding and engulfing, as it reaches to the necks of its victims. He will spread his wings out over your entire land, 14 O Immanuel.” 15