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So I called in Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah as reliable witnesses for me.
I asked Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah, both known as honest men, to witness my doing this.
Then I made love to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And the Lord said to me, “Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.
Then I slept with my wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. And the LORD said, “Call him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
For before the boy knows how to say ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”
For before this child is old enough to say ‘Papa’ or ‘Mama,’ the king of Assyria will carry away both the abundance of Damascus and the riches of Samaria.”
“Because this people has rejected
the gently flowing waters of Shiloah
and rejoices over Rezin
and the son of Remaliah,
the gently flowing waters of Shiloah
and rejoices over Rezin
and the son of Remaliah,
therefore the Lord is about to bring against them
the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates —
the king of Assyria with all his pomp.
It will overflow all its channels,
run over all its banks
the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates —
the king of Assyria with all his pomp.
It will overflow all its channels,
run over all its banks
and sweep into Judah until it is chin deep. It will spread its wings, submerging your land from one end to the other, O Immanuel.
“Huddle together, you nations, and be terrified.
Listen, all you distant lands.
Prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!
Yes, prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!
Listen, all you distant lands.
Prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!
Yes, prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!
This is what the Lord says to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way of this people:
A Call to Trust the LORD
The LORD has given me a strong warning not to think like everyone else does. He said,
“Do not call conspiracy
everything this people calls a conspiracy;
do not fear what they fear,
and do not dread it.
everything this people calls a conspiracy;
do not fear what they fear,
and do not dread it.
“Don’t call everything a conspiracy, like they do,
and don’t live in dread of what frightens them.
and don’t live in dread of what frightens them.
The Lord Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy,
he is the one you are to fear,
he is the one you are to dread.
he is the one you are to fear,
he is the one you are to dread.
Make the LORD of Heaven’s Armies holy in your life.
He is the one you should fear.
He is the one who should make you tremble.
He is the one you should fear.
He is the one who should make you tremble.
He will be a holy place;
for both Israel and Judah he will be
a stone that causes people to stumble
and a rock that makes them fall.
And for the people of Jerusalem he will be
a trap and a snare.
for both Israel and Judah he will be
a stone that causes people to stumble
and a rock that makes them fall.
And for the people of Jerusalem he will be
a trap and a snare.
He will keep you safe.
But to Israel and Judah
he will be a stone that makes people stumble,
a rock that makes them fall.
And for the people of Jerusalem
he will be a trap and a snare.
But to Israel and Judah
he will be a stone that makes people stumble,
a rock that makes them fall.
And for the people of Jerusalem
he will be a trap and a snare.
Many of them will stumble;
they will fall and be broken,
they will be snared and captured.”
they will fall and be broken,
they will be snared and captured.”
Many will stumble and fall,
never to rise again.
They will be snared and captured.”
never to rise again.
They will be snared and captured.”
Bind up this testimony of warning
and seal up God’s instruction among my disciples.
and seal up God’s instruction among my disciples.
Preserve the teaching of God;
entrust his instructions to those who follow me.
entrust his instructions to those who follow me.
I will wait for the Lord,
who is hiding his face from the descendants of Jacob.
I will put my trust in him.
who is hiding his face from the descendants of Jacob.
I will put my trust in him.
I will wait for the LORD,
who has turned away from the descendants of Jacob.
I will put my hope in him.
who has turned away from the descendants of Jacob.
I will put my hope in him.
Here am I, and the children the Lord has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the Lord Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion.
I and the children the LORD has given me serve as signs and warnings to Israel from the LORD of Heaven’s Armies who dwells in his Temple on Mount Zion.
The Darkness Turns to Light
When someone tells you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?
When someone tells you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?
Someone may say to you, “Let’s ask the mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead. With their whisperings and mutterings, they will tell us what to do.” But shouldn’t people ask God for guidance? Should the living seek guidance from the dead?
Consult God’s instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
Look to God’s instructions and teachings! People who contradict his word are completely in the dark.
Distressed and hungry, they will roam through the land; when they are famished, they will become enraged and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God.
They will go from one place to another, weary and hungry. And because they are hungry, they will rage and curse their king and their God. They will look up to heaven