Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation 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. English Standard Version And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then the LORD said to me, “Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz; Berean Standard Bible And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz. King James Bible And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz. New King James Version Then I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then the LORD said to me, “Call his name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz; New American Standard Bible So I approached the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. Then the LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz; NASB 1995 So I approached the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. Then the LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz; NASB 1977 So I approached the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. Then the LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz; Legacy Standard Bible Then I drew near to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz, Amplified Bible So I approached [my wife] the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. Then the LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz [to remind the people of the prophecy]; Christian Standard Bible I was then intimate with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz, Holman Christian Standard Bible I was then intimate with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz, American Standard Version And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said Jehovah unto me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And I approached the Prophetess and she conceived and she bore a son, and LORD JEHOVAH said to me: “Call his name MesarhebShebaWekhathevBaz “Hurry the captivity and press hard for the loot” Brenton Septuagint Translation And I went in to the prophetess; and she conceived, and bore a son. And the Lord said to me, Call his name, Spoil quickly, plunder speedily. Contemporary English Version Sometime later, my wife and I had a son, and the LORD said, "Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. Douay-Rheims Bible And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived, and bore a son. And the Lord said to me: Call his name, Hasten to take away the spoils: Make haste to take away the prey. English Revised Version And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD unto me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz. GOD'S WORD® Translation I slept with the prophet. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. The LORD told me, "Name him Maher Shalal Hash Baz. Good News Translation Some time later my wife became pregnant. When our son was born, the LORD said to me, "Name him 'Quick-Loot-Fast-Plunder.' International Standard Version After this, I was intimate with the prophetess and she conceived. Later, she bore a son, and then the LORD told me, "Call him 'Maher-shalal-hash-baz,' JPS Tanakh 1917 And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bore a son. Then said the LORD unto me: 'Call his name Maher-shalal-hashbaz. Literal Standard Version And I draw near to the prophetess, and she conceives, and bears a son; and YHWH says to me, “Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz, Majority Standard Bible And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz. New American Bible Then I went to the prophetess and she conceived and bore a son. The LORD said to me: Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz, NET Bible 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, New Revised Standard Version And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. Then the LORD said to me, Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz; New Heart English Bible I went to the prophetess, and she conceived, and bore a son. Then said the LORD to me, "Call his name 'Maher Shalal Hash Baz.' Webster's Bible Translation And I went to the prophetess; and she conceived, and bore a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz. World English Bible I went to the prophetess, and she conceived, and bore a son. Then Yahweh said to me, “Call his name ‘Maher Shalal Hash Baz.’ Young's Literal Translation And I draw near unto the prophetess, and she conceiveth, and beareth a son; and Jehovah saith unto me, 'Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Assyrian Invasion Prophesied…2And I will appoint for Myself trustworthy witnesses—Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.” 3And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 4For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”… Cross References Isaiah 8:1 Then the LORD said to me, "Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz. Jeremiah 20:3 The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, "The LORD does not call you Pashhur, but Magor-missabib. Treasury of Scripture And I went to the prophetess; and she conceived, and bore a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz. went. Judges 4:4 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. 2 Kings 22:14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her. she conceived Hosea 1:3-9 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son… Call his name Isaiah 7:13,14 And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? … Maher-shalal-hash-baz Isaiah 8:1 Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz. Jump to Previous Approached Az Bare Baz Bore Child Conceived Conceiveth Draw Hash Maher Mahershalalhashbaz Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz Ma'her-Shal'al-Hash-Baz Prophetess Shalal WifeJump to Next Approached Az Bare Baz Bore Child Conceived Conceiveth Draw Hash Maher Mahershalalhashbaz Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz Ma'her-Shal'al-Hash-Baz Prophetess Shalal WifeIsaiah 8 1. In Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz, he prophesies Syria and Israel shall be subdued by Assyria5. Judah likewise for their infidelity 9. God's judgments shall be irresistible 11. Comfort shall be to those who fear God 19. Great afflictions to idolaters (3) I . . . the prophetess . . .--The word may have been given by courtesy to a prophet's wife as such. Elsewhere, however, as in the case of Deborah (Judges 4:4) and Huldah (2Chronicles 34:22), it implies prophetic gifts. Possibly, therefore, we may think of the prophet and his wife as having been drawn together by united thoughts and counsels, in contrast with the celibate life of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 16:2), the miseries of Hosea's marriage (Hosea 1, 2), and the sudden bereavement of Ezekiel (Ezekiel 24:16-18). We may, perhaps, trace, on this view, the wife's hand in the toilet inventory of Isaiah 3:16-24.Verse 3. - The prophetess. It is not necessary to suppose that the wife of Isaiah must have uttered prophecies because she is called "the prophetess." Titles were given in the East to the wives, daughters, etc., of officials, which merely reflected the dignity of their husbands, fathers, etc. Even Miriam seems to be called a "prophetess" (Exodus 15:20) from her close relationship to Moses, rather than from any supernatural power that she had. In the Mishna, a priest's wife or daughter is called "priestess" (Cheyne). Call his name. There is no reason for doubting that the name was actually given. Other Israelites had such names as Jushab-hosed (1 Chronicles 3:20), Haah-ashtari (1 Chronicles 4:6), Romamti-ezer (1 Chronicles 25:4), Machnadebai (Ezra 10:40), and the like. Assyrian names were even longer; e.g., As-shur-bel-nisi-su, Asshur-kinat-ili-kain, etc. In ordinary parlance, names of this type were commonly shortened, "Shalman-eser' becoming "Shalmau" (Hosea 10:14), "Sennacherib Jareb" (Hosea 10:6), and the like. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And I had relationsוָאֶקְרַב֙ (wā·’eq·raḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7126: To come near, approach with אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the prophetess, הַנְּבִיאָ֔ה (han·nə·ḇî·’āh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5031: A prophetess, inspired woman, a poetess, a, prophet's wife and she conceived וַתַּ֖הַר (wat·ta·har) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 2029: To conceive, become pregnant and gave birth to וַתֵּ֣לֶד (wat·tê·leḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage a son. בֵּ֑ן (bên) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son The LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to me, אֵלַ֔י (’ê·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “Name קְרָ֣א (qə·rā) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read him שְׁמ֔וֹ (šə·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. בַּֽז׃ (baz) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4122: Maher-shalal-hash-baz -- 'swift (is) booty, speedy (is) prey', symbolic name of Isaiah's son Links Isaiah 8:3 NIVIsaiah 8:3 NLT Isaiah 8:3 ESV Isaiah 8:3 NASB Isaiah 8:3 KJV Isaiah 8:3 BibleApps.com Isaiah 8:3 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 8:3 Chinese Bible Isaiah 8:3 French Bible Isaiah 8:3 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 8:3 I went to the prophetess and she (Isa Isi Is) |