| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1Moreover the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll, and write on it with a man’s pen concerning Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. | 1Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large tablet and write on it in common characters, ‘Belonging to Maher-shalal-hash-baz.’ |
| 2And I will take for Myself faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.” | 2And I will get reliable witnesses, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah, to attest for me.” |
| 3Then 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; | 3And 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; |
| 4for before the child shall have knowledge to cry ‘My father’ and ‘My mother,’ the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria will be taken away before the king of Assyria.” | 4for before the boy knows how to cry ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria will be carried away before the king of Assyria.” |
| 5The LORD also spoke to me again, saying: | 5The LORD spoke to me again: |
| 6“Inasmuch as these people refused The waters of Shiloah that flow softly, And rejoice in Rezin and in Remaliah’s son; | 6“Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that flow gently, and rejoice over Rezin and the son of Remaliah, |
| 7Now therefore, behold, the Lord brings up over them The waters of the River, strong and mighty— The king of Assyria and all his glory; He will go up over all his channels And go over all his banks. | 7therefore, behold, the Lord is bringing up against them the waters of the River, mighty and many, the king of Assyria and all his glory. And it will rise over all its channels and go over all its banks, |
| 8He will pass through Judah, He will overflow and pass over, He will reach up to the neck; And the stretching out of his wings Will fill the breadth of Your land, O Immanuel. | 8and it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass on, reaching even to the neck, and its outspread wings will fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel.” |
| 9“Be shattered, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Give ear, all you from far countries. Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces; Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces. | 9Be broken, you peoples, and be shattered; give ear, all you far countries; strap on your armor and be shattered; strap on your armor and be shattered. |
| 10Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; Speak the word, but it will not stand, For God is with us.” | 10Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; speak a word, but it will not stand, for God is with us. |
| 11For the LORD spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying: | 11For the LORD spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying: |
| 12“Do not say, ‘A conspiracy,’ Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy, Nor be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled. | 12“Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread. |
| 13The LORD of hosts, Him you shall hallow; Let Him be your fear, And let Him be your dread. | 13But the LORD of hosts, him you shall honor as holy. Let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. |
| 14He will be as a sanctuary, But a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense To both the houses of Israel, As a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. | 14And he will become a sanctuary and a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. |
| 15And many among them shall stumble; They shall fall and be broken, Be snared and taken.” | 15And many shall stumble on it. They shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken.” |
| 16Bind up the testimony, Seal the law among my disciples. | 16Bind up the testimony; seal the teaching among my disciples. |
| 17And I will wait on the LORD, Who hides His face from the house of Jacob; And I will hope in Him. | 17I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him. |
| 18Here am I and the children whom the LORD has given me! We are for signs and wonders in Israel From the LORD of hosts, Who dwells in Mount Zion. | 18Behold, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are signs and portents in Israel from the LORD of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion. |
| 19And when they say to you, “Seek those who are mediums and wizards, who whisper and mutter,” should not a people seek their God? Should they seek the dead on behalf of the living? | 19And when they say to you, “Inquire of the mediums and the necromancers who chirp and mutter,” should not a people inquire of their God? Should they inquire of the dead on behalf of the living? |
| 20To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. | 20To the teaching and to the testimony! If they will not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn. |
| 21They will pass through it hard-pressed and hungry; and it shall happen, when they are hungry, that they will be enraged and curse their king and their God, and look upward. | 21They will pass through the land, greatly distressed and hungry. And when they are hungry, they will be enraged and will speak contemptuously against their king and their God, and turn their faces upward. |
| 22Then they will look to the earth, and see trouble and darkness, gloom of anguish; and they will be driven into darkness. | 22And they will look to the earth, but behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish. And they will be thrust into thick darkness. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. |
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