8 Moreover
the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a
man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz. 2 And
I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah
the son of Jeberechiah. 3 And
I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said
the LORD to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz. 4 For
before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother,
the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before
the king of Assyria. 5 The
LORD spake also unto me again, saying, 6 Forasmuch
as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice
in Rezin and Remaliah's son; 7 Now
therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river,
strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall
come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks: 8 And
he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach
even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth
of thy land, O Immanuel. 9 Associate
yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear,
all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces;
gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. 10 Take
counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it
shall not stand: for God is with us.
11
For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that
I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, 12 Say
ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy;
neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. 13 Sanctify
the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your
dread. 14 And
he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock
of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the
inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15 And
many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and
be taken. 16 Bind
up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. 17 And
I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob,
and I will look for him. 18 Behold,
I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders
in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion. 19 And
when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits,
and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto
their God? for the living to the dead? 20 To
the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word,
it is because there is no light in them. 21 And
they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come
to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and
curse their king and their God, and look upward. 22 And
they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness
of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.