Isaiah 8:1
What does Isaiah 8:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 8:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Jehovah said unto me, Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it with the pen of a man, For Maher-shalal-hash-baz;
KJV
King James Version · 1611Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Maher–shalal–hash–baz.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Jehovah said unto me, Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it with the pen of a man, For Maher-shalal-hash-baz;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the Lord said to me, Take a great writing-board, and on it put down in common letters, Maher-shalal-hash-baz;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Jehovah saith unto me, `Take to thee a great tablet, and write upon it with a graving tool of man, To haste spoil, enjoy prey.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the Lord said to me: Take thee a great book, and write in it with a man's pen. Take away the spoils with speed, quickly take the prey.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Jehovah said to me, Take thee a great tablet, and write thereon with a man's style, concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2and I will take unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Jeremiah 36:2
Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.
- Jeremiah 36:28
Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned.
- Revelation 21:17
And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
- Revelation 13:18
Here is wisdom. He that hath understanding, let him count the number of the beast; for it is the number of a man: and his number is Six hundred and sixty and six.
- Job 19:23
Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book!
- Isaiah 8:3
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.
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