Isaiah 8:1 Parallel Translations

The LORD said to me, "Take a large writing tablet, and write on it with a pen: 'Maher Shalal Hash Baz' The Looting Will Come Quickly; the Prey Will Be Easy.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.

ASV:

And 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:

And the Lord said to me, Take a great writing-board, and on it put down in common letters, Maher-shalal-hash-baz;

DBY:

And Jehovah said to me, Take thee a great tablet, and write thereon with a man's style, concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

ERV:

And the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it with the pen of a man, For Maher-shalal-hash-baz;

JPS:

And the LORD said unto me: 'Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it in common script: The spoil speedeth, the prey hasteth;

WBS:

Moreover, the LORD said to me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

WEB:

Yahweh said to me, "Take a large tablet, and write on it with a man's pen,' For Maher Shalal Hash Baz;'

YLT:

And 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.'

Isaiah 8:1 Cross References

XREF:

Isaiah 8:3 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;

Isaiah 30:8 Now go, write it on a tablet before them And inscribe it on a scroll, That it may serve in the time to come As a witness forever.

Habakkuk 2:2 Then the LORD answered me and said, "Record the vision And inscribe it on tablets, That the one who reads it may run. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

8:1 Moreover the LORD said to me, Take thee a {a} great roll, and write in it {b} with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.
(a) That you may write in great letters to the intent that it may be more easily read.
(b) Meaning, after the common fashion, because all men might read it.

WES:

8:1 A roll - Or, a great volume, because the prophecy to be written in it was large, and God would have it written in large and legible characters. Pen - With such a pen as writers use. Concerning - Concerning that thing which is signified by the name of the child, which is here mentioned by way of anticipation.

MHC:

8:1-8 The prophet is to write on a large roll, or on a metal tablet, words which meant, Make speed to spoil, hasten to the prey: pointing out that the Assyrian army should come with speed, and make great spoil. Very soon the riches of Damascus and of Samaria, cities then secure and formidable, shall be taken away by the king of Assyria. The prophet pleads with the promised Messiah, who should appear in that land in the fulness of time, and, therefore, as God, would preserve it in the mean time. As a gentle brook is an apt emblem of a mild government, so an overflowing torrent represents a conqueror and tyrant. The invader's success was also described by a bird of prey, stretching its wings over the whole land. Those who reject Christ, will find that what they call liberty is the basest slavery. But no enemy shall pluck the believer out of Emmanuel's hand, or deprive him of his heavenly inheritance.

CONC:

Baz Belonging Booty Characters Common Enjoy Graving Hash Haste Hasteth Large Letters Maher Mahershalalhashbaz Maher-shalal-hash-baz Ma'her-shal'al-hash-baz Man's Moreover Ordinary Pen Prey Roll Script Scroll Shalal Speedeth Speedy Spoil Style Swift Tablet Thereon Tool Writing-board

Az Baz Belonging Booty Characters Common Graving Great Hash Hasteth Large Letters Maher Mahershalalhashbaz Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz Ma'her-Shal'al-Hash-Baz Moreover Ordinary Pen Prey Roll Script Shalal Speedy Spoil Style Swift Tablet Thereon Write

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