1Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
2And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
3And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord 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 shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.
5The Lord spake also unto me again, saying,
6Forsomuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly,
7Now therefore behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them
8And he shall pass through Judah;
9Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces;
10Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought;
11For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand,
12Say ye not, A confederacy,
13Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself;
14And he shall be for a sanctuary;
15And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken,
16Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.
17And I will wait upon the Lord,
18Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me
19And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits,
20To the law and to the testimony:
21And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry:
22And they shall look unto the earth;