1. The Lord said to me: Take a large tablet, and inscribe on it with an ordinary stylus, “belonging to Maher-shalal-hash-baz,”
2. and call reliable witnesses for me, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah, son of Jeberechiah.
3. Then I went to the prophetess and she conceived and bore a son. The Lord said to me: Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz,
4. for before the child learns to say, “My father, my mother,” the wealth of Damascus and the spoils of Samaria shall be carried off by the king of Assyria.
5. Again the Lord spoke to me:
6. Because this people has rejectedthe waters of Shiloah that flow gently,And melts with fear at the display of Rezin and Remaliah’s son,
7. Therefore the Lord is bringing up against themthe waters of the River, great and mighty,the king of Assyria and all his glory.It shall rise above all its channels,and overflow all its banks.
8. It shall roll on into Judah,it shall rage and pass on—up to the neck it shall reach.But his outspread wings will fillthe width of your land, Emmanuel!
9. Band together, O peoples, but be shattered!Give ear, all you distant lands!Arm yourselves, but be shattered! Arm yourselves, but be shattered!
10. Form a plan, it shall be thwarted;make a resolve, it shall not be carried out,for “With us is God!”
11. For thus said the Lord—his hand strong upon me—warning me not to walk in the way of this people:
12. Do not call conspiracy what this people calls conspiracy,nor fear what they fear, nor feel dread.