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.