Isaiah 8:1
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And 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.

take thee

Jeremiah 36:2,28,32 Take thee a roll of a book, and thou shalt write in it all the words that I have spoken to thee against Israel and Juda, and against all the nations from the day that I spoke to thee, from the days of Josias even to this day. . . .

write

Isaiah 30:8 Now therefore go in and write for them upon box, and note it diligently in a book, and it shall be in the latter days for a testimony for ever.

Job 19:23,24 Who will grant me that my words may be written? who will grant me that they may be marked down in a book? . . .

Habakkuk 2:2,3 And the Lord answered me, and said: Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables: that he that readeth it may run over it. . . .

a man's pen

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 the number of him is six hundred sixty-six.

Revelation 21:17 And he measured the wall thereof an hundred forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, which is of an angel.

Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

Context
Assyrian Invasion Prophesied
1And 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.2And I took unto me faithful witnesses, Urias the priest, and Zacharias the son of Barachias.…
Cross References
Isaiah 8:3
And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived, and bore a son. And the Lord said to me: Call his name, Hasten to take away the spoils: Make hast to take away the prey.

Isaiah 8:16
Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

Isaiah 30:8
Now therefore go in and write for them upon box, and note it diligently in a book, and it shall be in the latter days for a testimony for ever.

Jeremiah 36:2
Take thee a roll of a book, and thou shalt write in it all the words that I have spoken to thee against Israel and Juda, and against all the nations from the day that I spoke to thee, from the days of Josias even to this day.

Habakkuk 2:2
And the Lord answered me, and said: Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables: that he that readeth it may run over it.

Lexicon
Then the LORD
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

said
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to me,
אֵלַ֔י (’ê·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

“Take
קַח־ (qaḥ-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

a large
גָּד֑וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent

scroll
גִּלָּי֣וֹן (gil·lā·yō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1549: A tablet for, writing, a mirror

and write
וּכְתֹ֤ב (ū·ḵə·ṯōḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3789: To grave, to write

on
עָלָיו֙ (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

it with an ordinary
אֱנ֔וֹשׁ (’ĕ·nō·wōš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 582: Man, mankind

stylus:
בְּחֶ֣רֶט (bə·ḥe·reṭ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2747: A chisel, graver, a style for, writing

Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.
בַּֽז׃ (baz)
Preposition | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4122: Maher-shalal-hash-baz -- 'swift (is) booty, speedy (is) prey', symbolic name of Isaiah's son


Additional Translations
Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.Moreover the LORD said to me, Take you a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.

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;

And the Lord said to me, Take to thyself a volume of a great new book, and write in it with a man's pen concerning the making a rapid plunder of spoils; for it is near at hand.

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

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;

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.

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

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.'
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