Isaiah 8:1-8 ▼

1 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.

2 And make me witnesses of faithful men, Urias, and Zacharias the son of Barachias.

3 And I went in to the prophetess; and she conceived, and bore a son. And the Lord said to me, Call his name, Spoil quickly, plunder speedily.

4 For before the child shall know how to call his father or his mother, one shall take the power of Damascus and the spoils of Samaria before the king of the Assyrians.

5 And the Lord spoke to me yet again, saying ,

6 Because this people chooses not the water of Siloam that goes softly, but wills to have Rassin, and the son of Romelias to be king over you;

7 therefore, behold, the Lord brings up upon you the water of the river, strong and abundant, even the king of the Assyrians, and his glory: and he shall come up over every valley of yours, and shall walk over every wall of yours:

8 and he shall take away from Juda every man who shall be able to lift up his head, and every one able to accomplish anything; and his camp shall fill the breadth of thy land, O God with us.