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NASB | Isaiah 8:3 So I approached the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. Then the LORD said to me, "Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 8:3 So I approached [my wife] the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. Then the LORD said to me, "Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz [to remind the people of the prophecy]; |
Subject: Mahershalalhashbaz |
Bible Note: Hi Country Girl, The word Maher-shalal-hash-baz means "Swift is the booty, speedy is the prey" and verse 4 tells us that "before the boy knows how to cry out 'My father' or 'My mother, the wealth of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria will be carried away before the king of Assyria." So the prophecy of this "boy" has a speedy fulfillment. But the important prophecy is of the "Boy", the Child, (see NKJ, Isaiah 7:16) Immanuel, God with us. Isaiah 9:6, NKJ, "For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." 1) The idea of the difference between a boy and the Boy or a man and the Man is shown in Isaiah 8:1 where the meaning of the name Maher-shalal-hash-baz is written with the stylus of man. The NKJ reads, "Moreover the Lord said to me, "Take a large scroll, and write on it with a man's pen concerning Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz." The NASB in comparison to "a man's pen" reads "in ordinary letters". To my mind, this suggests that this "boy" is in lower case letters. This is in contrast to the way that the Lord spoke to him further about the waters and how they "will fill the breadth of **Your land, O Immanuel...10 For God is with us." From the heart, Ray |
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