Isaiah 8:1-3

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The Coming Assyrian Invasion

8 Then the Lord said to me, ‘Take a large piece of parchment^[a] and write on it with an ordinary pen:^[b](A) Maher-shalal-hash-baz.^{[c] 2} I have appointed^[d] trustworthy witnesses – the priest Uriah and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah.’^(B)

³ I was then intimate with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The Lord said to me, ‘Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz,