Assyrian Invasion Prophesied

8 Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary [fn] stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.[fn] 2 And I will appoint for Myself trustworthy witnesses—Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.”

3 And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 4 For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”

5 And the LORD spoke to me further:

6 “Because this people has rejected

the gently flowing waters of Shiloah

and rejoiced in Rezin

and the son of Remaliah,

7 the Lord will surely bring against them

the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates [fn]—

the king of Assyria and all his pomp.

It will overflow its channels

and overrun its banks.

8 It will pour into Judah,

swirling and sweeping over it,

reaching up to the neck;

its spreading streams will cover

your entire land, O Immanuel![fn]

9 Huddle together,[fn] O peoples, and be shattered;

pay attention, all you distant lands;

prepare for battle, and be shattered;

prepare for battle, and be shattered!

10 Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted;

state a proposal, but it will not happen.

For God is with us.[fn]”