Yeshayah (Isaiah) 8:5–10 — Invasion by the Assyrians

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Isa 8:5–10

8:5 Invasion by the Assyrians

5 Then Yahweh continued to speak to me again, saying, 6 “Yehudah (Judah) has refused the gentle waters of Shiloah and instead requests help from King Retsin and Remalyah’s son King Pekah, 7 so therefore my master will send the waters of a large, powerful river onto them: the Assyrian king and all his majestic power. It’ll come like a flood filling all the channels then overflowing all its banks. 8 It will sweep across Yehudah, flooding yet moving on until it reaches your neck. Its edges will cover your entire country, Imanu -El.”

9 Raise the war cry, peoples, and be terrified,

and listen, all you distant places in the world.

Prepare yourselves for war and to be shattered.

10 Make whatever plans you want, but they’ll come to nothing.

Give a presentation but it won’t stand, because God is with us.

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5 And_ YHWH _he _repeated to _speak to_me again to_say.

6 Because if/because the_people the_this it _has _rejected DOM the _waters _of (the)_Shilluḩāh which_go to_gentleness and_rejoicing with Rəʦīn and_the _son _of Rəmal^yāhū.

7 And_therefore THERE my_master is_about _to _bring _up on_them DOM the _waters _of the_river (the)_mighty and_(the)_many DOM the _king _of ʼAshshūr and_DOM all _of glory _of_his and_he/it _would _go _up over all _of channels _of_its and_it _will _go over all _of banks _of_its.

8 And_it _will _pass _on in_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) it _will _overflow and_it _will _pass _over to the_neck it _will _reach and_ the _spreading(s)_of its _wings _of_his _it _was the _fullness _of the _breadth _of your _land _of_your Oh _Immanu- ^ʼēl.

9 Be _bad Oh _peoples and_be _shattered and_give _ear Oh _all _of the_distant _places _of the_earth gird _yourselves and_be _shattered gird _yourselves and_be _shattered.

10 Plan a _plan and_it _will _be _frustrated speak a _message and_not it _will _stand if/because is_with_us god.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section ISA 8:5

Invasion by the Assyrians

Isa 8:5–10