2 I will gather some men to be reliable witnesses. They will be Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.”
3 Then I went to the prophetess. She became pregnant and had a son. Then the Lord told me, “Name the boy Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.
4 The king of Assyria will take away all the wealth and possessions of Damascus and Samaria. This will happen before the boy learns to say ‘my father’ or ‘my mother.’”
5 Again the Lord spoke to me.
6 He said,“These people refuse to acceptthe slow-moving waters of the pool of Shiloah.These people are terrified of Rezinand Remaliah’s son Pekah.
7 So I, the Lord, will bringthe king of Assyria and all his power against them.They will come like a powerful flood of water from the Euphrates River.The Assyrians will be like water rising over the banks of the river,flowing over the land.
8 That water will flow into Judah and pass through it.It will rise to Judah’s throat.Immanuel, this army will spread its wings like a birduntil it covers your whole country.”