Isaiah 8 · Verse 3

Isaiah 8:3

And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Maher–shalal–hash–baz.
Isaiah 8:3, King James Version

Isaiah 8:3 in other translations

BSBAnd 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.
WEBI went to the prophetess, and she conceived, and bore a son. Then the LORD said to me, “Call his name ‘Maher Shalal Hash Baz.’
ASVAnd I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said Jehovah unto me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
YLTAnd I draw near unto the prophetess, and she conceiveth, and beareth a son; and Jehovah saith unto me, ‘Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz,
DARBYAnd I came near to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son; and Jehovah said unto me, Call his name, Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
BBEAnd I went in to my wife, and she became with child, and gave birth to a son. Then the Lord said to me, Give him the name Maher-shalal-hash-baz,
WebsterAnd I went to the prophetess; and she conceived, and bore a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

What does Isaiah 8:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. prophetess--perhaps the same as the "virgin" (Is 7:14), in the interim married as Isaiah's second wife: this is in the primary and temporary sense. Immanuel is even in this sense distinct from Maher-shalal-hash-baz. Thus nineteen months at least intervene from the prophecy (Is 7:14), nine before the birth of Immanuel, and ten from that time to the birth of Maher-shalal-hash-baz: adding eleven or twelve months before the latter could cry, "Father" (Is 8:4), we have about three years in all, agreeing with Is 7:15, 16.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 8:1-8

Exhortations and warnings. (Is. 8:1-8) Comfort for those who fear God. (Is. 8:9-16) Afflictions to idolaters. (Is. 8:17-22) Verses 1-8 The prophet is to write on a large roll, or on a metal tablet, words which meant, "Make speed to spoil, hasten to the prey:" pointing out that the Assyrian army should come with speed, and make great spoil. Very soon the riches of Damascus and of Samaria, cities then secure and…

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Isaiah 8:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וָאֶקְרַב֙va.'ek.Ravand I drew nearH7126
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַנְּבִיאָ֔הha.ne.vi.'Ahthe prophetessH5031
וַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harand she conceivedH2029
וַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledand she boreH3205
בֵּ֑ןBena sonH1121
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413
קְרָ֣אke.Ra'callH7121
שְׁמ֔וֹshe.Moname hisH8034
מַהֵ֥רma.HerMaher-H4122
שָׁלָ֖לsha.LalShalal-H4122
חָ֥שׁchashHash-H4122
בַּֽז\׃BazBazH4122

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 8:3

  • Hosea 1:3-9

    So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son. And the Lord said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel. And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel. And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Lo–ruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away. …

  • 2 Kings 22:14

    So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.

  • Isaiah 7:13-14

    And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

  • Judges 4:4

    And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
went. Heb. approached. the prophetess.
Jud 4:4; 2Ki 22:14
she conceived.
Ho 1:3-9
Call his name.
7:13,14
Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
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Context

  • Isaiah 8:2

    And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.

  • Isaiah 8:3

    And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Maher–shalal–hash–baz.

  • Isaiah 8:4

    For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.

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Isaiah 8:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y juntéme con la profetisa, la cual concibió, y parió un hijo. Y díjome Jehová: Ponle por nombre Maher-salal-hash-baz.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et je m’approchai de la prophétesse, et elle conçut, et enfanta un fils; et l’ Éternel me dit: Appelle son nom: Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich nahte der Prophetin, und sie ward schwanger und gebar einen Sohn. Und Jehova sprach zu mir: Gib ihm den Namen: "Es eilt der Raub, bald kommt die Beute".
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et accessi ad prophetissam, et concepit, et peperit filium. Et dixit Dominus ad me: Voca nomen ejus: Accelera spolia detrahere; Festina prædari: