39 Moreover, the word of the Lord said unto me: "Take thee a great roll and write in it with a man's pen concerning Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz."
40 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
41 And I went unto the prophetess and she conceived and bear a son. Then said the Lord to me: "Call his name Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.
42 For behold, the child shall not have knowledge to cry, 'My father' and 'My mother, ' before the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria."
43 The Lord spake also unto me again, saying:
44 "Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly along, And rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;
45 Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, Even the king of Assyria and all his glory; And he shall come up over all his channels and go over all his banks;
46 And he shall pass through Judah, He shall overflow and go over, He shall reach even to the neck; And the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of Thy land, O Immanuel.
47 "Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces! And give ear, all ye of far countries. Gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; Gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
48 Take counsel together, and it shall come to naught; Speak the word, and it shall not stand, For God is with us."
49 For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand, And instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying:
