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Maher-shalalhash-baz

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: M By: James P. Boyd

Isaiah 8:1‑4

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(speeding to the prey). Name of Isaiah’s son, symbolizing the Assyrian conquest of Damascus and Samaria (Isa. 8:1-4¹Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz. ²And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. ³And 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. ⁴For 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. (Isaiah 8:1‑4)).

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