Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 8

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Isaiah 8 . 1 , In Maher-shalal-hash-baz , he prophesies that Syria and Israel shall be subdued by Assyria; Isaiah 8 . 5 , Judah likewise for their infidelity; Isaiah 8 . 9 , God’s judgments shall be irresistible; Isaiah 8 . 11 , Comfort shall be to them that fear God; Isaiah 8 . 19 , Great afflictions to idolaters.

Isaiah 8:1

Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

Isaiah 8:1 · BSB

Take thee3 parallels

write5 parallels

a man's pen2 parallels

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Isaiah 8:2

And I will appoint for Myself trustworthy witnesses—Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.”

Isaiah 8:2 · BSB

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Isaiah 8:3

And 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.

Isaiah 8:3 · BSB

the prophetess2 parallels

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went Heb. approached

Isaiah 8:4

For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”

Isaiah 8:4 · BSB

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the riches of Damascus7 parallels

etc. or , he that is before the king of Assyria shall take away the riches , etc

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Isaiah 8:5

And the LORD spoke to me further:

Isaiah 8:5 · BSB

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am 3263. bc 741.

Isaiah 8:6

“Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoiced in Rezin and the son of Remaliah,

Isaiah 8:6 · BSB

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the waters of Shiloah2 parallels

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Isaiah 8:7

the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.

Isaiah 8:7 · BSB

the Lord bringeth18 parallels

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the king4 parallels

he shall come2 parallels

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Isaiah 8:8

It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!

Isaiah 8:8 · BSB

he shall pass6 parallels

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the stretching1 parallel

etc. Heb. the fulness of the breadth of thy land shall be the stretchings out of his wings

O Immanuel2 parallels

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Isaiah 8:9

Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!

Isaiah 8:9 · BSB

Associate11 parallels

and ye6 parallels

or , yet ye

gird2 parallels

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Isaiah 8:10

Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”

Isaiah 8:10 · BSB

counsel17 parallels

for God15 parallels

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Isaiah 8:11

For this is what the LORD has spoken to me with a strong hand, instructing me not to walk in the way of this people:

Isaiah 8:11 · BSB

with a strong hand4 parallels

Heb. in strength of hand

instructed4 parallels

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Isaiah 8:12

“Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.

Isaiah 8:12 · BSB

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fear ye9 parallels

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Isaiah 8:13

The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.

Isaiah 8:13 · BSB

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and let him6 parallels

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Isaiah 8:14

And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.

Isaiah 8:14 · BSB

he shall be5 parallels

a stone7 parallels

a snare4 parallels

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Isaiah 8:15

Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be ensnared and captured."

Isaiah 8:15 · BSB

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Isaiah 8:16

Bind up the testimony and seal the law among my disciples.

Isaiah 8:16 · BSB

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the testimony8 parallels

seal4 parallels

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Isaiah 8:17

I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.

Isaiah 8:17 · BSB

I will19 parallels

hideth9 parallels

I will look3 parallels

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Isaiah 8:18

Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.

Isaiah 8:18 · BSB

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Isaiah 8:19

When men tell you to consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?

Isaiah 8:19 · BSB

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for the living3 parallels

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Isaiah 8:20

To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.

Isaiah 8:20 · BSB

the law12 parallels

it is11 parallels

light4 parallels

Heb. morning

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Isaiah 8:21

They will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.

Isaiah 8:21 · BSB

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hardly bestead11 parallels

they shall fret1 parallel

curse8 parallels

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Isaiah 8:22

Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into utter darkness.

Isaiah 8:22 · BSB

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driven to darkness4 parallels

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web10 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations 1 Peter 2:8 → Isaiah 8:14
Allusions 1 Peter 3:14-15 → Isaiah 8:13
Echoes Isaiah 28:16 → Isaiah 8:14, Isaiah 8:14 → Psalms 118:22
Trajectories
Isaiah (Suffering Servant Messenger), Stone and Cornerstone (Rejected Foundation)
Anchor Text Networks
Networked Isaiah 8.14 - A Stone of Stumbling
Chiasms
Shaped Isaiah 7:1–8:15, Isaiah 8:16–20, Isaiah 8:21–9:2
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