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Then the LORD said to me , "
Take a large tablet and write upon it in common characters , `
Belonging to Ma '
her-shal '
al-hash-baz .'"
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And I got reliable witnesses ,
Uri '
ah the priest and Zechari '
ah the son of Jeberechi '
ah ,
to attest for me .
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And I went to the prophetess ,
and she conceived and bore a son .
Then the LORD said to me , "
Call his name Ma '
her-shal '
al-hash-baz ;
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for before the child knows how to cry `
My father '
or `
My mother ,'
the wealth of Damascus and the spoil of Sama '
ria will be carried away before the king of Assyria ."
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The LORD spoke to me again :
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Because this people have refused the waters of Shilo '
ah that flow gently ,
and melt in fear before Rezin and the son of Remali '
ah ;
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therefore ,
behold ,
the Lord is bringing up against them the waters of the River ,
mighty and many ,
the king of Assyria and all his glory ;
and it will rise over all its channels and go over all its banks ;
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and it will sweep on into Judah ,
it will overflow and pass on ,
reaching even to the neck ;
and its outspread wings will fill the breadth of your land ,
O Imman '
u-el ."
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Be broken ,
you peoples ,
and be dismayed ;
give ear ,
all you far countries ;
gird yourselves and be dismayed ;
gird yourselves and be dismayed .
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Take counsel together ,
but it will come to nought ;
speak a word ,
but it will not stand ,
for God is with us .