Isaiah 8

Then the Lord said to me, "Make a large signboard, and
Clearly write this name on it: 'Mahershalal-Hashbaz.'"
I asked Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah, both
Known as honest men, to witness my doing this. Then I slept with
My wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. And the
Lord said, "Call him Mahershalal-Hashbaz, for before this child is
Old enough to say 'papa' or 'mama,' the king of Assyria will carry
Away both the abundance of Damascus and the riches of Samaria."
Then the Lord spoke to me again and said, "My care for the people
Of Judah is like the gently flowing waters of Shiloah, but they
Have rejected it. They are rejoicing over what will happen to
King Rezin and King Pekah. Therefore the Lord will overwhelm them
With a mighty flood from the Euphrates River— the king of Assyria
And all his glory. This flood will overflow all its channels and
Sweep into Judah until it is chin-deep. It will spread its wings
Submerging your land from one end to the other, O Immanuel!"
Huddle together, you nations, and be
Terrified. Listen, all you distant lands
Prepare for battle, but you will be crushed— yes, prepare
For battle, but you will be crushed. Call your councils
Of war, but they will be worthless; develop your strategies
But they will not succeed, for God is with us

The Lord has given me a strong warning not to think like everyone
Else does. He said, "Don't call everything a conspiracy like they do
And don't live in dread of what frightens them. Make the Lord of
Heaven's Armies holy in your life. He is the one you should fear
He is the one who should make you tremble. He will keep you safe."
But to Israel and Judah he will be a stone that makes people stumble
A rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he
Will be a trap and a snare. Many will stumble and fall, never
To rise again. They will be snared and captured. Preserve the
Teaching of God; entrust his instructions to those who follow me
I will wait for the Lord, who has turned away from the descendants
Of Jacob. I will put my hope in him. I and the children the Lord
Has given me serve as signs and warnings to Israel from the
Lord of Heaven's Armies, who dwells in his temple on Mount Zion
Someone may say to you, "Let's ask the mediums and those who consult
The spirits of the dead. With their whisperings and mutterings
They will tell us what to do." But shouldn't people ask God for
Guidance? Should the living seek guidance from the dead? Look to
God's instructions and teachings. People who contradict his word
Are completely in the dark. They will go from one place to another
Weary and hungry. And because they are hungry, they will rage and
Curse their king and their God. They will look up to heaven and down
At the earth, but wherever they look there will be trouble and
Anguish and dark despair. They will be thrown out into the darkness