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Isaiah 8:2 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 8 · verse 2
And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.Isaiah 8:2 · King James Version
Isaiah 8:2 in context
1Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.
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 Mahershalalhashbaz.
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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- witnessesʻêdconcretely, a witnessH5707 →
- ZechariahZᵉkaryâhZecarjah, the name of twenty-nine IsraelitesH2148 →
- faithfulʼâmanproperly, to build up or supportH539 →
- priestkôhênliterally one officiating, a priestH3548 →
- UriahʼÛwrîyâhUrijah, the name of one Hittite and five IsraelitesH223 →
- tookʻûwdto duplicate or repeatH5749 →
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In these verses we have a prophecy of the successes of the king of Assyria against Damascus, Samaria, and Judah, that the two former should be laid waste by him, and the last greatly frightened. Here we have, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8