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Maher-shalal-hash-baz

Plunder speedeth; spoil hasteth, (Isa. 8:1-3; comp. Zeph. 1:14), a name Isaiah was commanded first to write in large characters on a tablet, and afterwards to give as a symbolical name to a son that was to be born to him (Isa. 8:1, 3), as denoting the sudden attack on Damascus and Syria by the Assyrian army.

In the Bible

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Verses where Maher-shalal-hash-baz is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 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 8:3

    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.

Scripture on Maher-shalal-hash-baz

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Maher-shalal-hash-baz references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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