Isaiah 8:6

Forasmuch as HaAm HaZeh refuseth 1 the waters of Shiloach that flow softly, 1 and delight in + 8:6 alliance with Retzin and Ben Remalyahu; 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;

In Context

5Hashem spoke also unto me again, saying, 1

7Now therefore, hinei, Adonoi bringeth up upon them 1 the waters of the river, strong and many, 1 even Melech Ashur, and all his kavod; 1 and he shall come up over all his channels, 1 and go over all his banks; 1

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Cross References

1 Kings 7:16And he made two capitals of mutzak nechoshet (cast bronze), to set upon the tops of the ammudim; the height of the one capital was 5 cubits, and the height of the other capital was 5 cubits:

Nehemiah 3:15But the Fountain Gate did Shallun ben Kol-Chozeh, ruler of Mitzpah district repair; he rebuilt it, covered it, set up the daletot thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the chomah of the Pool of Shelach + 3:15 Shiloah by the Gan HaMelech, and upto the stairs that go down from the Ir Dovid.

Isaiah 7:1And it came to pass in the yamim of Achaz ben Yotam ben Uziyahu, Melech Yehudah, that Retzin Melech Aram (Syria), and Pekach ben Remalyahu Melech Yisroel, went up toward Yerushalayim to war against her, but could not prevail over her.

Isaiah 7:6Let us go up against Yehudah, and trouble it, and let us divide it for ourselves, and set a melech in the midst of it, even ben Tav'el; 1

Jeremiah 2:13For Ami have committed shtayim ra'ot (two evils): 1 they have forsaken Me, the fountain of Mayim Chayim, 1 and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, 1 that can hold no mayim. 1

Jeremiah 18:14Does the sheleg (snow) of Levanon vanish 1 from the tzur of the slope? 1 Or shall the cold flowing mayim 1 that come from distant sources cease? 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 8:2-9

Judgments Announced. ( b. c. 740.) 1 Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 2 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. 3 And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 4 For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of… Read the whole commentary →

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