Isaiah 8:6

“Because this people has refused the gentle waters of Shiloah, 1 and is happy over Rezin and Remaliah's son, 1

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

In Context

5Yahweh spoke to me again, 1

7therefore the Lord is about to bring up on them the waters of the River, mighty and many, the king of Assyria and all his glory. 1 It will come up over all its channels and overflow its banks. 1

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Cross References

1 Kings 7:16He made two capitals of polished bronze to set on the tops of the pillars. The height of each capital was five cubits.

Nehemiah 3:15Shallun son of Kol-Hozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah, rebuilt the Fountain Gate. He built it, and put a cover on it and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. He also rebuilt the wall of the Pool of Siloam by the king's garden, as far as the stairs leading down from the city of David.

Isaiah 7:1During the days of Ahaz son of Jotham son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Aram, and Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to war against it, but they could not prevail against it.

Isaiah 7:6“Let us attack Judah and terrify her, and let us break into her and set up our king there, the son of Tabeel.” 1

Jeremiah 2:13For my people have committed two evils against me: They have abandoned the springs of living waters, 1 and they have dug out cisterns for themselves, 1 broken cisterns that cannot hold water. 1

Jeremiah 18:14Does the snow in Lebanon ever leave the rocky hills on its sides? 1 Are the mountain streams coming from far away ever destroyed, those cold streams? 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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