not come there for fear of briers and thorns; but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of sheep." 008:001 Yahweh said to me, "Take a large tablet, and write on it with a man's pen, 'For Maher Shalal Hash Baz;{"Maher Shalal Hash Baz" means "quick to the plunder, swift to the spoil."}' 008:002 and I will take for myself faithful witnesses to testify: Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah." 008:003 I went to the prophetess, and she conceived, and bore a son. Then said Yahweh to me, "Call his name 'Maher Shalal Hash Baz.' 008:004 For before the child knows how to say, 'My father,' and, 'My mother,' the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria will be carried away by the king of Assyria." 008:005 Yahweh spoke to me yet again, saying, 008:006 "Because this people have refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son; 008:007 now therefore, behold, the Lord brings upon them the mighty flood waters of the River: the king of Assyria and all his glory. It will come up over all its channels, and go over all its banks. 008:008 It will sweep onward into Judah. It will overflow and pass through; it will reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of its wings will fill the breadth of your land, Immanuel. 008:009 Make an uproar, you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Listen, all you from far countries: dress for battle, and be shattered! Dress for battle, and be shattered! 008:010 Take counsel together, and it will be brought to nothing; speak the word, and it will not stand: for God is with us." 008:011 For Yahweh spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying, 008:012 "Don't say, 'A conspiracy!' concerning all about which this people say, 'A conspiracy!' neither fear their threats, nor be terrorized. 008:013 Yahweh of Armies is who you must regard as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread. 008:014 He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 008:015 Many will stumble over it, fall, be broken, be snared, and be captured." 008:016 Wrap up the testimony. Seal the law among my disciples. 008:017 I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. 008:018 Behold, I and the children whom Yahweh has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Yahweh of Armies, who dwells in Mount Zion. 008:019 When they tell you, "Consult with those who have familiar spirits and with the wizards, who chirp and who mutter:" shouldn't a people consult with their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?