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They are rejoicing over what will happen to King Rezin and King Pekah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that flow gently, and rejoice over Rezin and the son of Remaliah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoiced in Rezin and the son of Remaliah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Inasmuch as these people refused The waters of Shiloah that flow softly, And rejoice in Rezin and in Remaliah’s son;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Inasmuch as these people have rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah And rejoice in Rezin and the son of Remaliah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Inasmuch as these people have rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah And rejoice in Rezin and the son of Remaliah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Inasmuch as these people have rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah, And rejoice in Rezin and the son of Remaliah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Inasmuch as these people have rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah And rejoice in Rezin and the son of Remaliah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Because these people (Judah) have refused the gently flowing waters of Shiloah And rejoice in Rezin [the king of Aram] and Remaliah’s son [Pekah the king of Israel],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because these people rejected the slowly flowing water of Shiloah and rejoiced with Rezin and the son of Remaliah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because these people rejected the slowly flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoiced with Rezin and the son of Remaliah, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Forasmuch as this people have refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />These people have refused the gentle waters of Shiloah and have gladly gone over to the side of King Rezin and King Pekah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Forasmuch as this people hath refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"These people have rejected the gently flowing water of Shiloah and find joy in Rezin and Remaliah's son."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He said, "Because these people have rejected the quiet waters of Shiloah Brook and tremble before King Rezin and King Pekah, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Because this people have rejected the gently-flowing waters of Shiloah, and because they keep rejoicing in Rezin and Remaliah's son, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoiced in Rezin and the son of Remaliah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"These people have rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and melt in fear over Rezin and the son of Remaliah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Because this people have refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that flow gently, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Because that this people has refused "" The waters of Shiloah that go softly, "" And is rejoicing with Rezin and the son of Remaliah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Because that this people hath refused The waters of Shiloah that go softly, And is rejoicing with Rezin and the son of Remaliah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Because this people rejected the water of Shiloh, going softly and rejoicing in Rezin and the son of Remaliah;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Forasmuch as this people hath cast away the waters of Siloe, that go with silence, and hath rather taken Basin, and the son of Romelia: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Because this people has cast aside the waters of Shiloah, which go forth silently, and has instead chosen Rezin and the son of Remaliah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Because this people has rejected the waters of Shiloah that flow gently, And melts with fear at the display of Rezin and Remaliah’s son, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that flow gently, and melt in fear before Rezin and the son of Remaliah;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Forsasmuch as this people have refused the waters of Shiloah, that flow softly, and rejoice in Rezin and the son of Romaliah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />”Because this people rejected the waters of Shilukha flowing in quietness and they rejoiced in Retsan and in the son of Rumlia<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Forasmuch as this people hath refused The waters of Shiloah that go softly, And rejoiceth with Rezin and Remaliah's son;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Because this people chooses not the water of Siloam that goes softly, but wills to have Rassin, and the son of Romelias <i>to be</i> king over you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/8-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=1656" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/8.htm">Assyrian Invasion Prophesied</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>And the LORD spoke to me further: <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3282.htm" title="3282: ya·‘an (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to pay attention; properly, heed; by implication, purpose; used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause.">“Because</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="3988: mā·’as (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To spurn, to disappear. A primitive root; to spurn; also to disappear.">has rejected</a> <a href="/hebrew/328.htm" title="328: lə·’aṭ (Prep-l:: Adv) -- Gentleness. From an unused root perhaps meaning to move softly; a necromancer, gently.">the gently</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ha·hō·lə·ḵîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">flowing</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mê (N-mpc) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">waters</a> <a href="/hebrew/7975.htm" title="7975: haš·ši·lō·aḥ (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Shiloah -- a reservoir in Jerusalem. Or Shelach; from shalach; rill; Shiloach, a fountain of Jerusalem.">of Shiloah</a> <a href="/hebrew/4885.htm" title="4885: ū·mə·śō·wś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Inf) -- Exultation, rejoicing. From suws; delight, concretely or abstractly.">and rejoiced</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7526.htm" title="7526: rə·ṣîn (N-proper-ms) -- A king of Aram (Syria), also an Isr. Probably for ratsown; Retsin, the name of a Syrian and of an Israelite.">in Rezin</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇen- (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and the son</a> <a href="/hebrew/7425.htm" title="7425: rə·mal·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Father of King Pekah of Isr. From an unused root and Yahh; Jah has bedecked; Remaljah, an Israelite.">of Remaliah,</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-18</a></span><br />All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a></span><br />“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-15.htm">Hosea 13:15</a></span><br />Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come—a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder his treasury of every precious article.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-4.htm">Psalm 46:4</a></span><br />There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-13.htm">Jeremiah 17:13</a></span><br />O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10-14</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” / “Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water? / Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-39</a></span><br />On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” / He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1-2</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb / down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-18.htm">Jeremiah 2:18</a></span><br />Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-14.htm">Jeremiah 18:14-15</a></span><br />Does the snow of Lebanon ever leave its rocky slopes? Or do its cool waters flowing from a distance ever run dry? / Yet My people have forgotten Me. They burn incense to worthless idols that make them stumble in their ways, leaving the ancient roads to walk on rutted bypaths instead of on the highway.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-1.htm">Ezekiel 47:1-12</a></span><br />Then the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar. / Next he brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and there I saw the water trickling out from the south side. / As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through ankle-deep water. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-8.htm">Psalm 36:8-9</a></span><br />They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights. / For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-8.htm">Zechariah 14:8</a></span><br />And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-5.htm">John 3:5</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-26.htm">Matthew 7:26-27</a></span><br />But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For as much as this people refuses the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;</p><p class="hdg">refuseth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/7-16.htm">1 Kings 7:16</a></b></br> And he made two chapiters <i>of</i> molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter <i>was</i> five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter <i>was</i> five cubits:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">2 Chronicles 13:8-18</a></b></br> And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye <i>be</i> a great multitude, and <i>there are</i> with you golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods… </p><p class="hdg">the waters of Shiloah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/3-15.htm">Nehemiah 3:15</a></b></br> But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/9-7.htm">John 9:7</a></b></br> And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.</p><p class="hdg">Siloam.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13,18</a></b></br> For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, <i>and</i> hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/18-14.htm">Jeremiah 18:14</a></b></br> Will <i>a man</i> leave the snow of Lebanon <i>which cometh</i> from the rock of the field? <i>or</i> shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken?</p><p class="hdg">rejoice</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/7-1.htm">Isaiah 7:1,2,6</a></b></br> And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, <i>that</i> Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/9-16.htm">Judges 9:16-20</a></b></br> Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands; 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The rejection of these waters signifies a rejection of God's protection and guidance. Historically, the waters of Shiloah were a vital source for the city, representing stability and sustenance. This phrase highlights the people's preference for political alliances over divine reliance. Theologically, it can be seen as a metaphor for rejecting the Messiah, who offers living water (<a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10-14</a>).<p><b>and rejoiced in Rezin and the son of Remaliah</b><br>Rezin was the king of Aram (Syria), and the "son of Remaliah" refers to Pekah, the king of Israel. This phrase indicates that the people of Judah were placing their trust in foreign alliances rather than in God. Historically, this was during the Syro-Ephraimite War, where Rezin and Pekah formed a coalition against Judah. The rejoicing in these leaders shows a misplaced trust in human power and political strategies. This rejection of divine protection in favor of human alliances is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, contrasting with the call to trust in God alone (<a href="/psalms/20-7.htm">Psalm 20:7</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book and is delivering God's message to the people of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/shiloah.htm">Shiloah</a></b><br>A reference to the gently flowing waters of the Siloam pool in Jerusalem, symbolizing God's provision and peace.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/rezin.htm">Rezin</a></b><br>The king of Aram (Syria) who formed an alliance with the Northern Kingdom of Israel against Judah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/son_of_remaliah.htm">Son of Remaliah</a></b><br>Pekah, the king of Israel, who allied with Rezin against Judah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The Southern Kingdom, which is being warned by Isaiah for its lack of trust in God and its political alliances.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>The "gently flowing waters of Shiloah" symbolize God's quiet and steady provision. Believers are encouraged to trust in God's subtle yet faithful care rather than seeking security in worldly alliances or power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_rejecting_god.htm">The Danger of Rejecting God</a></b><br>Judah's rejection of God's provision in favor of political alliances serves as a warning against turning away from God's guidance. This teaches the importance of prioritizing spiritual faithfulness over worldly strategies.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_misplaced_joy.htm">The Consequences of Misplaced Joy</a></b><br>Rejoicing in Rezin and Pekah represents misplaced trust and joy. Believers should find their joy in God's promises rather than in temporary or unreliable sources.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_insight_and_healing.htm">Spiritual Insight and Healing</a></b><br>The connection to the Pool of Siloam in <a href="/bsb/john/9.htm">John 9</a> reminds us of the spiritual insight and healing that comes from trusting in Jesus, the true source of living water.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_45_7_contradict_evil's_origin.htm">If Isaiah 45:7 claims God creates both light and darkness, does this contradict other passages suggesting evil originates solely from humanity or Satan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_ask_for_a_volunteer.htm">Isaiah 6:8 - If God is omniscient, why does He ask for a volunteer to deliver His message instead of simply choosing someone?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_49_8_align_with_history.htm">Isaiah 49:8 depicts a grand restoration--how does this align with historical records of Israel's exiles and returns that appear less triumphant?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_a_loving_deity_enact_vengeance.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16: How can a loving deity be reconciled with the depiction of fiery vengeance and widespread destruction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah . . .</span>--Grammatically, the words "this people" might seem to refer to Judah, and suggest the thought that the tyranny of Ahaz had made him so unpopular that his subjects welcomed the invaders. On this view Ahaz sought the alliance with Tiglath-pilneser as against his own subjects no less than against Syria or Ephraim. He was as a Ferdinand of Naples falling back on Austria to protect him against Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel. What line was the prophet to take? Was he to take the side of the king, or that of his rebellious subjects who were ready to sacrifice their independence? As it is, he sides with neither, and has a warning for each. Each is running blindly into destruction. The prophet could hardly have blamed the people of Syria and Israel for following their own kings; but it was for him a strange and monstrous thing that Judah should follow their example. We must remember, too, that in spite of the weakness and wickedness of Ahaz, the prophet's hopes rested on the house of David (<a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm" title="And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:">Isaiah 11:1</a>), and that Hezekiah was already old enough to justify that hope. The "waters of Shiloah that go softly," issuing from the slope between Moriah and Zion, "fast by the oracles of God" (<a href="/psalms/46-4.htm" title="There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.">Psalm 46:4</a>; <a href="/john/9-7.htm" title="And said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.">John 9:7</a>), presenting so striking a contrast to the great rivers, Nile, Euphrates, Hiddekel (Tigris), on which stood the capitals of great empires, or even to the Abana and Pharpar of Syria, and the Jordan of Ephraim, were a natural symbol of the ideal polity and religion of Judah. (Comp. <a href="/context/ezekiel/47-1.htm" title="Afterward he brought me again to the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.">Ezekiel 47:1-5</a>.) In acting as they did the people were practically apostatising as much as "that king Ahaz" of <a href="/2_chronicles/28-22.htm" title="And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.">2Chronicles 28:22</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Forasmuch as this people.</span> It is a question which people is intended, Judah or Israel. Ewald supposes Judah, and draws the conclusion that there was a strong party in Jerusalem which favored "the son of Tabeal." Dr. Kay does the same, but understands the charge against Judah to be, not that it sympathized with Rezin, but that it fell into the same sins. Other commentators suggest that Israel is the people intended (as in <a href="/isaiah/9-16.htm">Isaiah 9:16</a>), the sense being carried on from ver. 4, where the word "Samaria" is suggestive of the Israelite people. <span class="cmt_word">Refuseth the waters of Shiloah</span>. The "pool of Siloah" (<a href="/nehemiah/3-15.htm">Nehemiah 3:15</a>) was the tank or reservoir at the southwestern foot of Ophel, which is supplied with water by a narrow conduit cut through the limestone rock for a distance of 1750 feet from the "Pool of the Virgin" on the opposite side of Ophel, in the Kedron valley. This pool itself is fed from reservoirs under the temple area, which have not yet been fully explored. It is probable that Isaiah uses the expression "waters of Shiloah" in a general sense for the streams, springs, reservoirs, conduits, which supplied the temple, and were connected with its service. "Refusing the waters of Shiloah" would then be, without any violent metaphor, refusing the temple service and worship, which was exactly what the Israelites had done from the time of Jeroboam. <span class="cmt_word">That go softly</span>. In contrast with the "waters of the river, strong and many," of the next verse. They who refused the mild and gentle government of Jehovah should experience the impetuous and torrent-like rush of the Assyrian armies. <span class="cmt_word">Rejoice in Rezin</span>; rather, <span class="accented">rejoice with Rezin</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> sympathize with him, rejoice when he rejoices. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/8-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Because</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֗עַן</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3282.htm">Strong's 3282: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">people</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has rejected</span><br /><span class="heb">מָאַס֙</span> <span class="translit">(mā·’as)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3988.htm">Strong's 3988: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spurn, to disappear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the gently</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַ֑ט</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’aṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_328.htm">Strong's 328: </a> </span><span class="str2">A necromancer, gently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flowing</span><br /><span class="heb">הַהֹלְכִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hō·lə·ḵîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">waters</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Shiloah</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשִּׁלֹ֔חַ</span> <span class="translit">(haš·ši·lō·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7975.htm">Strong's 7975: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shiloah -- a reservoir in Jerusalem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and rejoiced</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְשׂ֥וֹשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·śō·wś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4885.htm">Strong's 4885: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exultation, rejoicing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Rezin</span><br /><span class="heb">רְצִ֖ין</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ṣîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7526.htm">Strong's 7526: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rezin -- a king of Aram (Syria), also an Israelite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the son</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבֶן־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇen-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Remaliah,</span><br /><span class="heb">רְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(rə·mal·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7425.htm">Strong's 7425: </a> </span><span class="str2">Remaliah -- father of King Pekah of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/8-6.htm">Isaiah 8:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/8-6.htm">Isaiah 8:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/8-6.htm">Isaiah 8:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/8-6.htm">Isaiah 8:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/8-6.htm">Isaiah 8:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/8-6.htm">Isaiah 8:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/8-6.htm">Isaiah 8:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/8-6.htm">Isaiah 8:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/8-6.htm">Isaiah 8:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/8-6.htm">Isaiah 8:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/8-6.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 8:6 Because this people have refused the waters (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/8-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 8:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 8:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/8-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 8:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 8:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>