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href="/bsb/isaiah/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So I called in Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah as reliable witnesses for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I asked Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah, both known as honest men, to witness my doing this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will get reliable witnesses, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah, to attest for me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I will appoint for Myself trustworthy witnesses—Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And I will take for Myself faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I will take to Myself faithful witnesses for testimony, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And I will take to Myself faithful witnesses for testimony, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And I will take to Myself faithful witnesses for testimony, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I will take to Myself faithful witnesses for testimony, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And I will get faithful witnesses to attest [to this prophecy] for me, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have appointed trustworthy witnesses—the priest Uriah and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have appointed trustworthy witnesses—Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and I will take unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will tell Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah to serve as witnesses to this." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and I will take unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will have these dependable witnesses testify: the priest Uriah and Zechariah (son of Jeberechiah)."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Get two reliable men, the priest Uriah and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah, to serve as witnesses." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I will call Uriah the priest and Jeberechiah's son Zechariah as reliable witnesses to testify on my behalf."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I will appoint for Myself trustworthy witnesses?Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then I will summon as my reliable witnesses Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and I will take for myself faithful witnesses to testify: Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I took to me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and I will take for myself faithful witnesses to testify: Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I cause faithful witnesses to testify to me, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I cause faithful witnesses to testify to me, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will take to witness to me faithful witnesses, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I took unto me faithful witnesses, Urias the priest, and Zacharias the son of Barachias. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I summoned to myself faithful witnesses: Uriah, the priest, and Zechariah, the son of Berechiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and call reliable witnesses for me, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah, son of Jeberechiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and have it attested for me by reliable witnesses, the priest Uriah and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I took to me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Berechiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And witnesses who are trustworthy testified to me, to Uriah the Priest and to Zachariah son of Barachiah<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and I will take unto Me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And make me witnesses <i>of</i> faithful men, Urias, and Zacharias the son of Barachias.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/8-2.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=1623" 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">1</span>Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5749.htm" title="5749: wə·’ā·‘î·ḏāh (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- A primitive root; to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify; intensively, to encompass, restore.">And I will appoint</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">for Myself</a> <a href="/hebrew/539.htm" title="539: ne·’ĕ·mā·nîm (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To confirm, support. ">trustworthy</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/5707.htm" title="5707: ‘ê·ḏîm (N-mp) -- A witness. Contracted from uwd; concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. Prince.">witnesses—</a> <a href="/hebrew/223.htm" title="223: ’ū·rî·yāh (N-proper-ms) -- Or Uwriyahuw; from 'uwr and Yahh; flame of Jah; Urijah, the name of one Hittite and five Israelites.">Uriah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2148.htm" title="2148: zə·ḵar·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Zkaryahuw; from zakar and Yahh; Jah has remembered; Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine Israelites.">and Zechariah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/3000.htm" title="3000: yə·ḇe·reḵ·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Yah blesses, the name of several Isr. From barak and Yahh: blessed of Jah; Jeberekjah, an Israelite.">of Jeberekiah.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>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.…<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="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a></span><br />For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. / Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-22.htm">Matthew 1:22-23</a></span><br />All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: / “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-13.htm">Hebrews 2:13</a></span><br />And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: “Here am I, and the children God has given Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-16.htm">Isaiah 28:16</a></span><br />So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8</a></span><br />Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-8.htm">Isaiah 44:8</a></span><br />Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-4.htm">Isaiah 55:4</a></span><br />Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-10.htm">Jeremiah 32:10-12</a></span><br />I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales. / Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy— / and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of my cousin Hanamel and the witnesses who were signing the purchase agreement and all the Jews sitting in the courtyard of the guard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/36-4.htm">Jeremiah 36:4</a></span><br />So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and at the dictation of Jeremiah, Baruch wrote on a scroll all the words that the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-16.htm">Matthew 18:16</a></span><br />But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/13-1.htm">2 Corinthians 13:1</a></span><br />This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Deuteronomy 19:15</a></span><br />A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-17.htm">John 8:17</a></span><br />Even in your own Law it is written that the testimony of two men is valid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-19.htm">1 Timothy 5:19</a></span><br />Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I took to me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.</p><p class="hdg">I took</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/4-2.htm">Ruth 4:2,10,11</a></b></br> And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/13-1.htm">2 Corinthians 13:1</a></b></br> This <i>is</i> the third <i>time</i> I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.</p><p class="hdg">Uriah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/16-10.htm">2 Kings 16:10,11</a></b></br> And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that <i>was</i> at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/18-2.htm">2 Kings 18:2</a></b></br> Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also <i>was</i> Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-26.htm">Faithful</a> <a href="/psalms/132-9.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Record</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-21.htm">Reliable</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-23.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Testify</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-18.htm">Testimony</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-26.htm">True.</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-4.htm">Uriah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-21.htm">Uri'ah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-4.htm">Urijah</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Witness</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-9.htm">Witnesses</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-12.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-41.htm">Zechariah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-41.htm">Zechari'ah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/9-11.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-1.htm">Faithful</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-2.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Record</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-21.htm">Reliable</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-23.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-12.htm">Testify</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-16.htm">Testimony</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-1.htm">True.</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-20.htm">Uriah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-20.htm">Uri'ah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-20.htm">Urijah</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-20.htm">Witness</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">Witnesses</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-1.htm">Zechariah</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-1.htm">Zechari'ah</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/8-1.htm">In Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz, he prophesies Syria and Israel shall be subdued by Assyria</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/8-5.htm">Judah likewise for their infidelity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">God's judgments shall be irresistible</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/8-11.htm">Comfort shall be to those who fear God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Great afflictions to idolaters</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And I will appoint for Myself trustworthy witnesses—</b><br>In the context of <a href="/isaiah/8.htm">Isaiah 8</a>, God is instructing the prophet Isaiah to take a significant action that requires validation by reliable witnesses. The appointment of witnesses is a common practice in ancient Near Eastern cultures to ensure the credibility and authenticity of a message or event. This phrase emphasizes God's sovereignty and His direct involvement in the unfolding events. The use of "trustworthy" highlights the importance of integrity and reliability in those who bear witness to God's words and actions.<p><b>Uriah the priest—</b><br>Uriah the priest is mentioned here as one of the witnesses. He is likely the same Uriah who is referenced in <a href="/2_kings/16-10.htm">2 Kings 16:10-16</a>, where he is involved in constructing an altar in Jerusalem based on a model sent by King Ahaz from Damascus. This connection suggests that Uriah was a prominent religious figure during the reign of Ahaz, and his role as a priest would have given him significant influence and authority. His inclusion as a witness underscores the importance of having religious leaders who are seen as credible and authoritative in matters concerning God's revelations.<p><b>and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.”</b><br>Zechariah, identified as the son of Jeberekiah, is the second witness appointed by God. While there is limited information about this specific Zechariah, the mention of his father's name serves to distinguish him from other individuals with the same name. In biblical times, lineage was crucial for establishing identity and credibility. The choice of Zechariah as a witness, alongside Uriah, indicates the need for a balanced testimony from both religious and possibly civic leaders. This duality of witnesses reflects the biblical principle found in <a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Deuteronomy 19:15</a>, which requires two or three witnesses to establish a matter. The presence of these witnesses in Isaiah's prophecy serves to authenticate the message and ensure its acceptance among the people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who is delivering God's message. He is a major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning the coming of the Messiah and the future of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/u/uriah_the_priest.htm">Uriah the Priest</a></b><br>A priest during the time of King Ahaz. He is mentioned as a trustworthy witness in this context, although elsewhere in the Bible, he is noted for building an altar in Jerusalem based on a design from Damascus, which was contrary to God's instructions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah_son_of_jeberekiah.htm">Zechariah son of Jeberekiah</a></b><br>Another trustworthy witness appointed by God. Not much is known about him outside of this reference, but his inclusion signifies his reliability and standing in the community.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where these events are taking place. The political and spiritual climate of Judah during Isaiah's time was one of turmoil and apostasy.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophecy_of_immanuel.htm">Prophecy of Immanuel</a></b><br>The broader context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/8.htm">Isaiah 8</a> includes prophecies concerning the coming of Immanuel, a sign of God's presence and future deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_trustworthy_witnesses.htm">The Importance of Trustworthy Witnesses</a></b><br>In times of spiritual and political turmoil, God appoints individuals who can be trusted to uphold His truth. We should strive to be trustworthy witnesses in our own communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_appointing_leaders.htm">God's Sovereignty in Appointing Leaders</a></b><br>God chooses specific people for His purposes, even when they may seem unlikely. This reminds us that God’s plans are higher than our understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy_in_assurance.htm">The Role of Prophecy in Assurance</a></b><br>Prophecies, like those in Isaiah, serve to assure God's people of His presence and future deliverance. We can find comfort in God's promises, knowing they are fulfilled in His timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_amidst_compromise.htm">Faithfulness Amidst Compromise</a></b><br>Uriah's dual role as a witness and a participant in unfaithful practices highlights the tension between faithfulness and compromise. We must guard against compromising our faith for societal or political gain.<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/who_is_f._f._bruce.htm">Why did Jesus resolutely head to Jerusalem?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_uriah_and_zechariah_be_verified.htm">Isaiah 8:1–2: How can we verify the existence of these specific witnesses (Uriah and Zechariah) historically or archaeologically? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god's_spirit_rest_in_the_north.htm">Why does Zechariah 6:8 mention God's spirit finding rest in the north country if He is believed to be present everywhere?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_maher-shalal-hash-baz_mean.htm">What does Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz mean?</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>(2) <span class= "bld">And I took unto me faithful witnesses.</span>--That the prophet's challenge to his gainsayers might be made more emphatic, the setting-up of the tablet is to be formally attested. And the witnesses whom the prophet calls were probably men of high position, among those who had been foremost in advising the alliance with Assyria. Of Uriah or Urijah, the priest, we know that he complied with the king's desire to introduce an altar after the pattern which he had seen at Damascus (<a href="/context/2_kings/16-10.htm" title="And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.">2Kings 16:10-11</a>). Of Zechariah we know nothing; but the name was a priestly one (<a href="/2_chronicles/24-20.htm" title="And the Spirit of God came on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said to them, Thus said God, Why transgress you the commandments of the LORD, that you cannot prosper? because you have forsaken the LORD, he has also forsaken you.">2Chronicles 24:20</a>), and it has been conjectured, from his association with Isaiah, that he may have been the writer of a section of the book that bears the name of a later Zechariah (Zechariah 9-12), which bears traces of being of a much earlier date than the rest of the book. The combination of "Zachariah, son of Jeberechiah" reminds us of Zacharias, the son of Barachias, and points to a priestly family. (See Note on <a href="/matthew/23-35.htm" title="That on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom you slew between the temple and the altar.">Matthew 23:35</a>.) In <a href="/2_chronicles/29-13.htm" title="And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:">2Chronicles 29:13</a> the name appears as belonging to the Asaph section of the Levites. A more probable view is that he was identical with the father of the queen then reigning, and was therefore the grandfather of Hezekiah (<a href="/2_chronicles/29-1.htm" title="Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.">2Chronicles 29:1</a>). Probably, looking to the prophet's habit of tracing auguries in names, the two witnesses may have been partly chosen for the significance of those which they bore, Uriah, <span class= "ital">i.e., "</span>Jah is my light," Zechariah, <span class= "ital">i.e., "</span>Jah will remember," each of which comes in with a special appropriateness.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And I took unto me</span>; rather, <span class="accented">and I will have taken for me</span>. It is still God who is speaking. <span class="cmt_word">Uriah the priest</span>. Probably the high priest of the time, mentioned in <a href="/2_kings/16-10.htm">2 Kings 16:10-16</a>, as the ready tool of Ahaz at a later date. Though a bad man, he may have been a trustworthy witness to a fact. <span class="cmt_word">Zechariah</span>. Perhaps the father of Abi or Abijah, Ahaz's queen (<a href="/2_kings/18-2.htm">2 Kings 18:2</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/29-1.htm">2 Chronicles 29:1</a>). It would serve to call public attention still more to the tablet, if it bore the names of two such eminent persons as witnesses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/8-2.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">And I will appoint</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָעִ֣ידָה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·‘î·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5749.htm">Strong's 5749: </a> </span><span class="str2">To duplicate, repeat, to protest, testify, to encompass, restore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for myself</span><br /><span class="heb">לִּ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">trustworthy</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶאֱמָנִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(ne·’ĕ·mā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_539.htm">Strong's 539: </a> </span><span class="str2">To confirm, support</span><br /><br /><span class="word">witnesses—</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵדִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5707.htm">Strong's 5707: </a> </span><span class="str2">A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Uriah</span><br /><span class="heb">אוּרִיָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ū·rî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_223.htm">Strong's 223: </a> </span><span class="str2">Uriah -- 'flame of Yah', the name of a Hittite and of two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the priest</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֹּהֵ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(hak·kō·hên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Zechariah</span><br /><span class="heb">זְכַרְיָ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(zə·ḵar·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2148.htm">Strong's 2148: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zachariah -- the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(ben)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 Jeberekiah.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יְבֶרֶכְיָֽהוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḇe·reḵ·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3000.htm">Strong's 3000: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jeberechiah -- 'Yah blesses', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/8-2.htm">Isaiah 8:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/8-2.htm">Isaiah 8:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/8-2.htm">Isaiah 8:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/8-2.htm">Isaiah 8:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/8-2.htm">Isaiah 8:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/8-2.htm">Isaiah 8:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/8-2.htm">Isaiah 8:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/8-2.htm">Isaiah 8:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/8-2.htm">Isaiah 8:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/8-2.htm">Isaiah 8:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/8-2.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 8:2 And I will take for myself faithful (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/8-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 8:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 8:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/8-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 8:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 8:3" /></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>