Isaiah 8:5

5 The LORD spoke to me again:

Isaiah 8:5 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
5 The LORD spake also unto me again, saying,
English Standard Version (ESV)
5 The LORD spoke to me again:
New Living Translation (NLT)
5 Then the LORD spoke to me again and said,
The Message Bible (MSG)
5 God spoke to me again, saying:
American Standard Version (ASV)
5 And Jehovah spake unto me yet again, saying,
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
5 The LORD spoke to me again. He said,

Isaiah 8:5 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 8:5

The Lord spake also unto me again
In the same prophecy, or in another; the Targum is,

``the Word of the Lord added to speak with me again;''
but rather Jehovah the Father, or the Spirit of the Lord, is meant, since the Person speaking is distinguished from Immanuel, ( Isaiah 8:8 ) : saying;
as follows:

Isaiah 8:5 In-Context

3 Then I made love to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And the LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.
4 For before the boy knows how to say ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”
5 The LORD spoke to me again:
6 “Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoices over Rezin and the son of Remaliah,
7 therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates— the king of Assyria with all his pomp. It will overflow all its channels, run over all its banks
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