Isaiah 8:5
in Isaiah 8And the LORD spoke to me further:
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Jehovah spake unto me yet again, saying,
KJV
The Lord spake also unto me again, saying,
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This verse in Isaiah 8
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThe 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, Isa 8:8, saying; as follows:
This site's exposition
the LORD spoke to me further
on Isaiah 8:5-6
Judah has "rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah," the quiet spring inside Jerusalem's walls, and rejoices in Rezin and the son of Remaliah. The gentle waters despised here stand against the flood of the Euphrates summoned in the next verse.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 5, et seq.) And the Lord added, speaking to me again, saying: Because this people has rejected the waters of Siloam that flow gently, and has preferred Rezin and the son of Remaliah, therefore behold, the Lord will bring upon them the mighty and abundant waters of the river, the king of Assyria and all his glory. And it will rise above all its channels, and overflow over all its banks. And it will pass through Judah, flooding and reaching up to the neck. And the spreading of its wings will fill the breadth of your land, O Emmanuel.
The Medieval Church1 voice
273. And the Lord spoke to me again. Here the deed of destruction itself is described. And concerning this, he does three things: first, he sets out the fault of those to be punished; second, the power of those who punish them: behold the Lord …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Great encouragement given to the people of God in the midst of those distractions; they are assured, 1. That the enemies shall not gain their point against them,
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣סֶף | vaiyosef | and he repeated | H3254 → | 212 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| דַּבֵּ֥ר | daber | to speak | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֵלַ֛י | ʾelai | to me | H413 → | 5510 times |
| ע֖וֹד | od | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
וַיֹּ֣סֶףand he repeated
vaiyosefH3254 →212 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
דַּבֵּ֥רto speak
daberH1696 →1141 times
אֵלַ֛יto me
ʾelaiH413 →5510 times
ע֖וֹדagain
odH5750 →490 times
לֵאמֹֽר׃<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
4 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 7:10Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying,
it leads to
- Isaiah 10:20
On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy…
- Isaiah 1:13
Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me— your New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations. I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.
- Isaiah 1:5
Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.
- Hosea 13:2
Now they sin more and more and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully made from their silver, all of them the work of craftsmen. People say of them, “They offer human sacrifice and…
- Isaiah 10:20
Where this verse is studied
About Isaiah
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.