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And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said Jehovah unto me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Then said the Lord ... - The name thus given was to be emblematic of a particular event - that Assyria would soon take away the spo…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

I ... the prophetess ... —The word may have been given by courtesy to a prophet’s wife as such. Elsewhere, however, as in the case…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And I approached to the prophetess. What follows happened to the Prophet, I have no doubt, by a vision, for the purpose of sealing the for…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And I went unto the prophetess His wife, so called; not because she prophesied, but because she was the wife of a prophet…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The prophet is to write on a large roll, or on a metal tablet, words which meant Make speed to spoil, hasten to the prey: pointing out tha…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. And the Lord said to me: take for yourself a great book. Here he foretells the destruction of the ten tribes, insofar as it pert…

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