Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And take true witnesses to the writing, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah, the son of Jeberechiah.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
Holman Bible
I have appointed
International Standard Version
Then I will call Uriah the priest and Jeberechiah's son Zechariah as reliable witnesses to testify on my behalf."
A Conservative Version
And I will take to me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
American Standard Version
and I will take unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
Amplified
And I will get faithful witnesses to attest [to this prophecy] for me, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”
Darby Translation
And I took unto me to witness, sure witnesses, Urijah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
Julia Smith Translation
I will take to witness to me faithful witnesses, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah.
King James 2000
And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I will require reliable witnesses as a witness for me: Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah."
Modern King James verseion
And I took to myself faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And immediately I called unto me faithful witnesses: Uriah the priest, and Zachariah the son of Barachiah.
NET Bible
Then I will summon as my reliable witnesses Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah."
New Heart English Bible
and I will take for myself faithful witnesses to testify: Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah."
The Emphasized Bible
That I may take in attestation, faithful witnesses, - even Uriah the priest, and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah.
Webster
And I took to me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
World English Bible
and I will take for myself faithful witnesses to testify: Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah."
Youngs Literal Translation
And I cause faithful witnesses to testify to me, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah.
Themes
Jeberechiah » Father of zechariah
Maher-shalal-hash-baz » A symbolical name
Marriage » Ceremony attested by witnesses
Uriah (urias) » A priest » Witness to one of isaiah's prophecies
Urijah » A priest in ahaz » Probably identical with uriah, witness to a prophecy of isaiah
Interlinear
'aman
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Morish
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 8:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Signs Of The Assyrian Invasion
1 And the Lord said to me, Take a great writing-board, and on it put down in common letters, Maher-shalal-hash-baz; 2 And take true witnesses to the writing, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah, the son of Jeberechiah. 3 And I went in to my wife, and she became with child, and gave birth to a son. Then the Lord said to me, Give him the name Maher-shalal-hash-baz,
Cross References
2 Kings 16:10-11
Then King Ahaz went to Damascus for a meeting with Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria; and there he saw the altar which was at Damascus; and King Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest a copy of the altar, giving the design of it and all the details of its structure.
Ruth 4:2
Then he got ten of the responsible men of the town, and said, Be seated here. And they took their seats.
Ruth 4:10-11
And, further, I have taken Ruth, the Moabitess, who was the wife of Mahlon, to be my wife, to keep the name of the dead man living in his heritage, so that his name may not be cut off from among his countrymen, and from the memory of his town: you are witnesses this day.
2 Kings 16:15-16
And King Ahaz gave orders to Urijah the priest, saying, Make the morning burned offering and the evening meal offering and the king's burned offering and meal offering, with the burned offerings of all the people and their meal offerings and drink offerings, on the great altar, and put on it all the blood of the burned offerings and of the beasts which are offered; but the brass altar will be for my use to get directions from the Lord.
2 Kings 18:2
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, ruling in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years; his mother's name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah.
2 Corinthians 13:1
This is the third time that I am coming to you. From the mouth of two or three witnesses will every word be made certain.