Plunder speedeth; spoil hasteth, (Isa. 8:1-3; comp. Zeph. 1:14), a name Isaiah was commanded first to write in large characters on a tablet, and afterwards to give as a symbolical name to a son that was to be born to him (Isa. 8:1, 3), as denoting the sudden attack on Damascus and Syria by the Assyrian army.
Person
Maher-shalal-hash-baz
- Name means
- making speed to the spoil; he hastens to the prey
- Mentioned
- 2 verses · first in Isaiah 8:1
Family
About Maher-shalal-hash-baz
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Every mention
People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.