Yeshayahu (Isaiah) — Perek 8

The sign of Maher-Shalal-Chash-Baz, the Assyrian invasion flooding up to the neck, and the call to fear Hashem rather than human conspiracies.

Yeshayahu writes the prophecy 'Maher-Shalal-Chash-Baz' on a large tablet, foretelling the swift plunder of Damascus and Shomron before his son can speak. Because the people rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloach, Hashem brings the mighty river of Assyria, flooding Yehudah up to its neck. Yeshayahu urges his disciples to bind the testimony, trust in Hashem alone, and avoid necromancy.

• The prophetic naming and sign of Maher-Shalal-Chash-Baz
• Swift fall and plunder of Damascus and Shomron by Assyria
• Assyrian invasion overflowing the land of Yehudah up to the neck
• Warning not to join worldly conspiracies but to sanctify Hashem
• Exhortation to seek the Torah rather than necromancers and spirits