Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion. New Living Translation I and the children the LORD has given me serve as signs and warnings to Israel from the LORD of Heaven’s Armies who dwells in his Temple on Mount Zion. English Standard Version Behold, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are signs and portents in Israel from the LORD of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion. Berean Standard Bible Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion. Berean Literal Bible Here am I and the children whom YHWH has given to me as signs and as wonders in Israel, from YHWH of Hosts, the One dwelling on Mount Zion. King James Bible Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion. New King James Version Here am I and the children whom the LORD has given me! We are for signs and wonders in Israel From the LORD of hosts, Who dwells in Mount Zion. New American Standard Bible Behold, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are for signs and wonders in Israel from the LORD of armies, who dwells on Mount Zion. NASB 1995 Behold, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are for signs and wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion. NASB 1977 Behold, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are for signs and wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion. Legacy Standard Bible Behold, I and the children whom Yahweh has given me are for signs and wonders in Israel from Yahweh of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion. Amplified Bible Listen carefully, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are for signs and wonders [that will occur] in Israel from the LORD of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion. Berean Annotated Bible Here am I, and the children the LORD {YHWH} has given me <Heb 2:13> as signs and symbols in Israel (he wrestles with God) from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion. Christian Standard Bible Here I am with the children the LORD has given me to be signs and wonders in Israel from the LORD of Armies who dwells on Mount Zion. Holman Christian Standard Bible Here I am with the children the LORD has given me to be signs and wonders in Israel from the LORD of Hosts who dwells on Mount Zion. American Standard Version Behold, I and the children whom Jehovah hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Jehovah of hosts, who dwelleth in mount Zion. Contemporary English Version My children and I are warning signs to Israel from the LORD All-Powerful, who lives on Mount Zion. English Revised Version Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion. GOD'S WORD® Translation I am here with the children that the LORD has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Armies, who lives on Mount Zion. Good News Translation Here I am with the children the LORD has given me. The LORD Almighty, whose throne is on Mount Zion, has sent us as living messages to the people of Israel. International Standard Version Watch out! I and the children whom the LORD has given me are a sign and a wonder in Israel from the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, who resides on Mount Zion." NET Bible Look, I and the sons whom the LORD has given me are reminders and object lessons in Israel, sent from the LORD who commands armies, who lives on Mount Zion. New Heart English Bible Look, I and the children whom God has given me are for signs and wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion. Webster's Bible Translation Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, who dwelleth in mount Zion. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleHere am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion. World English Bible Behold, I and the children whom Yahweh has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Yahweh of Armies, who dwells in Mount Zion. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBehold, I, and the children whom YHWH has given to me, "" [Are] for signs and for wonders in Israel, "" From YHWH of Hosts, who is dwelling in Mount Zion. Berean Literal Bible Here am I and the children whom YHWH has given to me as signs and as wonders in Israel, from YHWH of Hosts, the One dwelling on Mount Zion. Young's Literal Translation Lo, I, and the children whom Jehovah hath given to me, Are for signs and for wonders in Israel, From Jehovah of Hosts, who is dwelling in Mount Zion. Smith's Literal Translation Behold me and the children which Jehovah gave to me for signs and for wonders in Israel from Jehovah of armies dwelling in mount Zion. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBehold I and my children, whom the Lord hath given me for a sign, and for a wonder in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwelleth in mount Sion. Catholic Public Domain Version Behold: I and my children, whom the Lord has given to me as a sign and a portent, in Israel, from the Lord of hosts, who lives on Mount Zion. New American Bible Here am I and the children whom the LORD has given me: we are signs and portents in Israel from the LORD of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion. New Revised Standard Version See, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are signs and portents in Israel from the LORD of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBehold, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are for a sign and for a wonder in Israel from the LORD of hosts, who dwells on mount Zion. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Behold, I and the children that LORD JEHOVAH gave to me for a sign and for a wonder in Israel from before LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts who dwells on the mountain of Zion OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me shall be for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, who dwelleth in mount Zion. Brenton Septuagint Translation Behold I and the children which God has given me: and they shall be for signs and wonders in the house of Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells in mount Sion. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Call to Fear God…17I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him. 18Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion. Cross References Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me Hebrews 2:13 And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: “Here am I, and the children God has given Me.” John 17:12 While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled. John 17:6 I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. as signs and symbols in Israel Ezekiel 12:6 And as they watch, lift your bags to your shoulder and take them out at dusk; cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.” Ezekiel 24:24 ‘Thus Ezekiel will be a sign for you; you will do everything that he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’ Isaiah 20:3 Then the LORD said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush, from the LORD of Hosts, 1 Samuel 1:3 Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD. 1 Samuel 17:45 But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. Psalm 24:10 Who is He, this King of Glory? The LORD of Hosts—He is the King of Glory. Selah who dwells on Mount Zion. Joel 3:17 Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners. Psalm 76:2 His tent is in Salem, His dwelling place in Zion. Psalm 132:13-14 For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home: / “This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home. Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel. Isaiah 53:10 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. Isaiah 28:16 So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken. Isaiah 11:1-2 Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. / The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. Treasury of Scripture Behold, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwells in mount Zion. I and the Isaiah 8:3 And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz. Isaiah 7:3,16 Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shearjashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field; … Isaiah 53:10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. for signs Psalm 71:7 I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge. Ezekiel 14:8 And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. Zechariah 3:8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH. which Isaiah 12:6 Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. Isaiah 14:32 What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it. Isaiah 24:23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously. Jump to Previous Almighty Armies Children Dwelleth Dwelling Dwells Hosts Israel Mount Portents Resting-Place Signs Symbols Wonders ZionJump to Next Almighty Armies Children Dwelleth Dwelling Dwells Hosts Israel Mount Portents Resting-Place Signs Symbols Wonders ZionIsaiah 8 1. In Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz, he prophesies Syria and Israel shall be subdued by Assyria5. Judah likewise for their infidelity 9. God's judgments shall be irresistible 11. Comfort shall be to those who fear God 19. Great afflictions to idolaters Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me This phrase highlights the prophet Isaiah's role and his family as divinely appointed signs to the people of Israel. Isaiah's presence and his children's names serve as prophetic messages. The names of his sons, Shear-Jashub ("a remnant shall return") and Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz ("swift is the booty, speedy is the prey"), are symbolic of God's plans for judgment and restoration. This reflects the biblical theme of God using individuals and families to convey His messages, as seen with Hosea and his family (Hosea 1:2-9). as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts who dwells on Mount Zion Persons / Places / Events 1. IsaiahA major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the speaker in this verse. He is known for his prophecies concerning the coming of the Messiah and the salvation of the Lord. 2. Children of Isaiah Refers to Isaiah's sons, who were given symbolic names by God to represent His messages to Israel. They serve as living signs and symbols of God's plans and purposes. 3. The LORD of Hosts A title for God emphasizing His sovereignty and command over the heavenly armies. It underscores His power and authority. 4. Mount Zion A significant location in Jerusalem, often symbolizing God's presence and His covenant with Israel. It is a place of divine dwelling and protection. 5. Israel The nation chosen by God, often depicted as straying from His commandments, yet central to His redemptive plan. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty and PurposeGod uses individuals and families to convey His messages and fulfill His purposes. Just as Isaiah and his children were signs, believers today are called to be witnesses of God's truth. Symbolism in God's Plan The names and lives of Isaiah's children were not random but divinely appointed to communicate specific messages. This reminds us that God is intentional in His dealings with us. Living as Signs and Symbols As Christians, our lives should reflect the values and truths of the Gospel, serving as living testimonies to those around us. Trust in God's Presence Mount Zion symbolizes God's presence and protection. In times of uncertainty, we can trust that God is with us, guiding and safeguarding His people. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Isaiah 8:18?2. How does Isaiah 8:18 illustrate God's signs and wonders through His people today? 3. What role do "signs and wonders" play in affirming God's presence among believers? 4. How can we, like Isaiah, be "signs" for God's purposes in our lives? 5. Connect Isaiah 8:18 with Hebrews 2:13; how do both emphasize trust in God? 6. How can families today embody being "signs and symbols" for God's kingdom? 7. How does Isaiah 8:18 demonstrate God's purpose for signs and wonders among His people? 8. What is the significance of Isaiah and his children as signs in Isaiah 8:18? 9. How does Isaiah 8:18 relate to the concept of prophecy in the Bible? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 8? 11. How is Jesus represented in each book of the Bible? 12. How do we reconcile Isaiah 59:9-10, describing spiritual and moral blindness, with other biblical passages that suggest God provides ongoing guidance to His people? 13. Isaiah 66:8: The sudden birth of a nation in one day--how can this be historically or politically plausible? 14. Where in documented history is there solid evidence that God 'foils the signs of false prophets' (Isaiah 44:25) in the direct, miraculous manner described? What Does Isaiah 8:18 Mean Here am I• Isaiah steps forward in full obedience, echoing his earlier response, “Here am I. Send me!” (Isaiah 6:8). • The prophet offers himself without hesitation, modeling the yielded life God still seeks (Romans 12:1; 1 Samuel 3:4–10). • His stance assures the people that God has provided a clear, trustworthy witness in turbulent times. and the children the LORD has given me • Isaiah’s two sons—Shear-Jashub (Isaiah 7:3) and Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (Isaiah 8:1–3)—are not incidental; God intentionally “gave” them to underscore His message. • Their very existence testifies that families dedicated to the Lord can become living proclamations of truth, much like Hosea’s children whose names carried prophetic weight (Hosea 1:2–9). • Hebrews 2:13 later applies this phrase to Christ, showing how Jesus gathers believers as children entrusted to Him, magnifying the verse’s far-reaching significance. as signs and symbols in Israel • “Signs” point forward; “symbols” (or portents) explain what God is doing. The boys’ names spell out both judgment and hope: – Shear-Jashub: “A remnant shall return” — assurance of survival and restoration. – Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz: “Swift to the plunder” — warning of imminent invasion. • God often turns His servants into living object lessons (Isaiah 20:3; Ezekiel 12:11; 24:24), proving His word with unmistakable, real-time illustrations. • By anchoring these signs in everyday family life, the Lord ensures no one can dismiss them as abstract theology. from the LORD of Hosts • Every detail—Isaiah’s call, his sons’ births, their names—flows directly “from” the sovereign Commander of heaven’s armies (Psalm 46:7; Isaiah 45:7). • The phrase guards against thinking the signs arose from human ingenuity. They are God-initiated gifts, paralleling James 1:17: “Every good and perfect gift is from above.” • Knowing the Source fortifies faith; if the LORD of Hosts speaks, His word cannot fail (Numbers 23:19). who dwells on Mount Zion • God locates His authority in Zion, the earthly seat of His covenant presence (Psalm 132:13-14). • By highlighting His dwelling place, the verse reassures Judah that—even amid looming Assyrian threat—God has not abandoned His chosen city (Isaiah 24:23; Micah 4:7). • Zion also foreshadows the heavenly gathering of all believers (Hebrews 12:22), linking Isaiah’s day to our ultimate hope. summary Isaiah 8:18 presents a prophet who stands ready, children who embody God’s message, and a Lord who orchestrates every sign from His throne in Zion. Together they confirm that Scripture can be trusted word-for-word: God warns, preserves a remnant, and reigns unchallenged. Our response mirrors Isaiah’s—“Here am I”—living lives that visibly point others to the unchanging faithfulness of the LORD of Hosts. (18) Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me . . .--In the mystic significance of his own name (Isaiah--Salvation of Jehovah) and of the names of his sons: Remnant shall return. and Speed-plunder, Haste-spoil, possibly also in that of Immanuel, the prophet finds a sufficient revelation of the future. Each was a nomen et omen for those who had ears to hear. Could the disciples of Isaiah complain that they had no light thrown upon the future, when, so to say, they had those embodied prophecies? The children disappear from the scene, and we know nothing of their after-history, but all their life long, even with or without a special prophetic work, they must have been, by virtue of their names, witnesses to a later generation, of what Isaiah had predicted. In Isaiah's own life, as including symbolic acts as well as prophetic words (Isaiah 20:2), we have a further development of the thought that he was "a sign and a wonder." (Comp. Ezekiel 12:11.) The citation of the words, "I and the children whom thou hast given me," in Hebrews 2:13, is noticeable here chiefly as showing how little the writer of that Epistle cared in this and other quotations for the original meaning of the words as determined by the context. It was enough for him that the Christ, like the prophet, did not stand alone, but claimed a fellowship with the children whom the Father had given him (John 17:6; John 17:12), as being alike servants and children of God, called to do His will.Verse 18. - I and the children... are for signs. Isaiah's children seem to have been "for signs," especially in respect of their names. Shear-Jashub meant "A remnant shall return" (Isaiah 10:21), and thus held out two hopes; one that a remnant of Israel would return to God and become his true servants, another that a remnant would return from the captivity that had been prophesied (Isaiah 5:13). Maher-shalal-hash-baz - "Plunder speeds, spoil hastens" - was a "sign" of a different kind. Primarily, his name referred to the spoiling of Damascus and Samaria (vers. 3, 4); but it may further have indicated a time of general disturbance, plunder, and ravage. It is not quite clear in what respects Isaiah was a "sign." Perhaps he, too, in his name, which meant "(Our) salvation is Jehovah" - certainly also in his symbolical acts (Isaiah 20:3), and possibly in the firmness of his faith, which never wavered. From the Lord of hosts; literally, from by the Lord of hosts - an expression like the French de chez. God had supernaturally appointed the sign in one case (vers. 1-4), but in the other two had merely brought them about by the secret working of his providence. But the prophet treats all three as coming equally from him. Which dwelleth in Mount Zion. Hero, again, is encouragement. God has not quitted Zion. The Shechinah still rests between the cherubim in the holy of holies. While this is so, God is still with his people (Immanuel).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Hereהִנֵּ֣ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! am I, אָנֹכִ֗י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I and the children וְהַיְלָדִים֙ (wə·hay·lā·ḏîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has given נָֽתַן־ (nā·ṯan-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set me לִ֣י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew to be signs לְאֹת֥וֹת (lə·’ō·ṯō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural Strong's 226: A signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence and symbols וּלְמוֹפְתִ֖ים (ū·lə·mō·wp̄·ṯîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4159: A miracle, a token, omen in Israel בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (bə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc from מֵעִם֙ (mê·‘im) Preposition-m Strong's 5973: With, equally with the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts, צְבָא֔וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign who dwells הַשֹּׁכֵ֖ן (haš·šō·ḵên) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell on Mount בְּהַ֥ר (bə·har) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country Zion. צִיּֽוֹן׃ (ṣî·yō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6726: Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem Links Isaiah 8:18 NIVIsaiah 8:18 NLT Isaiah 8:18 ESV Isaiah 8:18 NASB Isaiah 8:18 KJV Isaiah 8:18 BibleApps.com Isaiah 8:18 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 8:18 Chinese Bible Isaiah 8:18 French Bible Isaiah 8:18 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 8:18 Behold I and the children whom Yahweh (Isa Isi Is) |
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