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Isaiah 8

Isaiah writes 'Maher-shalal-hash-baz' on a tablet, and his son by that name is a sign that Assyria will soon carry off the wealth of Damascus and Samaria, then flood Judah up to the neck. The people are to fear the LORD alone and turn to the teaching and the testimony.

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    John 9:7 names the pool of Siloam; Isaiah speaks of its gently flowing waters.

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    Isaiah speaks of “the waters of Shiloah that go softly”; many identify them with this channel.

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