Isaiah 8:1
Good News Translation
The LORD said to me, "Take a large piece of writing material and write on it in large letters: 'Quick Loot, Fast Plunder.'

New Revised Standard Version
Then the LORD said to me, Take a large tablet and write on it in common characters, “Belonging to Maher-shalal-hash-baz,”

Contemporary English Version
The LORD said, "Isaiah, get something to write on. Then write in big clear letters the name, MAHER-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ.

New American Bible
The LORD said to me: Take a large tablet, and inscribe on it with an ordinary stylus, “belonging to Maher-shalal-hash-baz,”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord said to me: Take thee a great book, and write in it with a man's pen. Take away the spoils with speed, quickly take the prey.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And the Lord said to me: Take thee a great book, and write in it with a man's pen. Take away the spoils with speed, quickly take the prey.

take thee

Jeremiah 36:2,28,32 Take thee a roll of a book, and thou shalt write in it all the words that I have spoken to thee against Israel and Juda, and against all the nations from the day that I spoke to thee, from the days of Josias even to this day. . . .

write

Isaiah 30:8 Now therefore go in and write for them upon box, and note it diligently in a book, and it shall be in the latter days for a testimony for ever.

Job 19:23,24 Who will grant me that my words may be written? who will grant me that they may be marked down in a book? . . .

Habakkuk 2:2,3 And the Lord answered me, and said: Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables: that he that readeth it may run over it. . . .

a man's pen

Revelation 13:18 Here is wisdom. He that hath understanding, let him count the number of the beast. For it is the number of a man: and the number of him is six hundred sixty-six.

Revelation 21:17 And he measured the wall thereof an hundred forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, which is of an angel.

Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

Context
Assyrian Invasion Prophesied
1And the Lord said to me: Take thee a great book, and write in it with a man's pen. Take away the spoils with speed, quickly take the prey.2And I took unto me faithful witnesses, Urias the priest, and Zacharias the son of Barachias.…
Cross References
Isaiah 8:3
And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived, and bore a son. And the Lord said to me: Call his name, Hasten to take away the spoils: Make hast to take away the prey.

Isaiah 8:16
Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

Isaiah 30:8
Now therefore go in and write for them upon box, and note it diligently in a book, and it shall be in the latter days for a testimony for ever.

Jeremiah 36:2
Take thee a roll of a book, and thou shalt write in it all the words that I have spoken to thee against Israel and Juda, and against all the nations from the day that I spoke to thee, from the days of Josias even to this day.

Habakkuk 2:2
And the Lord answered me, and said: Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables: that he that readeth it may run over it.

Isaiah 7:25
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