6"Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoices over Rezin and the son of Remaliah,


In Context

3 Then I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And the Lord said to me, "Name him Maher- Shalal-Hash-Baz.

4 Before the boy knows how to say 'My father' or 'My mother,' the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria."

5 The Lord spoke to me again:

6 "Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoices over Rezin and the son of Remaliah,

7 therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the River - the king of Assyria with all his pomp. It will overflow all its channels, run over all its banks

8 and sweep on into Judah, swirling over it, passing through it and reaching up to the neck. Its outspread wings will cover the breadth of your land, O Immanuel !"

Isaiah 8:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:6Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:6Forasmuch as this people hath cast away the waters of Siloe, that go with silence, and hath rather taken Basin, and the son of Romelia:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:6Forasmuch as this people have refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:6Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah which flow softly, and rejoiceth in Rezin and in the son of Remaliah,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:6Forasmuch as this people hath refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:6Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that flow gently, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:6|Because this people have refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:6'Because that this people hath refused The waters of Shiloah that go softly, And is rejoicing with Rezin and the son of Remaliah,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:6For as much as this people refuses the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;