Isaiah 8:2
"And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record,.... Not his marriage, nor the birth of his son, nor the name he gave him, but the prophecy written in the roll, concerning the spoiling of Syria and Israel, in a very short time; that so, when it came to pass, it might be a clear and certain point that it had been foretold by him: Uriah the priest; of whom mention is made in Kg2 16:10 which some object to, because he proved a

wicked man, and obeyed the king's command, contrary to the law of God, in building an altar according to the form of one at Damascus; but to this it is replied, that it was before this happened that Isaiah took him to be a witness; and besides, because of the authority of his office, and his familiarity with Ahaz, he must be allowed to be a proper and pertinent person to bear testimony in this case. Some indeed, and so the Jewish commentators, Jarchi, Aben Ezra, Kimchi, and Abarbinel, would have Uriah the prophet meant, who prophesied in the times of Jehoiakim, and was slain by him, Jer 26:20 to which it is objected, that he was no priest, as this was and, besides, was not born at this time; it was a hundred and forty years after that he lived: and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah; this was Zechariah the prophet, as the Targum, and all the Jewish writers, say (o); who lived in the times of Darius, which was two hundred and forty years after this; but most likely this Zechariah is he who was Ahaz's wife's father, Kg2 18:2 or rather, as Vitringa thinks, Zechariah a Levite, a son of Asaph, Ch2 29:13 though there are some learned men (p), who think the two prophets Uriah and Zechariah are meant, though then unborn; who prophesied of the like or same things as Isaiah did; and so were faithful witnesses of his prophecy, as of the calamities that should come on the land, the restitution of it to its former fruitfulness, and the coming of the Messiah; nor is the observation of Abarbinel to be despised, taken from the ancient Jews, that these are the words, not of the prophet, but of God himself; as also that they are to be read in the future tense, "and I will take to me", &c. (o) T. Bab. Maccot, fol. 24. 2. (p) Cocceius, Witsius, Miscel. Sacr. tom. 1. l. 1. c. 20. sect. 8, 9, 10.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (10 words)

H5749 עוּד
Definition:

A primitive root; to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify (as by reiteration); intensively, to encompass, restore (as a sort of reduplication) -- admonish, charge, earnestly, lift A primitive root; to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify (as by reiteration); intensively, to encompass, restore (as a sort of reduplication) -- admonish, charge, earnestly, lift

Possible Meanings:
  • still (semantic_range)
H5707 עֵד
Definition:

6witness(probably fromreiterating, henceemphatically affirming); —׳עabsoluteGenesis 31:48+, constructExodus 20:16+; suffixעֵדִיJob 16:19; pluralעֵדִיםNumbers 35:30+, constructעֵדֵיPsalm 27:12;Psalm 35 6witness(probably fromreiterating, henceemphatically affirming); —׳עabsoluteGenesis 31:48+, constructExodus 20:16+; suffixעֵדִיJob 16:19; pluralעֵדִיםNumbers 35:30+, constructעֵדֵיPsalm 27:12;Psalm 35

Possible Meanings:
  • even to (semantic_range)
  • until (semantic_range)
H0539 אָמַן
Definition:

1,5;Esther 2:7,2as substantivefoster-fatherNumbers 11:12(J)Isaiah 49:23.3אֹמֶנֶתfoster-mother, nurseRuth 4:16;2 Samuel 4:4.4אֹמְנוֺתpillars, supporters of the door2 Kings 18:16. Participlepassivea.הָא 1,5;Esther 2:7,2as substantivefoster-fatherNumbers 11:12(J)Isaiah 49:23.3אֹמֶנֶתfoster-mother, nurseRuth 4:16;2 Samuel 4:4.4אֹמְנוֺתpillars, supporters of the door2 Kings 18:16. Participlepassivea.הָא

Possible Meanings:
  • trust (semantic_range)
H0853 אֵת
Definition:

33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34: 33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34:

Possible Meanings:
  • sign (semantic_range)
H0223 איּרִיָּה
Definition:

Or (prolonged) Uwriyahuw {oo-ree-yaw'-hoo}; from'uwrandYahh; flame of Jah; Urijah, the name of one Hittite and five Israelites -- Uriah, Urijah.see HEBREW'uwrsee HEBREWYahhBrown-Driver-Briggsאוּרִיָּה Or (prolonged) Uwriyahuw {oo-ree-yaw'-hoo}; from'uwrandYahh; flame of Jah; Urijah, the name of one Hittite and five Israelites -- Uriah, Urijah.see HEBREW'uwrsee HEBREWYahhBrown-Driver-Briggsאוּרִיָּה

H3548 כֹּהֵן
Definition:

18439t.; pluralכֹּהֲנִיםExodus 19:6272t.; constructכֹּהֲנֵי1 Samuel 5:513t.; suffixכֹּהֲנַיLamentations 1:1922t. suffixes —1priest-king:e.g. MelchizedekGenesis 14:18(E ?), comparePsalm 110:4(the Messi 18439t.; pluralכֹּהֲנִיםExodus 19:6272t.; constructכֹּהֲנֵי1 Samuel 5:513t.; suffixכֹּהֲנַיLamentations 1:1922t. suffixes —1priest-king:e.g. MelchizedekGenesis 14:18(E ?), comparePsalm 110:4(the Messi

H0853 אֵת
Definition:

33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34: 33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34:

Possible Meanings:
  • sign (semantic_range)
H2148 זְכַרְיָה
Definition:

Or Zkaryahuw {zek-ar-yaw'-hoo}; fromzakarandYahh; Jah has remembered; Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine Israelites -- Zachariah, Zechariah.see HEBREWzakarsee HEBREWYahhBrown-Driver-Briggsזְכַרְיָהוּ, Or Zkaryahuw {zek-ar-yaw'-hoo}; fromzakarandYahh; Jah has remembered; Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine Israelites -- Zachariah, Zechariah.see HEBREWzakarsee HEBREWYahhBrown-Driver-Briggsזְכַרְיָהוּ,

H1121 בֵּן
Definition:

25+;ֵ˜בּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16 25+;ֵ˜בּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16

Possible Meanings:
  • son (semantic_range)
  • son (semantic_range)
  • children (semantic_range)
  • youth (semantic_range)
  • young men (semantic_range)
H3000 יְבֶרֶכְיָהוּ
Definition:

2; usually in abbreviated form as following:בֶּרֶכְיָה1son of Zerubbabel1 Chronicles 3:20.2a Levite gruard of the ark1 Chronicles 9:16;1 Chronicles 15:23.3father of Meshullam, one of Nehemian's chiefs 2; usually in abbreviated form as following:בֶּרֶכְיָה1son of Zerubbabel1 Chronicles 3:20.2a Levite gruard of the ark1 Chronicles 9:16;1 Chronicles 15:23.3father of Meshullam, one of Nehemian's chiefs

Possible Meanings:
  • Yah blesseth (semantic_range)

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