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MAHER-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ

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MAHER-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ: MAHER-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ.

ma'-her-shal'-al-hash'-baz (maher shalal chash baz, "the spoil speedeth; the prey hasteth"): Asymbolic name given to Isaiah's son to signify the sharp destruction of Rezin and Pekah by the Assyrian power (Isa 8:1,3). Compare the Greek idea of Nemesis.

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