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Isaiah 8:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

Take thee: Jeremiah 36:2, Jeremiah 36:28, Jeremiah 36:32

write: Isaiah 30:8; Job 19:23-24; Habakkuk 2:2-3

a man's pen: Revelation 13:18, Revelation 21:17, Maher-shalal-hash-baz, Heb. in making speed to the spoil, he hasteneth the prey, Or, Make speed, etc. hasten, etc

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