Isaiah Chapter 7 · Verse 3
Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field;
Original Language Analysis
יְהוָה֮
the LORD
H3068
יְהוָה֮
the LORD
Strong's:
H3068
Word #:
2 of 21
(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
צֵא
Go forth
H3318
צֵא
Go forth
Strong's:
H3318
Word #:
5 of 21
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
נָא֙
H4994
נָא֙
Strong's:
H4994
Word #:
6 of 21
'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
לִקְרַ֣את
now to meet
H7125
לִקְרַ֣את
now to meet
Strong's:
H7125
Word #:
7 of 21
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
יָשׁ֣וּב
thou and Shearjashub
H7610
יָשׁ֣וּב
thou and Shearjashub
Strong's:
H7610
Word #:
11 of 21
shear-jashub, the symbolic name of one of isaiah's sons
בְּנֶ֑ךָ
thy son
H1121
בְּנֶ֑ךָ
thy son
Strong's:
H1121
Word #:
12 of 21
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
תְּעָלַת֙
of the conduit
H8585
תְּעָלַת֙
of the conduit
Strong's:
H8585
Word #:
15 of 21
a bandage or plaster (as placed upon a wound)
הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה
pool
H1295
הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה
pool
Strong's:
H1295
Word #:
16 of 21
a reservoir (at which camels kneel as a resting-place)
הָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔ה
of the upper
H5945
הָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔ה
of the upper
Strong's:
H5945
Word #:
17 of 21
an elevation, i.e., (adjectively) lofty (comparatively); as title, the supreme
Cross References
Isaiah 36:2And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field.2 Kings 18:17And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field.Romans 9:27Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:Isaiah 6:13But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.
Historical Context
Water infrastructure was crucial during siege warfare (2 Kings 20:20). Meeting at the conduit emphasized both vulnerability and God's protective provision.
Questions for Reflection
- How do our children and their names bear witness to God's faithfulness in our generation?
- What does the 'remnant shall return' principle teach about judgment's redemptive purpose?
Analysis & Commentary
God's command that Isaiah take his son Shear-jashub ('remnant shall return') to meet Ahaz made the prophet's child a living sermon. Names function as prophecy in Isaiah (8:3; 8:18), declaring God's purposes. The location—'conduit of the upper pool'—may relate to water supply vulnerable during siege, adding urgency. Shear-jashub's name promised both judgment (only a remnant) and hope (the remnant returns), embodying covenantal realism that judgment purifies rather than destroys utterly.