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Miniature of Isaiah, manuscript illumination from The Siegburg Lectionary, 12th century.
The name Maher-shalal-hash-baz, which the prophet Isaiah gave to his son, translates to "Speed-spoil-hasten-plunder." This symbolic name served as a memorial to a prophetic message regarding the imminent spoliations by the Assyrians.1