^8:6“These people⁸ have rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah⁹ and melt in fear over Rezin and the son of Remaliah.¹⁰^8:7So look, the sovereign master¹¹ is bringing up against them the turbulent and mighty waters of the Euphrates River¹²—the king of Assyria and all his majestic power. It will reach flood stage and overflow its banks.¹³

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Footnotes

8 The Hebrew text begins with “because.” In the Hebrew text vv. 6–7 are one long sentence, with v. 6 giving the reason for judgment and v. 7 formally announcing it.
9 The phrase “waters of Shiloah” probably refers to a stream that originated at the Gihon Spring and supplied the city of Jerusalem with water. See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (), 1:. In this context these waters stand in contrast to the flood waters of Assyria and symbolize God’s presence and blessings.
10 The precise meaning of v. 6 has been debated. The translation above assumes that “these people” are the residents of Judah and that מָשׂוֹשׂ (masos) is alternate form of מָסוֹס (masos, “despair, melt”; see מסס). In this case vv. 7–8 in their entirety announce God’s disciplinary judgment on Judah. However, “these people” could refer to the Israelites and perhaps also the Syrians (cf v. 4). In this case מָשׂוֹשׂ probably means “joy.” One could translate, “and rejoice over Rezin and the son of Remaliah.” In this case v. 7a announces the judgment of Israel, with vv. 7b–8 then shifting the focus to the judgment of Judah.
11 The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
12 Heb “the mighty and abundant waters of the river.” The referent of “the river” here, the Euphrates River, has been specified in the translation for clarity. As the immediately following words indicate, these waters symbolize the Assyrian king and his armies which will, as it were, inundate the land.
13 Heb “it will go up over all its stream beds and go over all its banks.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Because this people has refused the waters of Shiloah that flow gently, and rejoice over Rezin and the son of Remaliah, therefore, behold, the Lord is bringing up against them the waters of the River, mighty and many, the king of Assyria and all his glory. And it will rise over all its channels and go over all its banks,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Because this people has rejected

the gently flowing waters of Shiloah

and rejoices over Rezin

and the son of Remaliah,

therefore the Lord is about to bring against them

the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—

the king of Assyria with all his pomp.

It will overflow all its channels,

run over all its banks

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Because these people rejected

the slowly flowing water of Shiloah

and rejoiced with Rezin

and the son of Remaliah,

the Lord will certainly bring against them

the mighty rushing water of the Euphrates River—

the king of Assyria and all his glory.

It will overflow its channels

and spill over all its banks.

NLTNew Living Translation

“My care for the people of Judah is like the gently flowing waters of Shiloah, but they have rejected it. They are rejoicing over what will happen to King Rezin and King Pekah. Therefore, the Lord will overwhelm them with a mighty flood from the Euphrates River—the king of Assyria and all his glory. This flood will overflow all its channels

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Because this people has refused the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoices over Rezin and the son of Remaliah, therefore look! The Lord is bringing up the waters of the great and mighty river against them, the king of Assyria and all his glory.

And he will rise above all his channels,

and he will flow over all his banks.

KJV 1900King James Version

Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly,

And rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;

Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them

The waters of the river, strong and many,

Even the king of Assyria, and all his glory:

And he shall come up over all his channels,

And go over all his banks:

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