But to both houses of Israel--Joseph and Judah—who reject Him, He will be a rock over which to trip, and a curse to those who live in Jerusalem, whose inhabitants will be either killed or captured.
I prophesy this because the Lord has told me to write and bind my testimony, and to seal His law for His disciples. After doing this, I will wait for the Lord to come, who for now hides His face from the house of Jacob (Israel).
My name, Isaiah, means: Jehovah Saves.
My sons' names, Shearjashub and Maher-shalal-hash-baz, mean: The Remnant Will Return (to the lands of their inheritance) and Hurry the Plunder, Hurry the Spoil (Assyrian plundering).
My children and I are named as the signs and wonders given to Israel from the Lord of Hosts, who will live in the nation of Zion.
When those in darkness advise you to communicate with your dead, tell them to communicate with the God of the living, and from Him know the desires of their righteous dead. Tell them they should look to the Lord's law, and to the testimony of His servants.
If they don't do this, but rather speak according to their own words, they work in darkness. They'll be frustrated, angry and hungry, yet they will not humble themselves and repent. They'll look up toward heaven, cursing their God and king, and then look down, only to find more trouble, darkness and anguish of spirit. Thus they'll be driven into greater darkness on their chosen path.
Isaiah writes about latter-day Israel's return...
(compare 2 Nephi, chapter 19)
Nevertheless, this darkness will not be as bad as the darkness the tribes of Zebulon and Naphtali experienced while being afflicted by the Assyrians -- nor as bad as the darkness the Lord afflicted upon the route of the Red Sea, beyond Jordan in Galilee of the nations.
For the people who live in the land of the shadow of death, walking in darkness, will see a light that will shine upon them!
