Isaiah 8:1

Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Maher–shalal–hash–baz.

Cross-references

Isaiah 8:3 Parallel

Isaiah 8:3 continues the story: the command to write leads to the prophetess’s son and his prophetic name.

Isaiah 30:8 Parallel

In Isaiah 30:8, the same command to write on a tablet for a lasting witness echoes the writing instruction here.

Jeremiah 36:2 records a similar command to write God's words on a scroll — mirroring the prophetic instruction here to inscribe a tablet.

Habakkuk 2:2 commands writing the vision on tablets so readers may run—direct parallel to this divine writing command.

Jeremiah 30:2 commands writing God's words in a book—a direct parallel to the writing command given here.

In Revelation 10:4, John is told not to write but to seal — a direct contrast to God's command to write in Isaiah.

In Jeremiah 36:4, Baruch writes on a scroll at Jeremiah's dictation — a parallel act of recording a prophetic message.

Jeremiah 36:28 has God telling Jeremiah to write again on a new scroll after the first was burned — another instance of writing prophecy.

Jeremiah 36:32 describes Jeremiah dictating to Baruch a second scroll — showing the same prophetic writing process as here.

In Ezekiel 24:2, Ezekiel is told to write down the date of Babylon's siege — a parallel act of recording a prophetic sign.

In Revelation 19:9, John is commanded to write about the marriage supper — another prophetic 'write' command.

In Jeremiah 51:60, Jeremiah writes on a scroll the disasters against Babylon — another symbolic prophetic writing.