And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz.
Ver. 3. And I went unto the prophetess.] Prophets' wives were anciently called prophetesses; like as bishops' wives, saith A Lapide the Jesuit, were also called bishopesses, presbyters' wives, presbyteresses, deacons' wives, deaconesses. Jesuits have still their Jesuitesses, as majors their majoresses, &c.
Maher-shalal-hash-baz,] q.d., Make haste, come away to so rich a booty, to the rifling and ruinating of these two potent and opulent kingdoms. God hereby seemeth to speak of the Assyrian, as Cicero once did his friend, Si dormis, expergiscere: si stas, ingredere: si ingrederis, curre: si curtis, advola, &c. and at the calling of this child by his name, the prediction was remembered, and the thing ascertained.