Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shearjashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field;

ISAIAH 7:3KJV
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Isaiah 7:3 (KJV)

What does Isaiah 7:3 mean?

Isaiah 7:3 describes God telling the prophet Isaiah to go out and meet King Ahaz, taking his son Shearjashub with him, at a specific location in Jerusalem—the end of the aqueduct by the road to the launderer’s field. This sets the stage for a prophetic encounter between Isaiah and Ahaz during a time of national crisis.

In this verse, the LORD (God) speaks directly to Isaiah, instructing him where to find King Ahaz. The situation is tense: Jerusalem faces threats from enemy nations. Isaiah is told to bring his son, whose name means “A remnant shall return,” which hints at hope for the future. The meeting place—a public, practical spot—suggests that the message is meant to be seen and heard in the midst of everyday life.

The Hebrew behind Isaiah 7:3

  • שְׁאָר יָשׁוּב (Shearjashub): This is the name of Isaiah’s son, meaning “A remnant shall return.” His presence and name silently communicate God’s promise that, despite trouble, some of God’s people will survive.
  • תְּעָלָה (te‘alah, “conduit”): This refers to a water channel or aqueduct. Meeting at this spot, a key part of the city’s water supply, may symbolize the importance of life, provision, and God’s care during crisis.
  • מְלַבֵּן (fuller, from the root כָּבַס, “to wash”): The “fuller’s field” was where clothes were washed and cleaned. This everyday location highlights that God’s message comes into the ordinary routines of life.

Why Isaiah 7:3 matters

  • Isaiah 7:3 shows that God’s instructions are specific and practical, not just spiritual or abstract—He sends Isaiah to a real place at a real time.
  • The presence of Shearjashub, whose name carries a message of hope, adds a layer of meaning to the encounter that might be missed if only Isaiah went.
  • This verse connects the prophecy to the real political and social concerns of Jerusalem, grounding God’s word in the lived experience of the people.

Where else these words appear

“conduit” Hebrew H8585 · used in 11 verses

  • 1 Kings 18:32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
  • 2 Kings 18:17 And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field.
  • Isaiah 36:2 And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field.

“pool” Hebrew H1295 · used in 15 verses

  • 2 Samuel 2:13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
  • 2 Kings 20:20 And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
  • Song of Solomon 7:4 Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.

“highway” Hebrew H4546 · used in 26 verses

  • Numbers 20:19 And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet.
  • 2 Samuel 20:13 When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
  • Isaiah 19:23 In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.

“Isaiah” Hebrew H3470 · used in 39 verses

  • 2 Kings 19:2 And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
  • 2 Kings 20:19 Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?
  • Isaiah 13:1 The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.