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Isaiah writes about what happened to him as if it had happened to someone else.
Shear-Jashub
Translators may also add a footnote that says, "The name Shear-Jashub means 'a remnant will return.'" The meaning may have given hope to Ahaz. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)
at the end of the conduit of the upper pool
"where the water flows out of the tunnel and enters the upper pool"
conduit
man-made ditch or tunnel through which water flows
road
If your language has a word for a road or path that people have made smooth by filling in the low places and lowering the high places, you can use it here.
Launderer's Field
Possible meanings are 1) this is the proper name by which the people called the field or 2) this is the common noun that the people used to talk about the field, "the launderer's field" or "the field where men wash wool" or "the field where women wash clothes." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)
Launderer's Field
A launderer is either 1) a man who washes wool that someone has cut from the sheep, "Wool Washer Field," or 2) a woman who washes dirty clothes, "Clothes Washer Field." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names)