Isaiah 8:9

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7 Now therefore, behold, the Lord brings up over them
The waters of¹ the River, strong and mighty—
The king of Assyria and all his glory;
He will¹ go up over all his channels
And go over all his banks.

8 He will¹ pass through Judah,
He will overflow and pass over,
^aHe will reach up to the neck;
And the stretching out of his wings
Will fill the breadth of Your land, O ^bImmanuel.

9 “Be^a shattered, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces!
Give ear, all you from far countries.
Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces;
Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces.

10 ^aTake counsel together, but it will come to nothing;
Speak the word, ^bbut it will not stand,
^cFor¹ God is with us.”

Fear God, Heed His Word

11 For the Lord spoke thus to me with¹ a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying:

12 “Do not say, ‘A conspiracy,’
Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy,
Nor be afraid of their¹ threats, nor be troubled.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Isaiah 8:9

Associate yourselves "Know ye this" - God by his prophet plainly declares to the confederate adversaries of Judah, and bids them regard and attend to his declaration, that all their efforts shall be in vain.

The present reading, rou , is subject to many difficulties; I follow that of the Septuagint, deu , . Archbishop Secker approves this reading. deu know ye this, is parallel and synonymous to haazinu , give ear to It, in the next line. The Septuagint have likewise very well paraphrased the conclusion of this verse: "When ye have strengthened yourselves, ye shall be broken; and though ye again strengthen yourselves, again shall ye be broken;" taking chottu as meaning the same with , shall be broken.

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