Isaiah 8:11

Isaiah 8:11

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.

13 The Lord of hosts, Him you shall hallow;
Let Him be your fear,
And let Him be your dread.

14 ^aHe will be as a¹ sanctuary,
But ^ba stone of stumbling and a rock of¹ offense
To both the houses of Israel,
As a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

15 And many among them shall ^astumble;
They shall fall and be broken,
Be snared and¹ taken.”

16 Bind up the testimony,
Seal the law among my disciples.

17 And I will wait on the Lord,
Who ^ahides His face from the house of Jacob;
And I ^bwill hope in Him.

18 ^aHere am I and the children whom the Lord has given me!
We ^bare for signs and wonders in Israel
From the Lord of hosts,
Who dwells in Mount Zion.

19 And when they say to you, ^a“Seek those who are mediums and wizards, ^bwho whisper and mutter,” should not a people seek their God? Should they ^cseek the dead on behalf of the living?

20 ^aTo the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because ^bthere is no light in them.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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with a strong hand—or else, "when He grasped me with His hand" [HORSLEY]. MAURER, as English Version, "with the impetus of His hand," that is, the felt impulse of His inspiration in my mind (Jeremiah 15:17; Ezekiel 1:3; Ezekiel 3:14, Ezekiel 3:22; Ezekiel 37:1).

way of . . . people—their distrust of Jehovah, and the panic which led them and Ahab to seek Assyrian aid.

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