Isaiah 8:11-18
New American Standard Bible
11 For so the Lord spoke to me [a]with (A)mighty power and instructed me (B)not to walk in the way of this people, saying,
12 “You are not to say, ‘It is a (C)conspiracy!’
Regarding everything that this people call a conspiracy,
And (D)you are not to fear [b]what they fear or be in dread of it.
13 It is the (E)Lord of armies (F)whom you are to regard as holy.
And He shall be your fear,
And He shall be your dread.
14 Then He will become a (G)sanctuary;
But to both houses of Israel, He will be a (H)stone of stumbling and a rock [c]of offense,
And a snare and a (I)trap for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
15 Many (J)will stumble over them,
Then they will fall and be broken;
They will be snared and caught.”
16 (K)Bind up the testimony, (L)seal the [d]Law among (M)my disciples. 17 And I will (N)wait for the Lord (O)who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob; I will wait eagerly for Him. 18 (P)Behold, I and the children whom the Lord has given me are for (Q)signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of armies, who (R)dwells on Mount Zion.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Isaiah 8:11 Lit according to the strength of hand
- Isaiah 8:12 Lit their fear
- Isaiah 8:14 Or to trip on
- Isaiah 8:16 Or teaching
Isaiah 8:11-18
New Living Translation
A Call to Trust the Lord
11 The Lord has given me a strong warning not to think like everyone else does. He said,
12 “Don’t call everything a conspiracy, like they do,
and don’t live in dread of what frightens them.
13 Make the Lord of Heaven’s Armies holy in your life.
He is the one you should fear.
He is the one who should make you tremble.
14 He will keep you safe.
But to Israel and Judah
he will be a stone that makes people stumble,
a rock that makes them fall.
And for the people of Jerusalem
he will be a trap and a snare.
15 Many will stumble and fall,
never to rise again.
They will be snared and captured.”
16 Preserve the teaching of God;
entrust his instructions to those who follow me.
17 I will wait for the Lord,
who has turned away from the descendants of Jacob.
I will put my hope in him.
18 I and the children the Lord has given me serve as signs and warnings to Israel from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies who dwells in his Temple on Mount Zion.
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