Isaiah 8:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 Band together, O peoples, but be shattered!
Give ear, all you distant lands!
Arm yourselves, but be shattered! Arm yourselves, but be shattered!
10 Form a plan, it shall be thwarted;
make a resolve, it shall not be carried out,
for “With us is God!”[a](A)
Disciples of Isaiah. 11 For thus said the Lord—his hand strong upon me—warning me not to walk in the way of this people:
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- 8:10 The plan of Israel’s enemies will be thwarted because, as the name “Emmanuel” signifies, “with us is God.”
Isaiah 8:9-11
New International Version
9 Raise the war cry,[a](A) you nations, and be shattered!(B)
Listen, all you distant lands.
Prepare(C) for battle, and be shattered!
Prepare for battle, and be shattered!
10 Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted;(D)
propose your plan, but it will not stand,(E)
for God is with us.[b](F)
11 This is what the Lord says to me with his strong hand upon me,(G) warning me not to follow(H) the way of this people:
Footnotes
- Isaiah 8:9 Or Do your worst
- Isaiah 8:10 Hebrew Immanuel
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