14 Then He will become a (A)sanctuary;
But to both houses of Israel, He will be a (B)stone of stumbling and a rock [a]of offense,
And a snare and a (C)trap for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
15 Many (D)will stumble over them,
Then they will fall and be broken;
They will be snared and caught.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 8:14 Or to trip on

14 He will be a holy place;(A)
    for both Israel and Judah he will be
a stone(B) that causes people to stumble(C)
    and a rock that makes them fall.(D)
And for the people of Jerusalem he will be
    a trap and a snare.(E)
15 Many of them will stumble;(F)
    they will fall and be broken,
    they will be snared and captured.”

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13 So the word of the Lord to them will be,
[a]Order on order, order on order,
Line on line, line on line,
A little here, a little there,”
That they may go and (A)stumble backward, be broken, snared, and taken captive.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 28:13 See note v 10. The Lord responds to their scoffing by imitating their mockery, to represent the unintelligible language of a conqueror.

13 So then, the word of the Lord to them will become:
    Do this, do that,
    a rule for this, a rule for that;
    a little here, a little there(A)
so that as they go they will fall backward;
    they will be injured(B) and snared and captured.(C)

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