Isaiah 8:11-18

New International Reader's Version

¹² “People of Judah, do not agree with those who say
    Isaiah is guilty of treason.
Do not fear what they fear.
    Do not be afraid.
¹³ The Lord rules over all.
    So you must think about him as holy.
You must have respect for him.
    You must fear him.
¹⁴ Then the Lord will be a holy place of safety for you.
    But that’s not true for many people in Israel and Judah.
    He will be a stone that causes them to trip.
    He will be a rock that makes them fall.
And for the people of Jerusalem
    he will be a trap and a snare.
¹⁵ Many of them will trip.
    They will fall and be broken.
    They will be trapped and captured.”

¹⁶ Tie up and seal this warning that the Lord said to you through me.
    Preserve among my followers what he taught you through me.
¹⁷ I will wait for the Lord.
    He is turning his face away from Jacob’s people.
    I will put my trust in him.