Isaiah 8:11-18
English Standard Version
Fear God, Wait for the Lord
11 For the Lord spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and (A)warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying: 12 “Do not call (B)conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and (C)do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread. 13 But the Lord of hosts, (D)him you shall honor as holy. Let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. 14 And he will become a (E)sanctuary and (F)a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 15 And many (G)shall stumble on it. They shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken.”
16 Bind up (H)the testimony; (I)seal the teaching[a] among my disciples. 17 I will (J)wait for the Lord, who is (K)hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him. 18 (L)Behold, I and (M)the children whom the Lord has given me are signs and portents in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
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- Isaiah 8:16 Or law; also verse 20
Isaiah 8:11-18
Christian Standard Bible
The Lord of Armies, the Only Refuge
11 For this is what the Lord said to me with great power, to keep[a] me from going the way of this people:(A)
12 Do not call everything a conspiracy
that these people say is a conspiracy.(B)
Do not fear what they fear;(C)
do not be terrified.
13 You are to regard only the Lord of Armies as holy.(D)
Only he should be feared;(E)
only he should be held in awe.
14 He will be a sanctuary;(F)
but for the two houses of Israel,
he will be a stone(G) to stumble over
and a rock to trip over,(H)
and a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
15 Many will stumble over these;(I)
they will fall and be broken;
they will be snared and captured.
16 Bind up the testimony.(J)
Seal up the instruction(K) among my disciples.
17 I will wait for the Lord,(L)
who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob.(M)
I will wait for him.
18 Here I am with the children the Lord has given me(N) to be signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of Armies who dwells on Mount Zion.
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- 8:11 DSS; MT reads instruct
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