Isaiah 8:11-18

New Century Version

¹² “People are saying that others make plans against them,
    but you should not believe them.
Don’t be afraid of what they fear;
    do not dread those things.
¹³ But remember that the Lord All-Powerful is holy.
    He is the one you should fear;
    he is the one you should dread.
¹⁴ Then he will be a place of safety for you.
    But for the two families of Israel,
he will be like a stone that causes people to stumble,
    like a rock that makes them fall.
He will be like a trap for the people of Jerusalem,
    and he will catch them in his trap.
¹⁵ Many people will fall over this rock.
    They will fall and be broken;
    they will be trapped and caught.”

¹⁶ Make an agreement.
    Seal up the teaching while my followers are watching.
¹⁷ I will wait for the Lord to help us,
    the Lord who is ashamed of the family of Israel.
I will wait for him.