Isaiah 8:11-18
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11 The Lord spoke thus to me while his hand was strong upon me and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying:(A) 12 “Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what it fears or be in dread.(B) 13 But the Lord of hosts, him you shall regard as holy; let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.(C) 14 He will become a sanctuary, a stone one strikes against; for both houses of Israel he will become a rock one stumbles over, a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.(D) 15 And many among them shall stumble; they shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken.”(E)
Disciples of Isaiah
16 Bind up the testimony; seal the teaching among my disciples.(F) 17 I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him.(G) 18 See, I and the children whom the Lord has given me are signs and portents in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.(H)
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Isaiah 8:11-18
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11 The Lord spoke to me, taking hold of me and warning me not to walk in the way of this people: 12 Don’t call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy. Don’t fear what they fear, and don’t be terrified. 13 It is the Lord of heavenly forces whom you should hold sacred, whom you should fear, and whom you should hold in awe.
14 God will become a sanctuary—
but he will be a stone to trip over and a rock to stumble on for the two houses of Israel;
a trap and a snare for those living in Jerusalem.
15 Many of them will stumble and fall,
and be broken, snared, and captured.
16 Bind up the testimony; seal up the teaching among my disciples. 17 I will wait for the Lord, who has hidden his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in God. 18 Look! I and the children the Lord gave me are signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of heavenly forces, who lives on Mount Zion.
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