Isaiah 8:14
And so shall he be a sanctification to you. But he will be a stone of offense and a rock of scandal to the two houses of Israel, and a snare and a ruin to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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In The King James Version
In Context
13Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself. Let him be your dread, and let him be your fear.
15And very many of them will stumble and fall, and they will be broken and entangled and seized.
Cross References
Joshua 10:7And Joshua ascended from Gilgal, and the entire army of warriors with him, very strong men.
Psalms 46:1Unto the end. A Psalm for the sons of Korah.
Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a very strong tower. The just one rushes to it, and he shall be exalted.
Isaiah 24:17Dread, and the pit, and the snare are over you, O inhabitant of the earth!
Isaiah 28:16For this reason, thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will set a stone within the foundations of Zion, a tested stone, a cornerstone, a precious stone, which has been established in the foundation: whoever trusts in him need not hurry.
Ezekiel 11:16Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Since I have caused them to be far away, among the Gentiles, and since I have dispersed them among the lands, I will be a little sanctuary for them within the lands to which they have gone.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 8:10-16
Judah's Encouragement. ( b. c. 740.) 9 Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. 10 Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us. 11 For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, 12 Say ye not, A… Read the whole commentary →