Isaiah 8:9

Exasperate yourselves, O ye Amim (Nations), and ye shall be broken in pieces; 1 and give ear, all ye of far countries; 1 gird yourselves for battle, and ye shall be broken in pieces; 1 gird yourselves for battle, and ye shall be broken in pieces. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8And he shall swirl into Yehudah; 1 he shall overflow and go over, 1 he shall reach even to the neck; 1 and the stretching out of his wings 1 shall fill the breadth of Thy eretz, O Immanu El. 1

10Consult etzah (counsel, plan), and it shall come to naught; 1 speak the davar, and it shall not stand; 1 for Immanu El (G-d is with us).

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Cross References

1 Kings 20:11And the Melech Yisroel answered and said, Tell him, Let not khoger (one girding on) + 20:11 his battle armor boast himself as he that taketh off.

Proverbs 11:21Though yad join in yad, 1 rah shall not go unpunished, 1 but the zera of the tzaddikim shall be delivered. 1

Isaiah 14:5Hashem hath broken the matteh (rod) of the resha'im (wicked), 1 and the shevet (sceptre) of the moshlim (rulers). 1

Isaiah 28:13But the Devar Hashem was unto them 1 precept upon precept, precept upon precept; 1 line upon line, line upon line; 1 sham a little, and sham a little; 1 that they might go, and fall backward, 1 and be broken, and snared, and taken [captive]. 1

Isaiah 54:15Indeed, if attacking they stir up strife, it is not from Me; 1 whosoever shall gather together against thee, yipol (he shall fall) for thy sake. 1

Jeremiah 46:4Harness the susim; 1 and get up, ye parashim (horsemen), 1 and stand forth with your helmets; 1 polish the spears, 1 and put on the armor. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 8:2-9

Judgments Announced. ( b. c. 740.) 1 Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 2 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. 3 And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 4 For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of… Read the whole commentary →

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