Isaiah 8:9

Listen, all you people in distant countries! You can prepare to attack Judah. You can prepare for battle, and shout your war-cries, but your armies will be crushed/shattered!

Translation for Translators

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

8Those soldiers will go all over Judah— like a river whose water [MET] rises as high as a person’s neck. Their army will spread over the land quickly, like an eagle, and they will cover your entire land! But I will be with you!’”

10You can prepare for what you will do to attack Judah, but what you plan to do will not happen! You will not succeed, because God is with us!

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Cross References

1 Kings 20:11King Ahab replied to the messengers, “Tell King Ben-Hadad that a soldier who is putting on his armor preparing to fight a battle [MTY] should not boast at that time; he should wait until after he wins the battle.”

Proverbs 11:21It is certain that Yahweh will punish evil people and that righteous people will escape from being punished.

Isaiah 14:5You evil ruler, Yahweh will get rid of your power, and you will oppress people no longer!

Isaiah 28:13So Yahweh continues to tell the people of Samaria, one line at a time, “Do this, do that,” first one rule and then another rule. But because of their ignoring what God said, they will be attacked and defeated; they will be wounded and snared and captured.

Isaiah 54:15If any army attacks you, it will not be because I have incited them to do that, and you will defeat any group that attacks you.

Jeremiah 46:4Put harnesses on your horses, and get on their backs. ◄Get into your positions/Line up► for the battle; put on your helmets. Sharpen your spears, and put on your armor!’

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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