Isaiah 8:10–18
10Take counsel together, and it will be brought to nothing; speak the word, and it will not stand, for God is with us.”↗
11For the LORD spoke this to me with a strong hand, and instructed me not to walk in the way of this people, saying,↗
12“Don’t call a conspiracy all that this people call a conspiracy. Don’t fear their threats or be terrorized.↗
13The LORD of Armies is who you must respect as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread.↗
14He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a stumbling stone and a rock that makes them fall. For the people of Jerusalem, he will be a trap and a snare.↗
15Many will stumble over it, fall, be broken, be snared, and be captured.”↗
16Wrap up the covenant. Seal the law among my disciples.↗
17I will wait for the LORD, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.↗
18Behold, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of Armies, who dwells in Mount Zion.↗
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