Isaiah 8:11

Isaiah 8:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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,
• New International Version (NIV)This is what the Lord says to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way of this people:
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord spoke thus to me with his strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying:
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the Lord spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying:

Context of Isaiah 8:11

9Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered! 10Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.” For this is what the LORD has spoken to me with a strong hand, instructing me not to walk in the way of this people: 12“Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread. 13The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.

Isaiah 8:11 word by word

כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֵלַ֖י כְּחֶזְקַ֣ת הַיָּ֑ד וְיִסְּרֵ֕נִי מִלֶּ֛כֶת בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ הָֽעָם־הַזֶּ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• this is whatכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• has spokenאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to meאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• with a strongחֶזְקָהchezqâh · strengthH2393
• handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• instructing meיָסַרyâsar · to disciplineH3256
• not to walkהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• in the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• of thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Isaiah 8:11

• Jeremiah 20:7You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.
• Ezekiel 3:14So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.
• Acts 4:20For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
• Psalms 32:8I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
• Proverbs 1:15my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.
• Jeremiah 15:19Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must turn to you, but you must not turn to them.
• Ezekiel 2:6But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.

Commentaries on Isaiah 8:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11With a strong hand "As taking me by the hand" - Eleven MSS., (two ancient), of Kennicott's, thirty-four of De Rossi's, and seven editions, read כחזקת kechezkath ; and so Symmachus, the Syriac, and Vulgate. Or rather with a strong hand, that is, with a strong and powerful influence of the prophetic Spirit.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11For the Lord spake thus - Spake that which immediately follows in the next verse. Warned him not to Unite in the alliance with foreign kingdoms which the nation was about forming. With a strong hand - Margin, With strength of hand.‘ That is, when the hand of God urged me. A strong prophetic impulse is often represented as being produced by God‘s laying his hand on the prophet; or by his being thus, as it were, urged or impelled to it; Ezekiel 3:14: The…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 The prophet challenges the enemies of the Jews. Their efforts would be vain, and themselves broken to pieces. It concerns us, in time of trouble, to watch against all such fears as put us upon crooked courses for our own security. The believing fear of God preserves against the disquieting fear of man. If we thought rightly of the greatness and glory of God, we should see all the power of our enemies restrained. The Lord, who will be a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-15This text reveals Isaiah's main message. The issue was fear of the Lord versus fear of people (see Isaiah 7:9; 8:6). When someone fears people, the Lord becomes a trap and destruction is certain (compare Proverbs 29:25; see “Fearing People” Theme Note). For those who fear the Lord, he becomes a sanctuary and their salvation is assured.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. with a strong hand--or else, "when He grasped me with His hand" [Horsley]. Maurer, as English Version, "with the impetus of His hand," that is, the felt impulse of His inspiration in my mind (Jr 15:17; Eze 1:3; 3:14, 22; 37:1). way of ... people--their distrust of Jehovah, and the panic which led them and Ahab to seek Assyrian aid.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings