God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 8:10
10Make plans for battle, but they will never succeed. Give orders, but they won’t be carried out, because God is with us!
Isaiah 8:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
- New International Version (NIV)Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted; propose your plan, but it will not stand, for God is with us.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; speak a word, but it will not stand, for God is with us.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; Speak the word, but it will not stand, For God is with us.”
Context of Isaiah 8:10
8It will sweep through Judah. It will overflow and pass through; it will be neck-high. Its outspread wings will extend over your whole country, O Immanuel. 9Be broken, you people. Be terrified. Listen, all you distant parts of the earth. Prepare for battle, but be terrified. Prepare for battle, but be terrified. Make plans for battle, but they will never succeed. Give orders, but they won’t be carried out, because God is with us! 11This is what the Lord said with his powerful hand on me. He warned me not to follow the ways of these people: 12“Don’t say that everything these people call a conspiracy is a conspiracy. Don’t fear what they fear. Don’t let it terrify you.”
Read all of Isaiah 8Isaiah 8:10 word by word
עֻ֥צוּ עֵצָ֖ה וְתֻפָ֑ר דַּבְּר֤וּ דָבָר֙ וְלֹ֣א יָק֔וּם כִּ֥י עִמָּ֖נוּ אֵֽל׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 8:10
- Isaiah 7:5Aram, Ephraim, and Remaliah’s son have planned evil against you, saying,
- 2 Samuel 15:31Then David was told, “Ahithophel is among those conspiring with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Lord, make Ahithophel’s advice foolish.”
- 2 Samuel 17:4Absalom and all the leaders of Israel approved this plan.
- Job 5:12He keeps shrewd people from carrying out their plans so that they cannot do anything successfully.
- Psalms 2:1Why do the nations gather together? Why do their people devise useless plots?
- Psalms 33:10The Lord blocks the plans of the nations. He frustrates the schemes of the people of the world.
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
- Psalms 83:3They make plans in secret against your people and plot together against those you treasure.
- Proverbs 21:30No wisdom, no understanding, and no advice ⌞can stand up⌟ against the Lord.
- Lamentations 3:37Who was it who spoke and it came into being? It was the Lord who gave the order.
- Nahum 1:9What do you think about the Lord? He is the one who will bring Nineveh to an end. This trouble will never happen again.
- Acts 5:38“We should keep away from these men for now. We should leave them alone. I can guarantee that if the plan they put into action is of human origin, it will fail.
- Isaiah 7:14So the Lord himself will give you this sign: A virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and she will name him Immanuel [God Is With Us].
- Isaiah 9:6A child will be born for us. A son will be given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. He will be named: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Isaiah 41:10Don’t be afraid, because I am with you. Don’t be intimidated; I am your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will support you with my victorious right hand.
- Deuteronomy 20:1When you go to war against your enemies, you may see horses, chariots, and armies larger than yours. Don’t be afraid of them, because the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, will be with you.
Commentaries on Isaiah 8:10
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Take counsel together - This is an address to the same foreign nations. It refers to the designs which they would form to destroy the Jewish state. Speak the word - That is, give the command - to overturn the nation of the Jews. It shall not stand - It shall not be accomplished. For God is with us - Hebrew For Immanuel.‘ It indicates the confidence of the prophet in view of the promise and the pledge. His reliance was there. Though the enemies were strong…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. 10God is with us: See Isaiah 7:14 and 8:8.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. the word--of command, for the assault of Jerusalem. God is with us--"Immanuel" implies this (Nu 14:9; Psa 46:7).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
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