God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 8:15
15Many will stumble. They will fall and be broken. They will be trapped and caught.
Isaiah 8:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
- New International Version (NIV)Many of them will stumble; they will fall and be broken, they will be snared and captured.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And many shall stumble on it. They shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And many among them shall stumble; They shall fall and be broken, Be snared and taken.”
Context of Isaiah 8:15
13Remember that the Lord of Armies is holy. He is the one you should fear and the one you should be terrified of. 14He will be a place of safety for you. But he will be a rock that makes people trip and a stumbling block for both kingdoms of Israel. He will be a trap and a snare for those who live in Jerusalem. Many will stumble. They will fall and be broken. They will be trapped and caught. 16Tie up the written instructions. Seal the teachings among my disciples. 17I will wait for the Lord, who hides his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will hope in him.
Read all of Isaiah 8Isaiah 8:15 word by word
וְכָ֥שְׁלוּ בָ֖ם רַבִּ֑ים וְנָפְל֣וּ וְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּ וְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּ וְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 8:15
- Matthew 11:6Whoever doesn’t lose his faith in me is indeed blessed.”
- Matthew 15:14Leave them alone! They are blind leaders. When one blind person leads another, both will fall into the same pit.”
- Matthew 21:44Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken. If the stone falls on anyone, it will crush that person.”
- Luke 20:17Then Jesus looked straight at them and asked, “What, then, does this Scripture verse mean: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
- John 6:66Jesus’ speech made many of his disciples go back to the lives they had led before they followed Jesus.
- 1 Corinthians 1:23but our message is that Christ was crucified. This offends Jewish people and makes no sense to people who are not Jewish.
Commentaries on Isaiah 8:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And many among them - Many by the invasion under the Assyrian. Many were taken captive; many killed. and many were carried to Babylon. The repetition here of so many expressions so nearly synonymous is emphatic, and shows that it would be certainly done.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. 12-1612-16. The words of Jehovah. confederacy--rather, a conspiracy; an appropriate term for the unnatural combination of Israel with Syrian foreigners against Judea and the theocracy, to which the former was bound by ties of blood and hereditary religion [Maurer]. to all ... say--rather, of all which this people calleth a conspiracy [G. V. Smith]. their fear--namely, object of fear: the hostile conspiracy. be afraid--rather [Maurer], "nor make others to be…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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