New English Translation
Isaiah 8:16
16Tie up the scroll as legal evidence, seal the official record of God’s instructions and give it to my followers.
Isaiah 8:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.
- New International Version (NIV)Bind up this testimony of warning and seal up God’s instruction among my disciples.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Bind up the testimony; seal the teaching among my disciples.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Bind up the testimony, Seal the law among my disciples.
Context of Isaiah 8:16
14He will become a sanctuary, but a stone that makes a person trip, and a rock that makes one stumble – to the two houses of Israel. He will become a trap and a snare to the residents of Jerusalem. 15Many will stumble over the stone and the rock, and will fall and be seriously injured, and will be ensnared and captured.” Tie up the scroll as legal evidence, seal the official record of God’s instructions and give it to my followers. 17I will wait patiently for the Lord, who has rejected the family of Jacob; I will wait for him. 18Look, I and the sons whom the Lord has given me are reminders and object lessons in Israel, sent from the Lord who commands armies, who lives on Mount Zion.
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צ֖וֹר תְּעוּדָ֑ה חֲת֥וֹם תּוֹרָ֖ה בְּלִמֻּדָֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 8:16
- Isaiah 29:11To you this entire prophetic revelation is like words in a sealed scroll. When they hand it to one who can read and say, “Read this,” he responds, “I can’t, because it is sealed.”
- Daniel 12:4“But you, Daniel, close up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will dash about, and knowledge will increase.”
- Isaiah 8:20Then you must recall the Lord’s instructions and the prophetic testimony of what would happen. Certainly they say such things because their minds are spiritually darkened.
- Deuteronomy 4:45These are the stipulations, statutes, and ordinances that Moses spoke to the Israelites after he had brought them out of Egypt,
- 2 Kings 11:12Jehoiada led out the king’s son and placed on him the crown and the royal insignia. They proclaimed him king and poured olive oil on his head. They clapped their hands and cried out, “Long live the king!”
- John 3:32He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.
- Hebrews 3:5Now Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken.
- 1 John 5:9If we accept the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that he has testified concerning his Son.
- Revelation 19:10So I threw myself down at his feet to worship him, but he said, “Do not do this! I am only a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony about Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
- Daniel 9:24“Seventy weeks have been determined concerning your people and your holy city to put an end to rebellion, to bring sin to completion, to atone for iniquity, to bring in perpetual righteousness, to seal up the prophetic vision, and to anoint a most holy place.
- Revelation 5:1Then I saw in the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne a scroll written on the front and back and sealed with seven seals.
- Revelation 10:4When the seven thunders spoke, I was preparing to write, but just then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Seal up what the seven thunders spoke and do not write it down.”
- Isaiah 54:13All your children will be followers of the Lord, and your children will enjoy great prosperity.
- Psalms 25:14The Lord’s loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.
- Proverbs 8:8All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing in them twisted or crooked.
- Daniel 12:9He said, “Go, Daniel. For these matters are closed and sealed until the time of the end.
Commentaries on Isaiah 8:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Among my disciples - בלמדי belimmudai . The Septuagint render it . Bishop Chandler, Defence of Christianity, p. 308, thinks they read מלמד , that it be not understood, and approves of this reading. - Abp. Secker.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Bind up - This expression is one that is applicable to a volume, or roll of writing. Thus far the prophet seems to have had the roll opened, which is mentioned in Isaiah 8:1. Now the prophecy is complete, and he directs to bind it up, or close it. Perhaps, also, it is implied that it would be useless any further to address a rebellious and headstrong people. He had delivered his message, but they disregarded it. The testimony - The message; especially…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. 16law (Hebrew torah): The Torah described how Israel was to live in covenant with God. However, the people quickly forgot these instructions (see also Isaiah 1:10).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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