New King James Version
Isaiah 8:10
10Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; Speak the word, but it will not stand, For 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 Living Translation (NLT)Call your councils of war, but they will be worthless. Develop your strategies, but they will not succeed. For God is with us!”
Context of Isaiah 8:10
8He will pass through Judah, He will overflow and pass over, He will reach up to the neck; And the stretching out of his wings Will fill the breadth of Your land, O Immanuel. 9“Be shattered, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Give ear, all you from far countries. Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces; Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces. Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; Speak the word, but it will not stand, For God is with us.” 11For 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: 12“Do not say, ‘A conspiracy,’ Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy, Nor be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.
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 7:5Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah have plotted evil against you, saying,
- 2 Samuel 15:31Then someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, I pray, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
- 2 Samuel 17:4And the saying pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
- Job 5:12He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.
- Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing?
- Psalms 33:10The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
- Psalms 83:3They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, And consulted together against Your sheltered ones.
- Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom or understanding Or counsel against the Lord.
- Lamentations 3:37Who is he who speaks and it comes to pass, When the Lord has not commanded it?
- Nahum 1:9What do you conspire against the Lord? He will make an utter end of it. Affliction will not rise up a second time.
- Acts 5:38And now I say to you, keep away from these men and let them alone; for if this plan or this work is of men, it will come to nothing;
- Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.
- Isaiah 9:6For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Isaiah 41:10Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
- Deuteronomy 20:1“When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and people more numerous than you, do not be afraid of them; for the Lord your God is with you, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.
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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