New King James Version
Isaiah 9:8
8The Lord sent a word against Jacob, And it has fallen on Israel.
Isaiah 9:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord has sent a message against Jacob; it will fall on Israel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord has sent a word against Jacob, and it will fall on Israel;
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord has spoken out against Jacob; his judgment has fallen upon Israel.
Context of Isaiah 9:8
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. 7Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. The Lord sent a word against Jacob, And it has fallen on Israel. 9All the people will know— Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria— Who say in pride and arrogance of heart: 10“The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild with hewn stones; The sycamores are cut down, But we will replace them with cedars.”
Read all of Isaiah 9Isaiah 9:8 word by word
דָּבָ֛ר שָׁלַ֥ח אֲדֹנָ֖י בְּיַעֲקֹ֑ב וְנָפַ֖ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 9:8
- Isaiah 7:7thus says the Lord God: “It shall not stand, Nor shall it come to pass.
- Isaiah 8:4for before the child shall have knowledge to cry ‘My father’ and ‘My mother,’ the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria will be taken away before the king of Assyria.”
- Micah 1:1The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
- Zechariah 1:6Yet surely My words and My statutes, Which I commanded My servants the prophets, Did they not overtake your fathers? “So they returned and said: ‘Just as the Lord of hosts determined to do to us, According to our ways and according to our deeds, So He has dealt with us.’ ” ’ ”
- Zechariah 5:1Then I turned and raised my eyes, and saw there a flying scroll.
- Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.
Commentaries on Isaiah 9:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Lord "Jehovah" - For אדני Adonai, thirty MSS. of Kennicott's, and many of De Rossi's, and three editions, read יהוה Yehovah .Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The Lord sent - Not Yahweh here, but “Adonai.” It is apparent that this verse is the commencement of a new prophecy, that is not connected with that which precedes it. The strain of the preceding prophecy had respect to Judah; this is confined solely to Israel, or Ephraim. Here the division of the chapter should have been made, and should not have been again interrupted until Isaiah 10:4, where the prophecy closes. The prophecy is divided into four parts…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-21Verses 8-21 Those are ripening apace for ruin, whose hearts are unhumbled under humbling providences. For that which God designs, in smiting us, is, to turn us to himself; and if this point be not gained by lesser judgments, greater may be expected. The leaders of the people misled them. We have reason to be afraid of those that speak well of us, when we do ill. Wickedness was universal, all were infected with it. They shall be in trouble, and see no way…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-12This prophecy of judgment was against the northern kingdom of Israel. Even though God warned that the Assyrians would defeat them (Isaiah 7–8), the people of Samaria were foolishly confident they could survive the siege.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-128. Heading of the prophecy; (Is 9:8-12), the first strophe. unto Jacob--against the ten tribes [Lowth]. lighted upon--fallen from heaven by divine revelation (Da 4:31).Read the comment
Topics related to Isaiah 9:8
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Isaiah 9
- 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
New King James Version — © 1982 Thomas Nelson, Inc
Commentaries