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Isaiah 8:10
10Call your councils of war, but they will be worthless. Develop your strategies, but they will not succeed. 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 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
8and sweep into Judah until it is chin deep. It will spread its wings, submerging your land from one end to the other, O Immanuel. 9“Huddle together, you nations, and be terrified. Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, but you will be crushed! Yes, prepare for battle, but you will be crushed! Call your councils of war, but they will be worthless. Develop your strategies, but they will not succeed. For God is with us!” 11The Lord has given me a strong warning not to think like everyone else does. He said, 12“Don’t call everything a conspiracy, like they do, and don’t live in dread of what frightens them.
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 7:5Yes, the kings of Syria and Israel are plotting against him, saying,
- 2 Samuel 15:31When someone told David that his adviser Ahithophel was now backing Absalom, David prayed, “O Lord, let Ahithophel give Absalom foolish advice!”
- 2 Samuel 17:4This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel.
- Job 5:12He frustrates the plans of schemers so the work of their hands will not succeed.
- Psalms 2:1Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans?
- Psalms 33:10The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes.
- Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.
- Psalms 83:3They devise crafty schemes against your people; they conspire against your precious ones.
- Proverbs 21:30No human wisdom or understanding or plan can stand against the Lord.
- Lamentations 3:37Who can command things to happen without the Lord’s permission?
- Nahum 1:9Why are you scheming against the Lord? He will destroy you with one blow; he won’t need to strike twice!
- Acts 5:38“So my advice is, leave these men alone. Let them go. If they are planning and doing these things merely on their own, it will soon be overthrown.
- Isaiah 7:14All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).
- Isaiah 9:6For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Isaiah 41:10Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
- Deuteronomy 20:1“When you go out to fight your enemies and you face horses and chariots and an army greater than your own, do not be afraid. The Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is 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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