Isaiah 8:8

Isaiah 8:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
• New International Version (NIV)and sweep on into Judah, swirling over it, passing through it and reaching up to the neck. Its outspread wings will cover the breadth of your land, Immanuel!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and it will sweep on into Judah, it will overflow and pass on, reaching even to the neck, and its outspread wings will fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel."
• New King James Version (NKJV)He 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.

Context of Isaiah 8:8

6“My care for the people of Judah is like the gently flowing waters of Shiloah, but they have rejected it. They are rejoicing over what will happen to King Rezin and King Pekah. 7Therefore, the Lord will overwhelm them with a mighty flood from the Euphrates River—the king of Assyria and all his glory. This flood will overflow all its channels and 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! 10Call your councils of war, but they will be worthless. Develop your strategies, but they will not succeed. For God is with us!”

Isaiah 8:8 word by word

וְחָלַ֤ף בִּֽיהוּדָה֙ שָׁטַ֣ף וְעָבַ֔ר עַד־צַוָּ֖אר יַגִּ֑יעַ וְהָיָה֙ מֻטּ֣וֹת כְּנָפָ֔יו מְלֹ֥א רֹֽחַב־אַרְצְךָ֖ עִמָּ֥נוּ אֵֽל׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he shall passחָלַףchâlaph · to passH2498
• through Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• he shall overflowשָׁטַףshâţaph · to overflowH7857
• and go overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• he shall reachנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• to the neckצַוָּארtsavvâ'r tsavvâr tsavvârôn tsavvâ'râh · neckH6677
• and the stretching outמֻטָּהmûţţâh · spreadH4298
• of his wingsכָּנָףkânâph · wingH3671
• shall fillמְלֹאmelô' melô' melô · fullnessH4393
• the breadthרֹ֫חַבrôchab · widthH7341
• of thy landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• O Immanuelאֵל'êl · GodH410
• O Immanuelעִמָּנוּאֵל‛immânû'êl · ImmanuelH6005

Cross-references for Isaiah 8:8

• Isaiah 10:28Look, the Assyrians are now at Aiath. They are passing through Migron and are storing their equipment at Micmash.
• Isaiah 22:1This message came to me concerning Jerusalem—the Valley of Vision: What is happening? Why is everyone running to the rooftops?
• Isaiah 28:14Therefore, listen to this message from the Lord, you scoffing rulers in Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 29:1“What sorrow awaits Ariel, the City of David. Year after year you celebrate your feasts.
• Isaiah 36:1In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah’s reign, King Sennacherib of Assyria came to attack the fortified towns of Judah and conquered them.
• Isaiah 37:1When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes and put on burlap and went into the Temple of the Lord.
• Isaiah 30:28His hot breath pours out like a flood up to the neck of his enemies. He will sift out the proud nations for destruction. He will bridle them and lead them away to ruin.
• Ezekiel 17:3Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: “A great eagle with broad wings and long feathers, covered with many-colored plumage, came to Lebanon. He seized the top of a cedar tree
• 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’).
• Matthew 1:23“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’”
• Isaiah 28:20The bed you have made is too short to lie on. The blankets are too narrow to cover you.

Commentaries on Isaiah 8:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8He shall reach even to the neck - He compares Jerusalem, says Kimchi, to the head of the human body. As when the waters come up to a man's neck, he is very near drowning, (for a little increase of them would go over his head), so the king of Assyria coming up to Jerusalem was like a flood reaching to the neck - the whole country was overflowed, and the capital was in imminent danger. Accordingly the Chaldee renders reaching to the neck by reaching to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8He shall … - That is, the Assyrians - though still retaining the idea of an overflowing stream, or a deluge of waters. Reach even to the neck - Chaldee, They shall come even to Jerusalem.‘ The prophet compares Jerusalem here,‘ says Kimchi, to the head of the human body. As when the waters reach to the neck of a man, he is very near drowning, so here, the prophet intimates that the whole land would be deluged, and that it would be nearly utterly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8up to the neck: Judah barely survived the Assyrian attacks in 701 BC (see Isaiah 36–37). its spreading streams will cover your entire land: From north to south, Judah was almost destroyed, except for Jerusalem (see Isaiah 1:8–9; chapters 36–37). Immanuel: Despite their lack of trust and the resulting disaster, God remained with his people (see Isaiah 7:14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. pass through--The flood shall not stop at Syria and Samaria, but shall penetrate into Judea. the neck--When the waters reach to the neck, a man is near drowning; still the head is not said to be overflowed. Jerusalem, elevated on hills, is the head. The danger shall be so imminent as to reach near it at Sennacherib's invasion in Hezekiah's reign; but it shall be spared (Is 30:28). wings--the extreme bands of the Assyrian armies, fulfilled (Is 36:1…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 8:8

• Armies
• Assyria
• Canaan
• Euphrates
• Pekah
• Rezin

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Ahaz
• Bestead
• Dread
• Immanuel
• Light
• Sanctify
• Seal

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