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Isaiah 8:13

God's holinessFearPraise and worship

11 For this is what the LORD has spoken to me with a strong hand, instructing me not to walk in the way of this people:

12 “Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.

The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.

14 And He will be a sanctuary— but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.

15 Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be ensnared and captured.”

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BSB
The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.
KJV
Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
WEB
The LORD of Armies is who you must respect as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread.
ASV
Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
DARBY
Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
BLB
YHWH of Hosts—Him You⁺ shall sanctify, and He [is] your⁺ Fear, and He [is] your⁺ Dread.
ÅB
Herren, hærskarenes Gud, ham skal dere holde hellig, og han skal være deres frykt, han skal være deres redsel.
OTB
Herren, hærskarenes Gud, er den dere skal holde hellig; Han er den dere skal frykte, Han er den dere skal ære.
B1930
Herren, hærskarenes Gud, ham skal I holde hellig, og han skal være eders frykt, han skal være eders redsel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 12:5

    But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!

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  • Isaiah 26:3–4

    You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.

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  • Revelation 15:4

    Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”

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  • Matthew 10:28

    Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

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  • Psalms 76:7

    You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?

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  • Malachi 2:5

    “My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.

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  • Numbers 20:12–13

    But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.”

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  • Genesis 31:53

    May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

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