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Isaiah 8:13

God's holinessFearPraise and worship

11 For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,

12 Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.

Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

15 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

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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 forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

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  • Isaiah 26:3–4

    Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

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  • Revelation 15:4

    Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

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  • Matthew 10:28

    And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

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  • Psalms 76:7

    Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

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  • Malachi 2:5

    My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.

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  • Numbers 20:12–13

    And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.

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  • Genesis 31:53

    The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.

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