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Isaiah 8:9

God's power and sovereignty

7 the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates — the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.

8 It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!

Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!

10 Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”

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:

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
KJV
Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
WEB
Make an uproar, you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Listen, all you from far countries: dress for battle, and be shattered! Dress for battle, and be shattered!
ASV
Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces.
DARBY
Rage, ye peoples, and be broken in pieces! And give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth: Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces!
BLB
Join together, O peoples, and be shattered! And give ear, all you distant lands—Gird yourselves and be shattered, gird yourselves and be shattered!
ÅB
Larm, dere folkeslag! Dere skal dog bli forferdet. Og hør, alle dere jordens land langt borte! Rust dere! Dere skal dog forferdes.
OTB
Bli knust, dere nasjoner, og bli brutt! Lytt, alle fjerne land. Forbered dere på kamp, men bli brutt! Forbered dere på kamp, men bli brutt!
B1930
Larm, I folkeslag! I skal dog bli forferdet. Og hør, alle I jordens land langt borte! Rust eder! I skal dog forferdes.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 14:5–6

    The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers.

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  • Proverbs 11:21

    Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

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  • Psalms 37:14–15

    The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.

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  • 1 Kings 20:11

    And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”

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  • Joel 3:9–14

    Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!

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  • Isaiah 17:12–13

    Alas, the tumult of many peoples; they rage like the roaring seas and clamoring nations; they rumble like the crashing of mighty waters.

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  • Isaiah 7:1–2

    Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.

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  • Isaiah 54:15

    If anyone attacks you, it is not from Me; whoever assails you will fall before you.

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