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Isaiah 8:9 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 8 · verse 9
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.Isaiah 8:9 · King James Version
Isaiah 8:9 in context
7Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:
8And 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.
9Associate 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.
10Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
11For 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,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Associaterâʻaʻproperly, to spoilH7489 →
- countriesʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- pieceschâthathproperly, to prostrateH2865 →
- girdʼâzarto beltH247 →
- earʼâzanto broaden out the earH238 →
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The prophet here returns to speak of the present distress that Ahaz and his court and kingdom were in upon account of the threatening confederacy of the ten tribes and the Syrians against them. And in these verses, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-15