Isaiah 8:10

"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!"

Key Reflection

This verse envisions a scene of chaos and judgment where nations are called to prepare for conflict but instead experience shattering defeat. It foreshadows the sovereignty of God in bringing about his will through unexpected means, even among those who oppose him.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Take counsel together -This is an address to the same foreign nations. It refers to the designs which they would form to destroy the Jewish state. Speak the word -That is, give the command - to overturn the nation of the Jews. It shall not stand -It shall not be accomplished. For God is with us -Hebrew ‘For Immanuel.’ It indicates the confidence of the prophet in view of the promise and the pledge. His reliance was there.

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