Verse 14
Isaiah 8:14
World English Bible, British Edition
14
He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a
stumbling stone and a rock that makes them fall. For the people of Jerusalem, he will be a trap and a
snare.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הָיָ֖ה לְ/מִקְדָּ֑שׁ וּ/לְ/אֶ֣בֶן נֶ֠גֶף וּ/לְ/צ֨וּר מִכְשׁ֜וֹל לִ/שְׁנֵ֨י בָתֵּ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְ/פַ֣ח וּ/לְ/מוֹקֵ֔שׁ לְ/יוֹשֵׁ֖ב יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
English Translation
And it will be a sanctuary and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense for the two houses of Israel, a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a
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