Verse 16

Isaiah 8:16

American Standard Version

16 Bind thou up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

Original Language Text

hebrew

צ֖וֹר תְּעוּדָ֑ה חֲת֥וֹם תּוֹרָ֖ה בְּ/לִמֻּדָֽ/י

English Translation

A rock of testimony, a seal of the law for my learning.

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Chapter 8 Context

1 And Jehovah said unto me, Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it with the pen of a man, For Mah... Focus ↗

2 and I will take unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeb... Focus ↗

3 And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said Jehovah unto me, Call h... Focus ↗

4 For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and, My mother, the riches of Damascus... Focus ↗

5 And Jehovah spake unto me yet again, saying, Focus ↗

6 Forasmuch as this people have refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and... Focus ↗

7 now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the River, strong and many, [eve... Focus ↗

8 and it shall sweep onward into Judah; it shall overflow and pass through; it shall reach even to the... Focus ↗

9 Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird y... Focus ↗

10 Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: fo... Focus ↗

11 For Jehovah spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me not to walk in the way of this pe... Focus ↗

12 Say ye not, A conspiracy, concerning all whereof this people shall say, A conspiracy; neither fear y... Focus ↗

13 Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. Focus ↗

14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the... Focus ↗

15 And many shall stumble thereon, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken. Focus ↗

16 Bind thou up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

17 And I will wait for Jehovah, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. Focus ↗

18 Behold, I and the children whom Jehovah hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from J... Focus ↗

19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits and unto the wizards, th... Focus ↗

20 To the law and to the testimony! if they speak not according to this word, surely there is no mornin... Focus ↗

21 And they shall pass through it, sore distressed and hungry; and it shall come to pass that, when the... Focus ↗

22 and they shall look unto the earth, and behold, distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and int... Focus ↗

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