Isaiah 8:9 — Bible Verse (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.”
Isaiah 8:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 8:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 8:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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!”
Isaiah 8:9 — World English Bible
Isaiah 8:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Isaiah 8:9 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 8:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Be friends, O nations, and be broken, And give ear, all ye far off ones of earth, Gird yourselves, and be broken, Gird yourselves, and be broken.”
Isaiah 8:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 8:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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! ”
Isaiah 8:9 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 8:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Gather together on heapes, O ye people, and ye shalbe broken in pieces, and hearken all ye of farre countreys: gird your selues, and you shalbe broken in pieces: gird your selues, and you shalbe broken in pieces.”
Isaiah 8:9 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 8:9 in Context — Isaiah 8
7 Now 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:
8 And 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.
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.
10 Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
11 For 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,
What Does Isaiah 8:9 Mean?
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