Isaiah 8:10

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Summary

Isaiah 8:10

Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

Counsel

For god

General references

Bible References

Counsel

Because Aram has made evil designs against you, saying,

And word came to David, saying, Ahithophel is among those who are joined to Absalom. And David said, O Lord, let the wisdom of Ahithophel be made foolish.

And the saying was pleasing to Absalom and to the responsible men of Israel.

Who makes the designs of the wise go wrong, so that they are unable to give effect to their purposes.

Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

The Lord undoes the designs of the nations; he makes the thoughts of the peoples without effect.

God is our harbour and our strength, a very present help in trouble.

Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.

Who is able to say a thing, and give effect to it, if it has not been ordered by the Lord?

What are you designing against the Lord? he will put an end to it: his haters will not come up again a second time.

And now I say to you, Do nothing to these men, but let them be: for if this teaching or this work is of men, it will come to nothing:

For god

For this cause the Lord himself will give you a sign; a young woman is now with child, and she will give birth to a son, and she will give him the name Immanuel.

For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.

Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.

When you go out to war against other nations, and come face to face with horses and war-carriages and armies greater in number than yourselves, have no fear of them: for the Lord your God is with you, who took you up out of the land of Egypt.

While you are living, all will give way before you: as I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will not take away my help from you or give you up.

And now God is with us at our head, and his priests with their loud horns sounding against you. O children of Israel, do not make war on the Lord, the God of your fathers, for it will not go well for you.

And he put the image he had made in the house of God, the house of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, the town which I have made mine out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:

The Lord of armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our high tower. (Selah.)

See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

Teaching them to keep all the rules which I have given you: and see, I am ever with you, even to the end of the world.

For if you go in the way of the flesh, death will come on you; but if by the Spirit you put to death the works of the body, you will have life.

You are of God, my little children, and you have overcome them because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

General references

So the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, were banded together, and went up with all their armies and took up their position before Gibeon and made war against it.

Now may the Lord our God be with us as he was with our fathers; let him never go away from us or give us up;

Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.

This is the word of the Lord God: This design will not come about or be effected.

And they will be certain that I the Lord their God am with them, and that they, the children of Israel, are my people, says the Lord.

Be ready, make yourself ready, you and all the forces who are with you, and be ready for my orders.