Isaiah 8:11-22 - Wait For Yahweh
11 This is what Jehovah said with his powerful hand on me. He warned me not to follow the ways of these people:
12 Do not say that everything these people call a conspiracy is a conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear. Do not let it terrify you! 13 Remember that Jehovah of Hosts is holy. He is the one you should respect. He is the one you should reverence (venerate) (exalt). 14 He will be a place of safety for you. But he will be a rock that makes people trip and a stumbling block for both kingdoms of Israel. He will be a trap and a snare for those who live in Jerusalem. 15 Many will stumble over them. They will fall and be broken. They will be trapped and caught.
16 Tie up the written instructions. Seal the precepts (law) among my disciples. 17 I will wait for Jehovah, who hides his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will hope in him.
18 I am here with the children Jehovah has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from Jehovah of Hosts, who lives on Mount Zion. 19 People will say to you: Ask for help from the mediums and the fortunetellers, who whisper and mutter. Should people ask their God for help instead? Why should they ask the dead to help the living? 20 They should go to the teachings and to the written instructions. If people do not speak these words, it is because there is no light (truth) in them.
21 They will pass through the land when they are hard-pressed (destressed) and hungry. When they are hungry, they will be furious. Then they will look up and curse their king and God. 22 They will look toward the nations of the earth and see only distress and gloom. They will go in anguish and be banished into darkness.