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Isaiah 8:14
“He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.”
Verse in context — Isaiah 8
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Don't say, 'A conspiracy!' concerning all about which this people say, 'A conspiracy!' neither fear their threats, nor be terrorized.
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Yahweh of Armies is who you must respect as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread.
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He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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Many will stumble over it, fall, be broken, be snared, and be captured.
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Wrap up the testimony. Seal the law among my disciples.
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Prophecies of judgment and hope, pointing to the coming Messiah.
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