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They will be snared and captured.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And many shall stumble on it. They shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be ensnared and captured.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And many among them shall stumble; They shall fall and be broken, Be snared and taken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Many will stumble over them, Then they will fall and be broken; They will be snared and caught.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Many will stumble over them, Then they will fall and be broken; They will even be snared and caught.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And many will stumble over them, Then they will fall and be broken; They will even be snared and caught.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And many will stumble over them; Then they will fall and be broken; They will even be snared and caught.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Many [among them] will stumble over them; Then they will fall and be broken, They will even be snared and trapped.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be snared and captured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be snared and captured. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And many shall stumble thereon, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And many shall stumble thereon, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Many will stumble. They will fall and be broken. They will be trapped and caught.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Many will stumble; they will fall and be crushed. They will be caught in a trap." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Many will stumble on them; They'll fall and be broken; They'll be snared and captured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be ensnared and captured.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Many will stumble over the stone and the rock, and will fall and be seriously injured, and will be ensnared and captured." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Many will stumble over it, fall, be broken, be snared, and be captured."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be insnared, and be taken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Many will stumble over it, fall, be broken, be snared, and be captured.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And many among them have stumbled and fallen, "" And been broken, and snared, and captured.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And many among them have stumbled and fallen, And been broken, and snared, and captured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And many fainted among them and fell, and were broken, and snared, and taken.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And very many of them shall stumble and fall, and shall be broken in pieces, and shall be snared, and taken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And very many of them will stumble and fall, and they will be broken and entangled and seized.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And many among them shall stumble; fallen and broken; snared and captured. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And many among them shall stumble; they shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And many of them shall stumble by them; they shall fall and be broken and be snared and be taken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And many shall be stumbled by them and they shall fall and they shall be broken, and they shall be trapped and they shall be seized<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore many among them shall be weak, and fall, and be crushed; and they shall draw nigh, and men shall be taken securely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/8-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=1757" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/8.htm">A Call to Fear God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bîm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">Many</a> <a href="/hebrew/3782.htm" title="3782: wə·ḵā·šə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To stumble, stagger, totter. A primitive root; to totter or waver; by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall.">will stumble</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇām (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">over these;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: wə·nā·p̄ə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">they will fall</a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: wə·niš·bā·rū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">and be broken;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3369.htm" title="3369: wə·nō·wq·šū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To lay a bait or lure. A primitive root; to ensnare.">they will be ensnared</a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: wə·nil·kā·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">and captured.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>Bind up the testimony and seal the law among my disciples.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-7.htm">1 Peter 2:7-8</a></span><br />To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” / and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-32.htm">Romans 9:32-33</a></span><br />Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone, / as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-42.htm">Matthew 21:42-44</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? / Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. / He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-17.htm">Luke 20:17-18</a></span><br />But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’? / Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-23.htm">1 Corinthians 1:23</a></span><br />but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-22.htm">Psalm 118:22</a></span><br />The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-34.htm">Daniel 2:34-35</a></span><br />As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them. / Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/12-3.htm">Zechariah 12:3</a></span><br />On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would heave it away will be severely injured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-9.htm">Hosea 14:9</a></span><br />Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-21.htm">Jeremiah 6:21</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I will lay stumbling blocks before this people; fathers and sons alike will be staggered; friends and neighbors will perish.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/3-20.htm">Ezekiel 3:20</a></span><br />Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a></span><br />Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-6.htm">Matthew 11:6</a></span><br />Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-34.htm">Luke 2:34</a></span><br />Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-9.htm">Romans 11:9-11</a></span><br />And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. / May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.” / I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.</p><p class="hdg">stumble</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/11-6.htm">Matthew 11:6</a></b></br> And blessed is <i>he</i>, whosoever shall not be offended in me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/15-14.htm">Matthew 15:14</a></b></br> Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/21-44.htm">Matthew 21:44</a></b></br> And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/8-10.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-26.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-12.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-14.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-8.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-14.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-14.htm">Net</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-9.htm">Numbers</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-12.htm">Snared</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-14.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-14.htm">Stumble</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-8.htm">Stumbled</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-1.htm">Thereon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/9-4.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-15.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-15.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-8.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-8.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-8.htm">Net</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-4.htm">Numbers</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-13.htm">Snared</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-10.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">Stumble</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-3.htm">Stumbled</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-5.htm">Thereon</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/8-1.htm">In Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz, he prophesies Syria and Israel shall be subdued by Assyria</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/8-5.htm">Judah likewise for their infidelity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">God's judgments shall be irresistible</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/8-11.htm">Comfort shall be to those who fear God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Great afflictions to idolaters</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Many will stumble over these;</b><br>This phrase refers to the prophetic message and the person of the Messiah, who is a "stone of stumbling" and a "rock of offense" (<a href="/isaiah/8-14.htm">Isaiah 8:14</a>). In the context of Isaiah, the people of Israel and Judah are warned about their rejection of God's guidance and the consequences of not trusting in Him. The "stumbling" signifies a failure to recognize and accept God's plan. This is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus is described as a stumbling block to those who do not believe (<a href="/1_peter/2-8.htm">1 Peter 2:8</a>, <a href="/romans/9-32.htm">Romans 9:32-33</a>). The imagery of stumbling suggests a spiritual blindness or hardness of heart that prevents people from seeing the truth.<p><b>they will fall and be broken;</b><br>The fall and breaking symbolize the judgment and destruction that come upon those who reject God's word and His chosen cornerstone, Jesus Christ. Historically, this can be seen in the fall of Israel and Judah due to their disobedience and idolatry. Theologically, it points to the ultimate spiritual ruin of those who do not accept Christ as Savior. The breaking is not just physical but also spiritual, indicating a separation from God. This is consistent with the biblical theme that pride and self-reliance lead to downfall (<a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>).<p><b>they will be ensnared and captured.”</b><br>The imagery of being ensnared and captured suggests a trap or a snare that leads to captivity. In the historical context, this can refer to the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities that resulted from Israel's disobedience. Spiritually, it represents the bondage of sin and the consequences of rejecting God's salvation. The New Testament echoes this idea, where sin is depicted as a snare that entraps individuals (<a href="/hebrews/12.htm">Hebrews 12:1</a>). The phrase underscores the seriousness of ignoring God's warnings and the inevitability of divine justice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book bearing his name. He prophesied during the reigns of several kings of Judah and is known for his messages of both judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where Isaiah primarily ministered. During Isaiah's time, Judah faced threats from surrounding nations and internal spiritual decline.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_stone.htm">The Stone</a></b><br>In the context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/8.htm">Isaiah 8</a>, the "stone" refers to God Himself, who becomes a sanctuary for some and a stumbling block for others. This imagery is later applied to Christ in the New Testament.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a></b><br>A dominant empire during Isaiah's time, Assyria was a significant threat to Judah and Israel. The political and military pressures from Assyria are part of the backdrop for Isaiah's prophecies.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/remnant.htm">Remnant</a></b><br>A recurring theme in Isaiah, referring to the faithful few who remain true to God amidst widespread unfaithfulness and judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dual_nature_of_god's_presence.htm">The Dual Nature of God's Presence</a></b><br>God's presence can be both a sanctuary and a stumbling block. For those who trust in Him, He is a refuge. For those who reject Him, He becomes a cause of stumbling and judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unbelief.htm">The Consequences of Unbelief</a></b><br><a href="/isaiah/8-15.htm">Isaiah 8:15</a> warns of the dangers of rejecting God's message. Unbelief leads to spiritual downfall, as seen in the imagery of stumbling, falling, and being broken.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_fulfillment.htm">Christ as the Fulfillment</a></b><br>The New Testament reveals Jesus as the ultimate fulfillment of the "stone" imagery. Believers are called to build their lives on Him as the cornerstone, avoiding the fate of those who stumble.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faithful_remnants.htm">The Importance of Faithful Remnants</a></b><br>Even in times of widespread unfaithfulness, God preserves a remnant. Believers today are encouraged to remain faithful amidst cultural and spiritual challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_repentance.htm">The Urgency of Repentance</a></b><br>The imagery of being ensnared and captured serves as a call to repentance. Turning to God in faith prevents spiritual entrapment and destruction.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_sin_defined.htm">How is sin defined?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_peter_2_8_misapply_isaiah.htm">1 Peter 2:8: Does applying Isaiah's prophecy here conflict with the prophet's original context or meaning?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/isaiah_65_19__why_weeping_in_jerusalem.htm">Isaiah 65:19: How do we reconcile the promise of no more weeping in Jerusalem with its violent and sorrowful history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_prayers_unanswered_if_god_answers.htm">Isaiah 65:24: If God answers before people call, why are there countless unanswered prayers and unresolved suffering?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">And many among them shall stumble, and fall . . .</span>--The accumulation of words more or less synonymous has obviously, as before, the emphasis of iteration. Possibly for the prophet and his disciples, each word had a distinct ethical significance, which we can only partially recover. Looking to the figure implied in <a href="/isaiah/8-14.htm" title="And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.">Isaiah 8:14</a>, they seem to describe the several stages of the capture of the animal for whom the trap has been laid. It first stumbles, then falls into the pit, and breaks its limbs, then is fastened in the trap, and is powerless to escape.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Many among them</span> (so the Vulgate, Ewald, Delitzsch, and Knobel). But most others translate, "Many shall stumble thereon,"<span class="accented">i.e.</span> on the stone and the rock (Rosenmüller, Gesenius, Vance Smith, Kay, Cheyne). <span class="cmt_word">Fall, and be broken.</span> The effect of stumbling against a stone (<a href="/matthew/21-44.htm">Matthew 21:44</a>; <a href="/luke/20-18.htm">Luke 20:18</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Be snared, and be taken.</span> The effect of being caught in a gin (<a href="/psalms/9-15.htm">Psalm 9:15, 16</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/8-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Many</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will stumble over these;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָ֥שְׁלוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵā·šə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3782.htm">Strong's 3782: </a> </span><span class="str2">To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they will fall</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָפְל֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·p̄ə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and be broken;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niš·bā·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they will be ensnared</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nō·wq·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3369.htm">Strong's 3369: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay a bait or lure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and captured.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nil·kā·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/8-15.htm">Isaiah 8:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/8-15.htm">Isaiah 8:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/8-15.htm">Isaiah 8:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/8-15.htm">Isaiah 8:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/8-15.htm">Isaiah 8:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/8-15.htm">Isaiah 8:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/8-15.htm">Isaiah 8:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/8-15.htm">Isaiah 8:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/8-15.htm">Isaiah 8:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/8-15.htm">Isaiah 8:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/8-15.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 8:15 Many will stumble over it fall be (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/8-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 8:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 8:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/8-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 8:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 8:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>