Isaiah 8:10

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“Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.””

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BSBPD

“Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Take counsel, and it is broken, Speak a word, and it doth not stand, Because of Emmanu-El!'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 8:10 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 14:9Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be like bread for us. Their protection has been removed, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them!”
  2. Deuteronomy 20:1When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you.
  3. Joshua 1:5No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
  4. 2 Samuel 15:31Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
  5. 2 Samuel 17:4This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
  6. 2 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
  7. 2 Kings 6:12But one of his servants replied, “No one, my lord the king. For Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom.”
  8. 2 Chronicles 13:12Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”
  9. 2 Chronicles 33:7Manasseh even took the carved image he had made and set it up in the house of God, of which God had said to David and his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will establish My Name forever.
  10. Job 5:12He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
  11. Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
  12. Psalms 21:12For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.
  13. Psalms 33:10The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
  14. Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
  15. Psalms 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
  16. Psalms 46:8Come, see the works of the LORD, who brings devastation upon the earth.
  17. Psalms 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
  18. Psalms 83:3With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
  19. Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
  20. Isaiah 7:5For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying:
  21. Isaiah 7:7But this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘It will not arise; it will not happen.
  22. Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
  23. Isaiah 8:8It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!
  24. Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

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