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Isaiah 8:14–16

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And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.
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From verse 14

  1. 1 Peter 2:8Rank 1 from verse 14
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    8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

  2. Romans 9:32–33Rank 2 from verse 14
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    32Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

    33As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

  3. Isaiah 28:16Rank 3 from verse 14
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    16¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

  4. Luke 2:34Rank 4 from verse 14
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    34And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

  5. Ezekiel 11:16Rank 5 from verse 14
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    16Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.

  6. Psalms 46:1–2Rank 6 from verse 14
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    1GOD is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

    2Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

  7. Proverbs 18:10Rank 7 from verse 14
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    10The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

  8. Psalms 11:6Rank 8 from verse 14
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    6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

  9. Psalms 69:22Rank 9 from verse 14
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    22Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

  10. Isaiah 24:17–18Rank 10 from verse 14
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    17Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.

    18And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.

  11. Isaiah 26:20Rank 11 from verse 14
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    20¶ Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.

  12. Matthew 13:57Rank 12 from verse 14
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    57And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

  13. Romans 11:9–11Rank 13 from verse 14
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    9And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:

    10Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.

    11I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

  14. Luke 21:35Rank 14 from verse 14
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    35For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

  15. Romans 11:35Rank 15 from verse 14
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    35Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?

  16. Isaiah 4:6Rank 16 from verse 14
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    6And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.

From verse 15

  1. Matthew 21:44Rank 1 from verse 15
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    44And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

  2. Isaiah 28:13Rank 2 from verse 15
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    13But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

  3. Luke 20:17–18Rank 3 from verse 15
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    17And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?

    18Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

  4. 1 Corinthians 1:23Rank 4 from verse 15
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    23But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

  5. Isaiah 59:10Rank 5 from verse 15
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    10We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men.

  6. John 6:66Rank 6 from verse 15
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    66¶ From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

  7. Matthew 11:6Rank 7 from verse 15
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    6And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

  8. Matthew 15:14Rank 8 from verse 15
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    14Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

  9. Romans 9:32Rank 9 from verse 15
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    32Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

From verse 16

  1. Daniel 12:4Rank 1 from verse 16
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    4But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

  2. Hebrews 3:5Rank 2 from verse 16
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    5And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;

  3. 1 Corinthians 2:14Rank 3 from verse 16
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    14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

  4. Deuteronomy 4:45Rank 4 from verse 16
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    45These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt,

  5. Isaiah 29:11–12Rank 5 from verse 16
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    11And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:

    12And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.

  6. Mark 4:10–11Rank 6 from verse 16
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    10And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.

    11And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

  7. Mark 4:34Rank 7 from verse 16
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    34But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

  8. Matthew 13:11Rank 8 from verse 16
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    11He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

  9. Revelation 19:10Rank 9 from verse 16
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    10And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

  10. 1 John 5:9–12Rank 10 from verse 16
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    9If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.

    10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

    11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

    12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

  11. 2 Kings 11:12Rank 11 from verse 16
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    12And he brought forth the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.

  12. Daniel 12:9–10Rank 12 from verse 16
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    9And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

    10Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

  13. Daniel 9:24Rank 13 from verse 16
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    24Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

  14. Isaiah 54:13Rank 14 from verse 16
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    13And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

  15. Isaiah 8:1–2Rank 15 from verse 16
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    1MOREOVER the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

    2And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.

  16. Isaiah 8:20Rank 16 from verse 16
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    20To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

  17. John 3:32–33Rank 17 from verse 16
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    32And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.

    33He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.

  18. Mark 10:10Rank 18 from verse 16
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    10And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.

  19. Proverbs 8:8–9Rank 19 from verse 16
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    8All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

    9They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

  20. Psalms 25:14Rank 20 from verse 16
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    14The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

  21. Revelation 10:4Rank 21 from verse 16
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    4And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

  22. Revelation 2:17Rank 22 from verse 16
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    17He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

  23. Revelation 5:1Rank 23 from verse 16
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    1AND I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

  24. Revelation 5:5Rank 24 from verse 16
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    5And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

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Isaiah 8:14

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

stone

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Sense 1: A piece or mass of rock. Sense 2: To strike or kill with stones.

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stumbling

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Sense 1: The act or occasion of tripping or falling. Sense 2: Figuratively, an obstacle or occasion of offence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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rock

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1. A mass of stone or a rocky place. 2. Figuratively, a secure refuge, strength, foundation, or cause of stumbling. 3. A title or figure for God or Christ.

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houses

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Buildings or dwelling places; by extension, the families, households, estates, possessions, royal lines, or bodies of people associated with them.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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gin

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A trap or snare set to catch a person, animal, or bird.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

snare

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1. Figuratively, something that catches, entangles, endangers, or brings a person into bondage or restraint. 2. A trap, noose, or device for catching.

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DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 8:15

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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stumble

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Sense 1: To trip, lose footing, or fall by striking against something. Sense 2: To err, fall, or be hindered figuratively. Sense 3: To cause another to trip, fall, err, or be hindered.

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COMBINED MEANING

fall

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Sense 1: To descend, drop, or lose an upright position. Sense 2: To be slain, defeated, overthrown, ruined, or brought down. Sense 3: To come upon or attack. Sense 4: To pass into a specified place, condition, power, or course, or to depart from a former standing. Sense 5: To happen, turn out, or be allotted. Sense 6: As a noun, descent, overthrow, ruin, or loss of standing.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

snared

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1. Caught or trapped in a snare. 2. Figuratively entangled or brought into binding danger or difficulty.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

taken

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1. Received, accepted, or chosen. 2. Seized or captured. 3. Carried or laid hold of.

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DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 8:16

COMBINED MEANING

bind

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To tie together, or confine with a cord, or any thing that is flexible; to fasten as with a band, fillet or ligature.

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testimony

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Sense 1: A witness, declaration, evidence, record, or solemn statement. Sense 2: The written law given as a covenant witness.

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seal

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A device or impression that closes, secures, authenticates, confirms, marks ownership, or preserves from alteration; to apply such a mark, shut up, certify, ratify, complete, or mark as belonging to an authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

law

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Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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8:11¶ For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,

8:12Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.

8:13Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

8:14And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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8:15And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

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8:16Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

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8:17And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

8:18Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.

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