King James Version
Isaiah 8:10 in the King James Version says “Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.”
Isaiah 8:10 · KJV
And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel . stretching: Heb. fulness of the breadth of thy land shall be the stretchings out of his wings
Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. people and: or, people, yet
Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
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, with: Heb. in strength of hand
Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.
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“and it shall come to nought”
H6565to break up (usually figuratively), i.e., to violate, frustrate
“speak”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
“the word”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“and it shall not stand”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“for God”
H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
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