Isaiah 8:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel he will be a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, he will be a trap and a snare.

Additional Resources

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Pet 2:8 : 8 and, 'a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.' They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were determined to do.
  • Luke 2:34 : 34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: "This child is destined to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed.
  • Rom 9:32-33 : 32 Why not? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stone of stumbling, 33 Just as it is written: 'Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.'
  • Isa 28:16 : 16 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation. The one who believes will not panic.'
  • Ezek 11:16 : 16 Therefore say: This is what the Lord God says: Although I have sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet I have been a sanctuary for them for a little while in the lands to which they have gone.
  • Ps 46:1-2 : 1 For the choirmaster. A song of the sons of Korah, set to soprano voices. 2 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
  • Ps 69:22 : 22 They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink.
  • Prov 18:10 : 10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
  • Matt 13:57 : 57 And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household."
  • Ps 11:6 : 6 On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.
  • Rom 11:9-9 : 9 And David says, "Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them." 10 "Let their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever." 11 Again I ask, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious.
  • Rom 11:35 : 35 Or who has ever given to Him that God should repay them?
  • Luke 21:35 : 35 For it will come upon all who live on the face of the earth as a snare.
  • Isa 4:6 : 6 It will be a shelter to provide shade in the daytime from the heat, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain.
  • Isa 24:17-18 : 17 Terror, pit, and snare confront you, O inhabitant of the earth. 18 Whoever flees at the sound of terror will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in the snare; for the floodgates of the heavens are opened, and the foundations of the earth shake.
  • Isa 26:20 : 20 Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until His wrath has passed by.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Isa 8:15
    88%

    15Many will stumble over it; they will fall and be broken, they will be ensnared and captured.

  • 1 Pet 2:6-8
    3 verses
    81%

    6For it stands in Scripture: 'Behold, I lay in Zion a chosen, precious cornerstone, and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.'

    7So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,'

    8and, 'a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.' They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were determined to do.

  • Rom 9:32-33
    2 verses
    78%

    32Why not? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stone of stumbling,

    33Just as it is written: 'Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.'

  • Isa 28:16
    74%

    16Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation. The one who believes will not panic.'

  • Isa 8:13
    74%

    13The Lord of Hosts—he is the one you are to regard as holy. He is the one you are to fear; he is the one you are to dread.

  • Isa 57:14
    73%

    14And it will be said: 'Build up, build up, prepare the road! Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people.'

  • Jer 6:21
    73%

    21Therefore, this is what the Lord says: 'I am placing stumbling blocks before this people. Fathers and sons alike will stumble over them; neighbors and friends will perish.'

  • Zech 12:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2Behold, I am making Jerusalem a cup of reeling for all the surrounding nations. Even Judah will be besieged as Jerusalem is attacked.

    3And on that day, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. All who try to lift it will be severely injured, and all the nations of the earth will gather against her.

  • Mic 3:12
    72%

    12Therefore because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the temple will become a high place overgrown with thickets.

  • Matt 21:44
    72%

    44Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it falls, it will crush him to powder.

  • Luke 20:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17But Jesus looked at them and said, 'Then what is this that is written: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone"?'

    18Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it falls, it will crush them.'

  • 1 Kgs 9:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7then I will cut off Israel from the land I have given them, and I will reject this temple I have consecrated for My name. Israel will then become a proverb and an object of ridicule among all peoples.

    8And this temple, now exalted, will become a heap of ruins. Everyone who passes by it will be appalled and will hiss, saying, 'Why has the LORD done this to this land and this temple?'

  • Acts 4:11
    69%

    11'This is the stone which was rejected by you, the builders, but which has become the cornerstone.'

  • Isa 31:9
    69%

    9Their stronghold will pass away because of terror, and their officers will flee in panic at the signal. This is the declaration of the LORD, whose fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

  • Mark 14:27
    69%

    27Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away, for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'

  • Mark 12:10
    69%

    10Have you not read this Scripture: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.'?

  • Job 18:8
    69%

    8For his feet are cast into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.

  • Isa 28:13
    69%

    13So the word of the LORD to them will be: command upon command, command upon command, line upon line, line upon line, a little here, a little there—so that they may go and fall backward, be broken, snared, and captured.

  • 2 Chr 7:20-21
    2 verses
    69%

    20then I will uproot you from My land that I have given you, and I will reject this temple I have consecrated for My name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples.

    21This temple, which was so exalted, will be appalling to every passerby who sees it. They will say, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?'

  • Isa 30:13-14
    2 verses
    69%

    13'this sin will become for you like a high wall, cracked and bulging, that collapses suddenly, in an instant.'

    14'Its collapse will be like that of a jar shattered into pieces so small that no fragment can be used to scoop fire from the hearth or draw water from a cistern.'

  • Job 18:10
    68%

    10His rope lies hidden in the ground, and his trap is set along the path.

  • Isa 13:14
    68%

    14Like a hunted gazelle, like sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his own land.

  • Lam 2:7
    68%

    7The Lord has rejected his altar and disowned his sanctuary. He has delivered into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces. They raised their voices in the house of the LORD as on a day of appointed festival.

  • Obad 1:17
    68%

    17But on Mount Zion there will be deliverance; it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will possess its inheritance.

  • Isa 5:7
    68%

    7For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are the planting of His delight. He expected justice but saw bloodshed; He expected righteousness but heard cries of distress.

  • Ps 118:22
    68%

    22The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

  • Zech 3:9
    68%

    9See, the stone I have set before Joshua! There are seven eyes on that stone, and I will engrave an inscription on it,' declares the LORD Almighty, 'and I will remove the sin of this land in a single day.'

  • Jer 51:26
    68%

    26No stone will be taken from you for a cornerstone or foundation, for you will be desolate forever, declares the Lord.

  • Rom 11:9
    68%

    9And David says, "Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them."

  • Matt 21:42
    68%

    42Jesus said to them, 'Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This came from the Lord and is wonderful in our eyes?

  • Hos 9:8
    68%

    8The watchman of Ephraim is with my God, yet the prophet is ensnared on all his paths, and hostility is in the house of his God.

  • Isa 10:32
    68%

    32Today, they will halt at Nob; they shake their fist at the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.

  • Mic 1:5
    67%

    5All this is because of the transgression of Jacob and the sins of the house of Israel. What is Jacob’s transgression? Is it not Samaria? And what are the high places of Judah? Are they not Jerusalem?

  • Jer 14:8
    67%

    8O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only for a night?

  • Zech 14:4
    67%

    4On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which lies before Jerusalem on the east. The Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a very great valley, so that half of the mountain will move northward and the other half southward.

  • Isa 3:8
    67%

    8For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because their speech and actions are against the LORD, challenging His glorious presence.

  • Matt 26:31
    67%

    31Then Jesus told them, "This very night you will all fall away on account of Me, for it is written: 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

  • 2 Chr 29:8
    67%

    8Therefore, the wrath of the LORD fell upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He made them an object of horror, devastation, and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.

  • Lev 14:45
    67%

    45The house must be demolished, with all its stones, timbers, and plaster taken outside the city to an unclean place.

  • Isa 17:9
    67%

    9In that day, their strong cities will be like the forsaken places of the wooded heights and hilltops that were abandoned because of the Israelites, and there will be desolation.

  • Isa 2:1
    67%

    1This is the word that Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

  • Ezek 19:8
    67%

    8The nations surrounded him from all their provinces. They spread their net over him and trapped him in their pit.