English Bible Presentation Sharing - Isaiah Book, chapter 8, verse 15 in Ncv Version

Isaiah 8 : 1 (NCV)

The Lord told me, "Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary pen: 'Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.'

Isaiah 8 : 2 (NCV)

I will gather some men to be reliable witnesses: Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah."

Isaiah 8 : 3 (NCV)

Then I went to the prophetess, and she became pregnant and had a son. The Lord told me, "Name the boy Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz,

Isaiah 8 : 4 (NCV)

because the king of Assyria will take away all the wealth and possessions of Damascus and Samaria before the boy learns to say 'my father' or 'my mother.'"

Isaiah 8 : 5 (NCV)

Again the Lord spoke to me, saying,

Isaiah 8 : 6 (NCV)

"These people refuse to accept the slow-moving waters of the pool of Shiloah and are terrified of Rezin and Pekah son of Remaliah.

Isaiah 8 : 7 (NCV)

So I, the Lord, will bring the king of Assyria and all his power against them, like a powerful flood of water from the Euphrates River. The Assyrians will be like water rising over the banks of the river, flowing over the land.

Isaiah 8 : 8 (NCV)

That water will flow into Judah and pass through it, rising to Judah's throat. Immanuel, this army will spread its wings like a bird until it covers your whole country."

Isaiah 8 : 9 (NCV)

Be broken, all you nations, and be smashed to pieces. Listen, all you faraway countries. Prepare for battle and be smashed to pieces! Prepare for battle and be smashed to pieces!

Isaiah 8 : 10 (NCV)

Make your plans for the fight, but they will be defeated. Give orders to your armies, but they will be useless, because God is with us.

Isaiah 8 : 11 (NCV)

The Lord spoke to me with his great power and warned me not to follow the lead of the rest of the people. He said,

Isaiah 8 : 12 (NCV)

"People are saying that others make plans against them, but you should not believe them. Don't be afraid of what they fear; do not dread those things.

Isaiah 8 : 13 (NCV)

But remember that the Lord All-Powerful is holy. He is the one you should fear; he is the one you should dread.

Isaiah 8 : 14 (NCV)

Then he will be a place of safety for you. But for the two families of Israel, he will be like a stone that causes people to stumble, like a rock that makes them fall. He will be like a trap for the people of Jerusalem, and he will catch them in his trap.

Isaiah 8 : 15 (NCV)

Many people will fall over this rock. They will fall and be broken; they will be trapped and caught."

Isaiah 8 : 16 (NCV)

Make an agreement. Seal up the teaching while my followers are watching.

Isaiah 8 : 17 (NCV)

I will wait for the Lord to help us, the Lord who is ashamed of the family of Israel. I will wait for him.

Isaiah 8 : 18 (NCV)

I am here, and with me are the children the Lord has given me. We are signs and proofs for the people of Israel from the Lord All-Powerful, who lives on Mount Zion.

Isaiah 8 : 19 (NCV)

Some people say, "Ask the mediums and fortune-tellers, who whisper and mutter, what to do." But I tell you that people should ask their God for help. Why should people who are still alive ask something from the dead?

Isaiah 8 : 20 (NCV)

You should follow the teachings and the agreement with the Lord. The mediums and fortune-tellers do not speak the word of the Lord, so their words are worth nothing.

Isaiah 8 : 21 (NCV)

People will wander through the land troubled and hungry. When they become hungry, they will become angry and will look up and curse their king and their God.

Isaiah 8 : 22 (NCV)

They will look around them at their land and see only trouble, darkness, and awful gloom. And they will be forced into the darkness.