Isaiah 8:14

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Run to me for protection. I am a rock that will make both Judah and Israel stumble and break their bones. I am a trap that will catch the people of Jerusalem—they will be captured and dragged away.

Cross References

Psalm 11:6

He will send fiery coals and flaming sulphur down on the wicked, and they will drink nothing but a scorching wind.

Psalm 140:5

Those proud people have hidden traps and nets to catch me as I walk.

Psalm 69:22

Make their table a trap for them and their friends.

Proverbs 18:10

The LORD is a mighty tower where his people can run for safety—

Isaiah 25:4

You have been a place of safety for the poor and needy in times of trouble. Brutal enemies pounded us like a heavy rain or the heat of the sun at midday, but you were our shelter.

Isaiah 26:20

Go inside and lock the doors, my people. Hide there for a little while, until the LORD is no longer angry.

Isaiah 28:16

And so the LORD says, “I'm laying a firm foundation for the city of Zion. It's a valuable cornerstone proved to be trustworthy; no one who trusts it will ever be disappointed.

Isaiah 4:6

It will provide shade from the heat of the sun and a place of shelter and protection from storms and rain.

Isaiah 59:10

We feel our way along, as if we were blind; we stumble at midday, as if it were night. We can see no better than someone dead.

Jeremiah 6:21

So I will put stumbling blocks in your path, and everyone will die, including parents and children, neighbours and friends.

Ezekiel 11:16

But here is what I want you to tell the Israelites in Babylonia: It's true that I, the LORD God, have forced you out of your own country and made you live among foreign nations. But for now, I will be with you wherever you are, so that you can worship me.

Ezekiel 3:20

Now suppose faithful people start sinning, and I decide to put stumbling blocks in their paths to make them fall. They deserve to die because of their sins. So if you refuse to warn them, I will forget about the times they were faithful, and I will hold you responsible for their death.

Matthew 13:57

So the people were very unhappy because of what he was doing. But Jesus said, “Prophets are honoured by everyone, except the people of their home town and their own family.”

Matthew 21:44

Anyone who stumbles over this stone will be crushed, and anyone it falls on will be smashed to pieces.”

Luke 2:34

Then he blessed them and told Mary, “This child of yours will cause many people in Israel to fall and others to stand. The child will be like a warning sign. Many people will reject him,

Luke 21:35

like a trap. That day will surprise everyone on earth.

Romans 11:35

Has anyone loaned something to the Lord that must be repaid?”

Joshua 10:7

Joshua and his army, including his best warriors, left Gilgal.

1 Peter 2:8

They disobeyed the message and stumbled and fell over that stone, because they were doomed.