Isaiah 8:15

15 And numbers of them, falling on the stone, will be broken, and will be taken in the net.

Isaiah 8:15 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 8:15

And many among them
Not all, though the greater part; for Christ was set for the falling and rising of many in Israel, ( Luke 2:34 ) : shall stumble, and fall, and be broken:
stumble at Christ, the stumbling stone; fall by unbelief into other sins and punishment, and be broken in pieces by this stone, ( Matthew 21:44 ) : and be snared, and be taken;
and so die in their sins, and perish eternally. The allusion is to birds being taken in a snare or trap, or with bird lime, and therein or thereby held and detained.

Isaiah 8:15 In-Context

13 But let the Lord of armies be holy to you, and go in fear of him, giving honour to him.

14 And he will be for a holy place: but for a stone of falling and a rock of trouble to the two houses of Israel, and to the men of Jerusalem, for a net in which they may be taken.

15 And numbers of them, falling on the stone, will be broken, and will be taken in the net.

16 Let my teaching be kept secret: and my words be given to my disciples only.

17 And I will be waiting for the Lord, whose face is veiled from the house of Jacob, and I will be looking for him.