Isaiah 8:15

15 Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be snared and captured.

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 You are to regard only the Lord of Hosts as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be held in awe.

14 He will be a sanctuary; but for the two houses of Israel, He will be a stone to stumble over and a rock to trip over, and a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

15 Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be snared and captured.

16 Bind up the testimony. Seal up the instruction among my disciples.

17 I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will wait for Him.