Isaiah 8:12

12 “Do not call conspiracy everything this people calls a conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it.

Isaiah 8:12 in Other Translations

KJV
12 Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.
ESV
12 "Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread.
NLT
12 “Don’t call everything a conspiracy, like they do, and don’t live in dread of what frightens them.
MSG
12 "Don't be like this people, always afraid somebody is plotting against them. Don't fear what they fear. Don't take on their worries.
CSB
12 Do not call everything an alliance these people say is an alliance. Do not fear what they fear; do not be terrified.

Isaiah 8:12 In-Context

10 Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted; propose your plan, but it will not stand, for God is with us.
11 This is what the LORD says to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way of this people:
12 “Do not call conspiracy everything this people calls a conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it.
13 The LORD Almighty 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.
14 He will be a holy place; for both Israel and Judah he will be a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Isaiah 7:2; Isaiah 20:5; Isaiah 30:1; Isaiah 36:6
  • 2. S Isaiah 7:4; Matthew 10:28
  • 3. 1 Peter 3:14*
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