Isaiah 8:15

15 Many of them will trip. They will fall and be broken. They will be trapped 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 I am the LORD who rules over all. You must think about me as holy. You must have respect for me. You must fear me.

14 Then I will be a holy place of safety for you. But for many people in Israel and Judah I will be a stone that causes them to trip. I will be a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem I will be a trap and a snare.

15 Many of them will trip. They will fall and be broken. They will be trapped and captured."

16 Keep safe what the LORD said to you through me. Seal up among my followers what he taught you through me.

17 I will wait for the Lord. He is turning his face away from Jacob's people. I will put my trust in him.