Isaiah 8:10

10 Devise a plan; it will fail. Make a prediction; it will not happen. For God is with us.^[a]

Isaiah 8:10 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 8:10

Take counsel together
As Rezin king of Syria, and Remaliah's son, did against Judah, ( Isaiah 7:5 ) : it shall come to nought;
for, though they came up against it, they could not overcome it, ( 2 Kings 16:5 ) : speak the word;
what they intended, resolved upon, and determined to do; this is the issue of their counsels: and it shall not stand; (See Gill on Isaiah 7:7): for God is with us;
which is the interpretation of the name "Immanuel": and which shows that the reason why the consultations and resolutions of the enemies of Judah could not take place, so as to destroy it, was because Immanuel, the virgin's son, was to be born in it.

Isaiah 8:10 In-Context

8 It will pour into Judah, flood over it, and sweep through, reaching up to the neck; and its spreading streams will fill your entire land, Immanuel!

9 Band together, peoples, and be broken; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for war, and be broken; prepare for war, and be broken.

10 Devise a plan; it will fail. Make a prediction; it will not happen. For God is with us.

11 For this is what the Lord said to me with great power, to keep me from going the way of this people:

12 Do not call everything an alliance these people say is an alliance. Do not fear what they fear; do not be terrified.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or For Immanuel; Isa 7:14; 8:8