Isaiah 8:15

15 And many among them shall stumble and fall and be broken and be snared and be taken.

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 Sanctify the LORD of the hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

14 Then he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock to cause a fall to both the houses of Israel, for a snare and for a net to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

15 And many among them shall stumble and fall and be broken and be snared and be taken.

16 Bind up the testimony; seal the law among my disciples.

17 And I will wait for the LORD, who hid his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.