Isaiah 8:15

15 Many people will fall over this rock. They will fall and be broken; they will be trapped and caught."

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 But remember that the Lord All-Powerful is holy. He is the one you should fear; he is the one you should dread.

14 Then he will be a place of safety for you. But for the two families of Israel, he will be like a stone that causes people to stumble, like a rock that makes them fall. He will be like a trap for the people of Jerusalem, and he will catch them in his trap.

15 Many people will fall over this rock. They will fall and be broken; they will be trapped and caught."

16 Make an agreement. Seal up the teaching while my followers are watching.

17 I will wait for the Lord to help us, the Lord who is ashamed of the family of Israel. I will wait for him.