Isaiah 8:10

10 Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; Speak the word, but it will not stand, For God is with us."

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 He will pass through Judah, He will overflow and pass over, He will reach up to the neck; And the stretching out of his wings Will fill the breadth of Your land, O Immanuel.

9 "Be shattered, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Give ear, all you from far countries. Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces; Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces.

10 Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; Speak the word, but it will not stand, For God is with us."

11 For the Lord spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying:

12 "Do not say, 'A conspiracy,' Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy, Nor be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew Immanuel