Isaiah 8:15

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

Many of them will stumble and fall, be broken and trapped and captured.

Berean Standard Bible:

Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be ensnared and captured.”

American Standard Version:

And many shall stumble thereon, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And many{H7227} among them shall stumble{H3782}, and fall{H5307}, and be broken{H7665}, and be snared{H3369}, and be taken{H3920}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Matthew 21:44

  • And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

Isaiah 28:13

  • But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, [and] there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

Luke 20:17

  • And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?

Luke 20:18

  • Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

Romans 9:32

  • Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

Matthew 11:6

  • And blessed is [he], whosoever shall not be offended in me.

Matthew 15:14

  • Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

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Commentary for Isaiah 8:15

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H7227
    There are 439 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רַב
    Transliteration: rab
    Pronunciation: rab
    Description: by contracted from רָבַב; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
  2. Strong's Number: H3782
    There are 59 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כָּשַׁל
    Transliteration: kâshal
    Pronunciation: kaw-shal'
    Description: a primitive root; to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall; bereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, [idiom] utterly, be weak.
  3. Strong's Number: H5307
    There are 403 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָפַל
    Transliteration: nâphal
    Pronunciation: naw-fal'
    Description: a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative); be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for פָּלַל), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be ([idiom] hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, [idiom] surely, throw down.
  4. Strong's Number: H7665
    There are 145 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁבַר
    Transliteration: shâbar
    Pronunciation: shaw-bar'
    Description: a primitive root; to burst (literally or figuratively); break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for שָׂבַר).
  5. Strong's Number: H3369
    There are 8 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָקֹשׁ
    Transliteration: yâqôsh
    Pronunciation: yaw-koshe'
    Description: a primitive root; to ensnare (literally or figuratively); fowler (lay a) snare.
  6. Strong's Number: H3920
    There are 112 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: לָכַד
    Transliteration: lâkad
    Pronunciation: law-kad'
    Description: a primitive root; to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere; [idiom] at all, catch (self), be frozen, be holden, stick together, take.