Isaiah 8:12

Say ye not, A confederacy, to all [them to] whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.

Say {H559} ye not, A confederacy {H7195}, to all them to whom this people {H5971} shall say {H559}, A confederacy {H7195}; neither fear {H3372} ye their fear {H4172}, nor be afraid {H6206}.

"Don't regard as alliance what this people calls alliance, and don't fear what they fear or be awestruck by it;

“Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.

Say ye not, A conspiracy, concerning all whereof this people shall say, A conspiracy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be in dread thereof.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Peter 3:14 (13 votes)

    But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy [are ye]: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

  • 1 Peter 3:15 (13 votes)

    But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

  • Luke 21:9 (8 votes)

    But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end [is] not by and by.

  • Psalms 53:5 (7 votes)

    There were they in great fear, [where] no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth [against] thee: thou hast put [them] to shame, because God hath despised them.

  • Isaiah 51:12 (7 votes)

    I, [even] I, [am] he that comforteth you: who [art] thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man [that] shall die, and of the son of man [which] shall be made [as] grass;

  • Isaiah 51:13 (7 votes)

    And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where [is] the fury of the oppressor?

  • Isaiah 30:1 (6 votes)

    ¶ Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: