15 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
15 Many of them will stumble; they will fall and be broken, they will be snared and captured."
15 And many shall stumble on it. They shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken."
15 Many of them are going to run into that Rock and get their bones broken, Get tangled up in that barbed wire and not get free of it."
15 And many among them shall stumble; They shall fall and be broken, Be snared and taken."
15 Many will stumble and fall, never to rise again. They will be snared and captured."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Isaiah 8:15
Commentary on Isaiah 8:9-16
(Read Isaiah 8:9-16)
The prophet challenges the enemies of the Jews. Their efforts would be vain, and themselves broken to pieces. It concerns us, in time of trouble, to watch against all such fears as put us upon crooked courses for our own security. The believing fear of God preserves against the disquieting fear of man. If we thought rightly of the greatness and glory of God, we should see all the power of our enemies restrained. The Lord, who will be a Sanctuary to those who trust in him, will be a Stone of stumbling, and a Rock of offence, to those who make the creature their fear and their hope. If the things of God be an offence to us, they will undo us. The apostle quotes this as to all who persisted in unbelief of the gospel of Christ, 1 Peter 2:8. The crucified Emmanuel, who was and is a Stumbling-stone and Rock of offence to unbelieving Jews, is no less so to thousands who are called Christians. The preaching of the cross is foolishness in their esteem; his doctrines and precepts offend them.