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 wingsWill 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.
13. The Lord of hosts, Him you shall hallow;Let Him be your fear,And let Him be your dread.
14. He will be as a sanctuary,But a stone of stumbling and a rock of offenseTo both the houses of Israel,As a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.