Isaiah 8:10

10 Create a plan, but be frustrated! Speak a word, but it won't 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 and sweep into Judah, flooding, overflowing, and reaching up to the neck. But God is with us; the span of his wings will cover the width of the land.

9 Unite yourselves, peoples, and be shattered! Listen, all distant places of the earth! Prepare to be shattered! Prepare to be shattered!

10 Create a plan, but be frustrated! Speak a word, but it won't stand, for God is with us.

11 The LORD spoke to me, taking hold of me and warning me not to walk in the way of this people:

12 Don't call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy. Don't fear what they fear, and don't be terrified.

Footnotes

• [a]. Heb Immanuel