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Berean Standard Bible

“And He will be a sanctuary— but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.”

Isaiah 8:14

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Isaiah continues his teaching about the Lord as the one to fear rather than human threats. He describes God in two opposing roles.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And He will be a sanctuary— but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.

World English Bible (WEB)

He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel, he will be a trap and a snare for the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

King James Version (KJV)

And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he will be for a holy place: but for a stone of falling and a rock of trouble to the two houses of Israel, and to the men of Jerusalem, for a net in which they may be taken.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces él será por santuario; mas á las dos casas de Israel por piedra para tropezar, y por tropezadero para caer, y por lazo y por red al morador de Jerusalem.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Él será su seguridad. Pero Israel y Judá han rechazado su protección y por tanto tropezaron contra la Roca de su salvación y yacen aplastados por ella. ¡La presencia de Dios entre ellos los ha puesto en peligro!

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