Isaiah 8:13 “The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should…”

Isaiah 8:13

The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

World English Bible

The LORD of Armies is who you must respect as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread.

American Standard Version

Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

Geneva Bible 1599

Sanctifie the Lord of hostes, and let him be your feare, and let him be your dread,

Darby Translation

Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

Young's Literal Translation

Jehovah of Hosts — Him ye do sanctify, And He [is] your Fear, and He your Dread,

Bible in Basic English

But let the Lord of armies be holy to you, and go in fear of him, giving honour to him.

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Cross references

“Sanctify”

Numbers 27:14 Romans 4:20 Leviticus 10:3 Isaiah 26:3 Isaiah 26:4 Numbers 20:12

Numbers 27:14 · BSB

for when the congregation contended in the Wilderness of Zin, both of you rebelled against My command to show My holiness in their sight regarding the waters.” Those were the waters of Meribah in Kadesh, in the Wildernes…

Romans 4:20 · BSB

Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,

Leviticus 10:3 · BSB

Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.

Isaiah 26:3 · BSB

You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.

Isaiah 26:4 · BSB

Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.

Numbers 20:12 · BSB

But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.”

“and let him”

Luke 12:5 Revelation 15:4 Matthew 10:28 Psalm 76:7 Malachi 2:5 Genesis 31:53

Luke 12:5 · BSB

But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!

Revelation 15:4 · BSB

Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”

Matthew 10:28 · BSB

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Psalm 76:7 · BSB

You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?

Malachi 2:5 · BSB

“My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.

Genesis 31:53 · BSB

May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

Also

Isaiah 29:23

Isaiah 29:23 · BSB

For when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

14And 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.

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