Isaiah 8:18 “Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols…”

Isaiah 8:18

Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.

World English Bible

Behold, I and the children whom the LORD has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of Armies, who dwells in Mount Zion.

American Standard Version

Behold, I and the children whom Jehovah hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Jehovah of hosts, who dwelleth in mount Zion.

Geneva Bible 1599

Beholde, I and the children whome the Lord hath giuen me, are as signes and as wonders in Israel, by the Lord of hostes, which dwelleth in mount Zion.

Darby Translation

Behold, I and the children that Jehovah hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel, from Jehovah of hosts, who dwelleth in mount Zion.

Young's Literal Translation

Lo, I, and the children whom Jehovah hath given to me, [Are] for signs and for wonders in Israel, From Jehovah of Hosts, who is dwelling in Mount Zion.

Bible in Basic English

See, I and the children whom the Lord has given me, are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of armies, whose resting-place is in Mount Zion.

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Cross references

“I and the”

Isaiah 53:10 Psalm 22:30 Isaiah 7:3 Isaiah 7:16 Isaiah 8:3 Hebrews 2:13

Isaiah 53:10 · BSB

Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His h…

Psalm 22:30 · BSB

Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.

Isaiah 7:3 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field,

Isaiah 7:16 · BSB

For before the boy knows enough to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.

Isaiah 8:3 · BSB

And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

Hebrews 2:13 · BSB

And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: “Here am I, and the children God has given Me.”

“for signs”

Luke 2:34 Psalm 71:7 Zechariah 3:8 Hebrews 10:33 1 Corinthians 4:9–13 Ezekiel 14:8

Luke 2:34 · BSB

Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,

Psalm 71:7 · BSB

I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.

Zechariah 3:8 · BSB

Hear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going to bring My servant, the Branch.

Hebrews 10:33 · BSB

Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated.

1 Corinthians 4:9–13 · BSB

For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.

Ezekiel 14:8 · BSB

I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among My people. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

“which”

Zechariah 8:3 Hebrews 12:22 Isaiah 24:23 1 Chronicles 23:25 Psalm 9:11 Isaiah 12:6

Zechariah 8:3 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”

Hebrews 12:22 · BSB

Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels

Isaiah 24:23 · BSB

The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.

1 Chronicles 23:25 · BSB

For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.

Psalm 9:11 · BSB

Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.

Isaiah 12:6 · BSB

Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”

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

In context

17I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.

19When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?

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