King James Version

Isaiah 8:10

Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

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עֻ֥צוּutsvtake advice togetherעוּץverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “take advice together”, a commandH5779to consulttake advice ((counsel) together).עֵצָ֖הetsahadviceעֵצָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “advice”, the ordinary formH6098advice; by implication, plan; also prudenceadvice, advisement, counsel(l-(or)), purpose.וְתֻפָ֑רvetufarand breakפָּרַרconjunction, verb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and break”, an unfinished actionH6565to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate[idiom] any ways, break (asunder), cast off, cause to cease, [idiom] clean, defeat, disannul, disappoint, dissolve, divide, make of none effect, fail, frustrate, bring (come) to nought, [idiom] utterly, make void.דַּבְּר֤וּdabrvspeakדָבַרverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “speak”, a commandH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.דָבָר֙davarcauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…וְלֹ֣אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יָק֔וּםyaqumriseקוּםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “rise”, an unfinished actionH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…עִמָּ֖נוּimanvwithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).אֵֽלelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand; for God is with us.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

Young’s Literal Translation

Take counsel, and it is broken, Speak a word, and it doth not stand, Because of Emmanu-El!'

World English Bible

Take counsel together, and it will be brought to nothing; speak the word, and it will not stand, for God is with us.”

Darby Translation

Settle a plan, and it shall come to nought; speak a word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

Douay-Rheims

Take counsel together, and it shall be defeated: speak a word, and it shall not be done: because God is with us.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand; for God is with us.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And whatsoever counsel ye shall take, the Lord shall bring it to nought; and whatsoever word ye shall speak, it shall not stand among you: for God is with us.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἣν ἂν βουλεύσησθε βουλὴν, διασκεδάσει Κύριος· καὶ λόγον ὃν ἐὰν λαλήσητε, οὐ μὴ ἐμμείνῃ ἐν ὑμῖν, ὅτι μεθʼ ἡμῶν ὁ Θεός.