8:11 Indeed this is what the Lord told me. He took hold of me firmly and warned me not to act like these people: 1
8:12 “Do not say, ‘Conspiracy,’ every time these people say the word. 2
Don’t be afraid of what scares them; don’t be terrified.
8:13 You must recognize the authority of the Lord who commands armies. 3
He is the one you must respect;
he is the one you must fear. 4
8:14 He will become a sanctuary, 5
but a stone that makes a person trip,
and a rock that makes one stumble –
to the two houses of Israel. 6
He will become 7 a trap and a snare
to the residents of Jerusalem. 8
8:15 Many will stumble over the stone and the rock, 9
and will fall and be seriously injured,
and will be ensnared and captured.”