14. And he will be for a sanctuary; and 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.
15. And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
16. Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.
17. And I will wait for Jehovah, who hideth his face from the house of Jacob; and I will look for him.
18. 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.
19. And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto the necromancers and unto the soothsayers, who chirp and who mutter, say, Shall not a people seek unto their God Will they go for the living unto the dead?
20. To the law and the testimony! If they speak not according to this word, for them there is no daybreak.