Isaiah 8:9 - Exposition

Associate yourselves . It is impossible to obtain this meaning from the existing Hebrew text, which must be translated, "Be angry," or "Rage" ("Make an uproar," Revised Version). The prophet passes from the consideration of the opposition offered to Jehovah by Israel , Syria, and Assyria, to a general consideration of all the nations of the earth. He challenges them to the combat against Jehovah, and confidently predicts their defeat. O ye people ; rather, O ye peoples (compare the corresponding expression in the next clause, "All ye of far countries").