¹⁴ He will be a safe place for you. But for both nations in Israel he will become like a stone that causes people to fall to the ground.^[a] He will be like a rock that makes them fall down. He will take hold of the people who live in Jerusalem, like a trap that catches a bird. ¹⁵ Many people will fall against that rock. They will fall to the ground and it will hurt them. They will become caught in a trap.’

Isaiah's message to his disciples

¹⁶ Tie a string round the paper where I have written this. Keep it safe as a true message. Give it to my disciples, to teach them.