Isaiah 9:8
The Lord has sent a message against Jacob,
What it says
The Lord sends a message against Jacob, and it falls upon Israel.
What it is doing
This verse begins the series of judgment sayings against the northern kingdom.
In context
8The Lord has sent a message against Jacob, 9All the people will know it — 10“The bricks have fallen, 11The LORD has raised up the foes of Rezin against him 12Aram from the east and Philistia from the west