Isa 8:14 | NET2full | STEP | He will become a sanctuary , but a stone that makes a person trip and a rock that makes one stumble — to the two houses of Israel . He will become a trap and a snare to the residents of Jerusalem .

‏ Isaiah 8:14

14 He will become a sanctuary, ^{▼▼tn Because the metaphor of protection (“sanctuary”) does not fit the negative mood that follows in vv. 14b-15, some contend that מִקְדָּשׁ (miqdash, “sanctuary”) probably needs to be emended to an original מוֹקֵשׁ (moqesh, “snare”), a word that appears in the next line (cf. NAB and H. Wildberger, Isaiah, 1:355-56). If the MT reading is retained (as in the above translation), the fact that Yahweh is a sanctuary wraps up the point of v. 13 and stands in contrast to God’s treatment of those who rebel against him (the rest of v. 14).}
but a stone that makes a person trip
and a rock that makes one stumble—
to the two houses of Israel. ^{▼▼sn The two “houses” of Israel (= the patriarch Jacob) are the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.}
He will become ^{▼▼tn These words are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. וְהָיָה (vehayah, “and he will be”) does double duty in the parallel structure of the verse.} a trap and a snare
to the residents of Jerusalem.