Isaiah 9:1

New Light: The Birth of a King

1 {But there will be no gloom for those who were in distress}. In former times he treated [the] land of Zebulun and Naphtali with contempt, but in the future he will honor the way of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee [of] the nations.

Isaiah 9:1 In-Context

1 {But there will be no gloom for those who were in distress}. In former times he treated [the] land of Zebulun and Naphtali with contempt, but in the future he will honor the way of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee [of] the nations.
2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; light has shined on those who lived in a land of darkness.
3 You have made the nation numerous; you have not made the joy great. They rejoice in your presence as [with] joy at the harvest, as they rejoice when they divide plunder.
4 For you have shattered the yoke of its burden and the stick of its shoulder, the rod of its oppressor, on the day of Midian.
5 For every boot {that marches and shakes the earth} and garment rolled in blood {will} be for burning--fire fuel.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Isaiah 9:1-21 in the English Bible is 8:23-9:20 in the Hebrew Bible
  • [b]. Literally "Indeed there is no gloom for the one to whom there was anxiety for her"
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