Isaiah 9:1-10

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.
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.
6 For a child has been born for us; a son has been given to us. And the dominion will be on his shoulder, and his name is called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 {His dominion will grow continually, and to peace there will be no end} on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and sustain it with justice and righteousness now and forever. The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will do this.

Yahweh’s Anger against Arrogance

8 The Lord has sent out a word against Jacob, and it fell on Israel.
9 And all of the people knew it, Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria in pride and arrogance of heart, saying,
10 "[The] bricks have fallen, but we will build [with] dressed stone. [The] sycamore-fig trees were felled, but we will replace [them with] cedars."

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Footnotes 10

  • [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"
  • [c]. The written text (Kethib) is "not," but the reading tradition (Qere) is "for it"
  • [d]. Hebrew "like"; the Hebrew letters for "like" and "on" look alike
  • [e]. Literally "marching with shaking," which might mean "marching [is] with shaking"
  • [f]. Literally "and it will"
  • [g]. Literally "There is no end to the increase of the dominion and to peace"
  • [h]. Or "for"
  • [i]. Or "for"
  • [j]. That is, the kingdom
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