Isaiah 9

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 9 of 66

¹ Yet there shall not be gloom for which anguish is to her; as the former time made light the land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali, even afterwards He will glorify the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

² The people walking in darkness have seen a great Light; they dwelling in the land of the shadow of death, Light has shone on them.

³ You have not multiplied the nation; You have not increased the joy. They rejoice before You as in the joy of harvest, as men shout when they divide the plunder.

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Chapter Summary

What joy shall be in the midst of afflictions, by the kingdom and birth of Christ. The judgments upon Israel for their pride, and for their impenitency.

Key Hebrew Words

אוֹר light H216 · TWOT 52a

יֶ֫לֶד child H3206 · TWOT 867b

מִשְׂרָה dominion, rule H4951 · TWOT 2288a

שָׁלוֹם peace H7965 · TWOT 2401a

שִׂמְחָה joy H8057 · TWOT 2268b

עֹל yoke H5923 · TWOT 1628a

Cross-References

Luke 1:32–33
Matthew 4:15–16

People & Context

David

The ancestral king on whose throne the promised Child will reign in endless peace and righteousness.

Rezin

King of Syria whose adversaries Jehovah stirs up as judgment falls on proud Israel.

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