Isaiah 9
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The Government of the Promised Son
1Nevertheless #Is. 8:22the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed,
As when at #2 Kin. 15:29; 2 Chr. 16:4first He lightly esteemed
The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
And #Matt. 4:13–16afterward more heavily oppressed her,
By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,
In Galilee of the Gentiles.
2#Matt. 4:16; Luke 1:79; 2 Cor. 4:6; Eph. 5:8The people who walked in darkness
Have seen a great light;
Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death,
Upon them a light has shined.
3You have multiplied the nation
And increased its joy;
They rejoice before You
According to the joy of harvest,
As men rejoice #Judg. 5:30when they divide the spoil.
4For You have broken the yoke of his burden
And the staff of his shoulder,
The rod of his oppressor,
As in the day of #Judg. 7:22Midian.
5For every warrior’s sandal from the noisy battle,
And garments rolled in blood,
#Is. 66:15Will be used for burning and fuel of fire.
6#(Is. 7:14; Luke 2:11); John 1:45For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a #Luke 2:7; (John 3:16; 1 John 4:9)Son is given;
And #(Matt. 28:18; 1 Cor. 15:25); Rev. 12:5the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
#Judg. 13:18Wonderful, Counselor, #Titus 2:13Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, #Eph. 2:14Prince of Peace.
7Of the increase of His government and peace
#Dan. 2:44; Matt. 1:1, 6; Luke 1:32, 33; John 7:42There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The #Is. 37:32zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
The Punishment of Samaria
8The Lord sent a word against #Gen. 32:28Jacob,
And it has fallen on Israel.
9All the people will know—
Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria—
Who say in pride and arrogance of heart:
10“The bricks have fallen down,
But we will rebuild with hewn stones;
The sycamores are cut down,
But we will replace them with cedars.”
11Therefore the Lord shall set up
The adversaries of Rezin against him,
And spur his enemies on,
12The Syrians before and the Philistines behind;
And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth.
For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.
13For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them,
Nor do they seek the Lord of hosts.
14Therefore the Lord will cut off head and tail from Israel,
Palm branch and bulrush #Rev. 18:8in one day.
15The elder and honorable, he is the head;
The prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
16For #Is. 3:12; Mic. 3:1, 5, 9; Matt. 15:14the leaders of this people cause them to err,
And those who are led by them are destroyed.
17Therefore the Lord #Ps. 147:10will have no joy in their young men,
Nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows;
For everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer,
And every mouth speaks folly.
#Is. 5:25For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.
18For wickedness #Ps. 83:14; (Is. 1:7; 10:17); Nah. 1:10; Mal. 4:1burns as the fire;
It shall devour the briers and thorns,
And kindle in the thickets of the forest;
They shall mount up like rising smoke.
19Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts
#Is. 8:22The land is burned up,
And the people shall be as fuel for the fire;
#Mic. 7:2, 6No man shall spare his brother.
20And he shall snatch on the right hand
And be hungry;
He shall devour on the left hand
#Lev. 26:26And not be satisfied;
#Jer. 19:9Every man shall eat the flesh of his own arm.
21Manasseh shall devour Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh;
Together they shall be #2 Chr. 28:6, 8; Is. 11:13against Judah.
#Is. 9:12, 17For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.
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Yeshayah (Isaiah) 9
9
1But there is no gloom upon her who is distressed, as when at first He humbled the land of Zeḇulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward more heavily oppressed her, by the way of the sea, beyond the Yardĕn, in Galil of the nations.
2The people who were walking in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death a light has shone.
3You shall increase the nation; You shall make its joy great. They shall rejoice before You, as in the joy of harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
4For You shall break the yoke of his burden and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Miḏyan.
5For every boot of one trampling in tumult, and coat rolled in blood, shall be used for burning and fuel of fire.
6For a Child is born unto us, a Son is given unto us, and the rule is on His shoulder. And His Name is called Wonder, Counsellor, Strong Ěl, Father of Continuity, Prince of Peace.
7Of the increase of His rule and peace there is no end, upon the throne of Dawiḏ and over His reign,#See Isa. 16:5; Psa. 2; Psa. 45:6; Mic. 5:2; Luke 1:32, 33 to establish it and sustain it with right-ruling and with righteousness from now on, even forever. The ardour of יהוה of hosts does this.
8יהוה sent a word against Ya‛aqoḇ, and it has fallen on Yisra’ĕl.
9And the people shall know, all of them, Ephrayim and the inhabitant of Shomeron, who say in pride and greatness of heart:
10“The bricks have fallen down, but we rebuild with hewn stones; the sycamores are cut down, but we replace them with cedars.”
11And יהוה set up the adversaries of Retsin against him, and stirred up his enemies,
12the Arameans before and the Philistines behind. And they devour Yisra’ĕl with an open mouth. With all this His displeasure has not turned back, and His hand is still stretched out.
13And the people have not turned back to Him who strikes them, nor have they sought יהוה of hosts.
14And יהוה cuts off head and tail from Yisra’ĕl, palm branch and reed in one day.
15Elder and highly respected, he is the head; the prophet who teaches falsehood, he is the tail.
16For the leaders of this people lead them astray,#See Isa. 3:12 and those who are guided by them are swallowed up.
17Therefore יהוה does not rejoice over their young men, and has no compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is defiled and evil, and every mouth speaks foolishness. With all this His displeasure has not turned back, and His hand is still stretched out.
18For wrongness burns as the fire; it consumes thornbushes and weeds, and sets the bushes of the forest ablaze, and they roll up like rising smoke.
19The land shall be burned up by the wrath of יהוה of hosts, and the people be as fuel for the fire. A man shall not spare his brother,
20and cut down on the right hand, but shall be hungry; and he devours on the left hand, but shall not be satisfied; each one devouring the flesh of his own arm:
21Menashsheh Ephrayim, and Ephrayim Menashsheh; together they are against Yehuḏah. With all this His displeasure has not turned back, and His hand is still stretched out.
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