Isaiah 9
9
1The people walking in darkness will see a great light. Upon those dwelling in the land of the shadow of death, light will shine.
2You will multiply the nation. You will increase the joy. They will rejoice before You like the joy in the harvest, as they revel when they divide spoil.
3For You will break the burdensome yoke and the rod on his shoulder— the war-club of his oppressor— as in the day of Midian.
4For every stomping boot quaking and cloak rolled in blood will be for burning— fuel for the fire.
Prince of Peace
5For to us a child is born, a son will be given to us, and the government will be upon His shoulder. His Name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God My Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.
6Of the increase of His government and shalom there will be no end— on the throne of David and over His kingdom— to establish it and uphold it through justice and righteousness from now until forevermore. The zeal of Adonai-Tzva’ot will accomplish this.
Warning About Defiance
7Adonai sent a word to Jacob, and it fell upon Israel.
8All the people will know what Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria say in pride and in arrogance of heart:
9“The bricks are fallen, but we will rebuild with cut stones. The sycamores are cut down, but we will replace them with cedars.”
10Therefore Adonai raises up Rezin’s adversaries against them, and spurs on his enemies.
11The Arameans from the east and the Philistines from the west— they will devour Israel with open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, yet His hand is still outstretched.
12Yet the people will not turn back to the One who strikes them, nor will they seek Adonai-Tzva’ot.
13So Adonai will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and bulrush in a single day.
14The elder and the man of rank— he is the head. The prophet who teaches falsehood— he is the tail.
15The leaders of this people lead them astray. Those they mislead are swallowed up.
16Therefore Adonai will have no joy in their young men, nor will He have compassion on their orphans and widows, for everyone is ungodly and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks foolishness. For all this His anger is not turned away, yet His hand is still outstretched.
17For wickedness burns like a fire and consumes the briers and thorns It kindles the thickets of the forest, so they roll up in a column of smoke.
18By the wrath of Adonai-Tzva’ot is the land burnt up; The people are as fuel for the fire. No one spares his brother.
19One grabs with the right hand but is hungry, and eats with the left hand but is not satisfied. Everyone will eat the flesh of his own arm—
20Manasseh will devour Ephraim, and Ephraim, Manasseh, both are against Judah. For all this His anger is not turned away, yet His hand is outstretched.
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Isaiah 9
9
For to Us a Child Is Born
1 # 9:1 Ch 8:23 in Hebrew But there will be no #[ch. 8:22] gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he #[2 Kgs. 15:29; 2 Chr. 16:4] brought into contempt the land of #Cited Matt. 4:15, 16 Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he #ch. 26:15has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.#9:1 Or of the Gentiles
2 # 9:2 Ch 9:1 in Hebrew #[See ver. 1 above] The people #[Luke 1:79; Eph. 5:8, 14] who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of #See Job 3:5deep darkness,
on them has light shone.
3 # ch. 26:15 You have multiplied the nation;
you have increased its joy;
they rejoice before you
as with #Ps. 4:7; [John 4:36] joy at the harvest,
as they #Ps. 119:162; [1 Sam. 30:16] are glad #[Judg. 5:30]when they divide the spoil.
4 # ch. 10:27; 14:25; Nah. 1:13; [Matt. 11:29] For the yoke of his burden,
# ch. 10:5, 24; 14:5 and the staff for his shoulder,
the rod of his oppressor,
you have broken as #ch. 10:26; Ps. 83:9; See Judg. 7:19-25; 8:10-21on the day of Midian.
5 #
Ezek. 39:9
For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult
and every garment rolled in blood
will be burned as fuel for the fire.
6 #
Luke 2:11; [John 3:16] For to us a child is born,
to us #ch. 7:14 a son is given;
# [Matt. 28:18; 1 Cor. 15:25] and the government shall be #ch. 22:22 upon#9:6 Or is upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called#9:6 Or is called
Wonderful #[ch. 28:29] Counselor, #ch. 10:21; Deut. 10:17; Neh. 9:32; Jer. 32:18; [Ps. 45:3] Mighty God,
#
Ps. 72:17 Everlasting #ch. 63:16; [John 14:18] Father, Prince of #Ps. 72:7; [Eph. 2:14]; See ch. 11:6-9Peace.
7Of the increase of his government and of peace
#
Ps. 89:4; Luke 1:32, 33 there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
#
Jer. 23:5 with justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
# ch. 37:32; 2 Kgs. 19:31; [Zech. 1:14] The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
Judgment on Arrogance and Oppression
8The Lord has sent a word against Jacob,
and it will fall on Israel;
9and all the people will know,
# ch. 7:2, 5, 8, 9, 17 Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria,
who say in pride and in arrogance of heart:
10“The bricks have fallen,
but we will build with dressed stones;
the sycamores have been cut down,
but we will put cedars in their place.”
11But the Lord raises the adversaries of Rezin against him,
and stirs up his enemies.
12 # [2 Kgs. 16:6] The Syrians on the east and #[2 Chr. 28:18] the Philistines on the west
devour Israel with open mouth.
# ver. 17, 21; ch. 5:25; 10:4 For all this his anger has not turned away,
and his hand is stretched out still.
13The people #[ch. 1:5; Hos. 7:10]did not turn to him who struck them,
nor inquire of the Lord of hosts.
14So the Lord cut off from Israel #ch. 19:15; Deut. 28:13head and tail,
palm branch and reed in one day—
15 # ch. 3:2, 3 the elder and honored man is the head,
and #[ch. 28:7; Mic. 3:5]the prophet who teaches lies is the tail;
16for those who guide this people have been leading them astray,
and those who are guided by them are swallowed up.
17Therefore the Lord does not #Ps. 147:10, 11 rejoice over their young men,
and has no compassion on their fatherless and widows;
for everyone is #ch. 10:6 godless and an evildoer,
and every mouth speaks #Gen. 34:7 folly.#9:17 Or speaks disgraceful things
# [See ver. 12 above] For all this his anger has not turned away,
and his hand is stretched out still.
18For wickedness burns like #Ps. 83:14; [James 3:5]a fire;
it consumes briers and thorns;
it kindles the thickets of the forest,
and they roll upward in a column of smoke.
19Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts
the land is scorched,
and #ch. 24:6 the people are like fuel for the fire;
# [Mic. 7:2] no one spares another.
20 # ch. 8:21 They slice meat on the right, but are still hungry,
and they devour on the left, but are not satisfied;
# ch. 49:26; See Deut. 28:53-57 each devours the flesh of his own arm,
21Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim devours Manasseh;
together they are #[ch. 11:13]; See 2 Chr. 28:6-9 against Judah.
# See ver. 12 For all this his anger has not turned away,
and his hand is stretched out still.
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