Isaiah 9
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Isaiah 9
The Righteous Reign of the Coming King
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2 Kings 15.29; 2 Chr 16.4 # 9.1 8.23 in Heb But there will be no gloom for those who were in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
2 #
Mt 4.15, 16 # 9.2 9.1 in Heb The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who lived in a land of deep darkness—
on them light has shined.
3 #
1 Sam 30.16; Isa 26.15 You have multiplied exultation;#9.3 Cn: Heb multiplied the nation not
you have increased its joy;
they rejoice before you
as with joy at the harvest,
as people exult when dividing plunder.
4 #
Isa 10.26, 27; 14.4 For the yoke of their burden
and the bar across their shoulders,
the rod of their oppressor,
you have broken as on the day of Midian.
5 #
Isa 2.4
For all the boots of the tramping warriors
and all the garments rolled in blood
shall be burned as fuel for the fire.
6 #
Isa 7.14; 10.21; 28.29; 63.16; Mt 28.18; Lk 2.11; Jn 3.16; 1 Cor 15.25; Eph 2.14 For a child has been born for us,
a son given to us;
authority rests upon his shoulders,
and he is named
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 #
Isa 11.4, 5; 37.32; Dan 2.44; Lk 1.32, 33 Great will be his authority,#9.7 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
and there shall be endless peace
for the throne of David and his kingdom.
He will establish and uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time onward and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
Judgment on Arrogance and Oppression
8The Lord sent a word against Jacob,
and it fell on Israel,
9 #
Isa 7.8, 9; 46.12 and all the people knew it—
Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria—
but in pride and arrogance of heart they said:
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.”
11 #
Isa 7.1, 8 So the Lord raised adversaries#9.11 Cn: Heb the adversaries of Rezin against them
and stirred up their enemies,
12 #
2 Kings 16.6; 2 Chr 28.18; Ps 79.7; Isa 5.25 the Arameans on the east and the Philistines on the west,
and they devoured Israel with open mouth.
For all this his anger has not turned away;
his hand is stretched out still.
13 #
Isa 31.1; Jer 5.3; Hos 7.10 The people did not turn to him who struck them
or seek the Lord of hosts.
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Isa 19.15; Rev 18.8 So the Lord cut off from Israel head and tail,
palm branch and reed in one day—
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Isa 3.2, 3; 28.15 elders and dignitaries are the head,
and prophets who teach lies are the tail,
16 #
Isa 3.12
for those who led this people led them astray,
and those who were led by them were left in confusion.
17 #
Isa 5.25; 10.6; 27.11; Jer 18.21; Mic 7.2 That is why the Lord did not have pity on#9.17 Q ms: MT rejoice over their young people
or compassion on their orphans and widows,
for everyone was godless and an evildoer,
and every mouth spoke folly.
For all this his anger has not turned away;
his hand is stretched out still.
18 #
Isa 10.17; Mal 4.1 For wickedness burned like a fire,
consuming briers and thorns;
it kindled the thickets of the forest,
and they swirled upward in a column of smoke.
19 #
Isa 1.31; 10.6; 24.6; Joel 2.3; Mic 7.2, 6 Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts
the land was burned,
and the people became like fuel for the fire;
no one spared another.
20 #
Isa 8.21, 22; 49.26 They gorged on the right but still were hungry,
and they devoured on the left but were not satisfied;
they devoured the flesh of their own kindred;#9.20 Or arm
21 #
Isa 5.25
Manasseh devoured Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh,
and together they were against Judah.
For all this his anger has not turned away;
his hand is stretched out still.
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Isaiah 9
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Unto Us a Child Is Born
(Matthew 4:12–17; Mark 1:14–15; Luke 4:14–15)
1Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:
2The people walking in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death,
a light has dawned.#9:2 Cited in Matthew 4:15–16
3You have enlarged the nation
and increased its joy.
The people rejoice before You
as they rejoice at harvest time,
as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.
4For as in the day of Midian
You have shattered the yoke of their burden,
the bar across their shoulders,
and the rod of their oppressor.
5For every trampling boot of battle
and every garment rolled in blood
will be burned as fuel for the fire.
6For unto us a child is born,
unto us a son is given,
and the government will be upon His shoulders.
And He will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7Of the increase of His government and peace
there will be no end.
He will reign on the throne of David
and over his kingdom,
to establish and sustain it
with justice and righteousness
from that time and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will accomplish this.
Judgment against Israel’s Pride
8The Lord has sent a message against Jacob,
and it has fallen upon Israel.
9All the people will know it—
Ephraim #9:9 That is, the northern kingdom of Israel and the dwellers of Samaria.
With pride and arrogance of heart
they will say:
10“The bricks have fallen,
but we will rebuild with finished stone;
the sycamores have been felled,
but we will replace them with cedars.”
11The Lord has raised up the foes of Rezin against him
and joined his enemies together.
12Aram #9:12 That is, Syria from the east and Philistia from the west
have devoured Israel with open mouths.
Despite all this, His anger is not turned away;
His hand is still upraised.
Judgment against Israel’s Hypocrisy
13But the people did not return to Him who struck them;
they did not seek the Lord of Hosts.
14So the Lord will cut off Israel’s head and tail,
both palm branch and reed in a single day.
15The head is the elder and honorable man,
and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.
16For those who guide this people mislead them,
and those they mislead are swallowed up.
17Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men;
He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows.
For every one of them is godless and wicked,
and every mouth speaks folly.
Despite all this, His anger is not turned away;
His hand is still upraised.
Judgment against Israel’s Unrepentance
18For wickedness burns like a fire
that consumes the thorns and briers
and kindles the forest thickets
which roll upward in billows of smoke.
19By the wrath of the Lord of Hosts
the land is scorched,
and the people are fuel for the fire.
No man even spares his brother.
20They carve out what is on the right,
but they are still hungry;
they eat what is on the left,
but they are still not satisfied.
Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.#9:20 Literally of his own arm
21Manasseh devours Ephraim,
and Ephraim Manasseh;
together they turn against Judah.
Despite all this, His anger is not turned away;
His hand is still upraised.
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