Isaiah 9 New American Standard Bible

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In earlier<MH7223> times<MH6256> He treated<MH7043> the land<MH776> of Zebulun<MH2074> and the land<MH776> of Naphtali<MH5321> with<MH7043> contempt<MH7043>, but later<MH314> on He will make<MH3513> <i>it</i> glorious<MH3513>, by the way<MH1870> of the sea<MH3220>, on the other<MH5676> side<MH5676> of the Jordan<MH3383>, Galilee<MH1551> of the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>Gentiles<MH1471>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/9-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>The people<MH5971a> who walk<MH1980> in darkness<MH2822> <t><p class="indent1">Will see<MH7200> a great<MH1419> light<MH216>; <t><p class="indent1">Those who live<MH3427> in a dark<MH6757> land<MH776>, <t><p class="indent1">The light<MH216> will shine<MH5050> on them. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/9-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>You will multiply<MH7235a> the nation<MH1471>, <t><p class="indent1">You will <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>increase<MH1431> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>their joy<MH8057>; <t><p class="indent1">They will rejoice<MH8055> in Your presence<MH6440> <t><p class="indent1">As with the joy<MH8057> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>of harvest<MH7105a>, <t><p class="indent1">As <i>people</i> rejoice<MH1523> when they divide<MH2505a> the spoils<MH7998>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/9-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>For You will break<MH2865> the yoke<MH5923> of their burden<MH5448> and the staff<MH4294> on their shoulders<MH7926>, <t><p class="indent1">The rod<MH7626> of their oppressor<MH5065>, as <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>at the battle<MH3117> of Midian<MH4080>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/9-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>For every<MH3605> boot<MH5430> of the marching<MH5431> warrior<MH5431> in the roar<MH7494> <i>of battle,</i> <t><p class="indent1">And cloak<MH8071> rolled<MH1556> in blood<MH1818>, will be for burning<MH8316>, fuel<MH3980> for the fire<MH784>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>For a Child<MH3206> will be born<MH3205> to us, a Son<MH1121> will be given<MH5414> to us; <t><p class="indent1">And the government<MH4951> will <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>rest<MH1961> on His shoulders<MH7926>; <t><p class="indent1">And His name<MH8034> will be called<MH7121> Wonderful<MH6382> Counselor<MH3289>, Mighty<MH1368> God<MH410>, <t><p class="indent1">Eternal<MH5703> Father<MH1>, Prince<MH8269> of Peace<MH7965>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>There<MH369> will<MH369> be<MH369> no<MH369> end<MH7093> to the increase<MH4766> of <i>His</i> government<MH4951> or of peace<MH7965> <t><p class="indent1">On the throne<MH3678> of David<MH1732> and over<MH5921> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>his kingdom<MH4467>, <t><p class="indent1">To establish<MH3559> it and to uphold<MH5582> it with justice<MH4941> and righteousness<MH6666> <t><p class="indent1">From then<MH6258> on and forevermore<MH5703, 5769>. <t><p class="indent1">The zeal<MH7068> of the LORD<MH3068> of armies<MH6635> will accomplish<MH6213a> this<MH2088>. <p class="hdg">God’s Anger with Israel’s Arrogance</p><poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/9-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The Lord<MH136> sends<MH7971> a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>message<MH1697> against Jacob<MH3290>, <t><p class="indent1">And it falls<MH5307> on Israel<MH3478>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/9-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And all<MH3605> the people<MH5971a> know<MH3045> <i>it,</i> <t><p class="indent1"><i>That is,</i> Ephraim<MH669> and the inhabitants<MH3427> of Samaria<MH8111>, <t><p class="indent1">Asserting<MH559> in pride<MH1346> and in arrogance<MH1433> of heart<MH3824>: <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/9-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“The bricks<MH3843> have fallen<MH5307> down<MH5307>, <t><p class="indent1">But we will rebuild<MH1129> with smooth<MH1496> stones<MH1496>; <t><p class="indent1">The sycamores<MH8256> have been cut<MH1438> down<MH1438>, <t><p class="indent1">But we will replace<MH2498> <i>them</i> with cedars<MH730>.” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/9-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Therefore the LORD<MH3068> raises<MH7682> superior<MH7682> adversaries<MH6862c> against<MH5921> them from Rezin<MH7526> <t><p class="indent1">And provokes<MH5526a> their enemies<MH340>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/9-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The Arameans<MH758> from the east<MH6924a> and the Philistines<MH6430> from the west<MH268>; <t><p class="indent1">And they devour<MH398> Israel<MH3478> with <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>gaping<MH3605> jaws<MH6310>. <t><p class="indent1">In <i>spite of</i> all<MH3605> this<MH2088>, His anger<MH639> does not turn<MH7725> away<MH7725>, <t><p class="indent1">And His hand<MH3027> is still<MH5750> stretched<MH5186> out<MH5186>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/9-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Yet the people<MH5971a> do not turn<MH7725> back<MH7725> to Him who struck<MH5221> them, <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH3808> do they seek<MH1875> the LORD<MH3068> of armies<MH6635>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/9-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>So the LORD<MH3068> cuts<MH3772> off<MH3772> head<MH7218> and tail<MH2180> from Israel<MH3478>, <t><p class="indent1"><i>Both</i> palm<MH3712> branch<MH3712> and bulrush<MH100> in a single<MH259> day<MH3117>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/9-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The head<MH7218> is the elder<MH2205> and esteemed<MH6440, 5375> man, <t><p class="indent1">And the prophet<MH5030> who teaches<MH3384> falsehood<MH8267> is the tail<MH2180>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/9-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For those who guide<MH833> this<MH2088> people<MH5971a> are leading<MH8582> <i>them</i> astray<MH8582>; <t><p class="indent1">And those who are guided<MH833> by them are <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>confused<MH1104>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/9-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Therefore<MH5921, 3651> the Lord<MH136> does not rejoice<MH8055> over<MH8055> their young<MH970> men<MH970>, <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH3808> does He have<MH7355> compassion<MH7355> on<MH7355> their <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>orphans<MH3490> or their widows<MH490>; <t><p class="indent1">For every<MH3605> one<MH3605> of them is godless<MH2611> and an evildoer<MH7489a>, <t><p class="indent1">And every<MH3605> mouth<MH6310> is speaking<MH1696> foolishness<MH5039>. <t><p class="indent1">In <i>spite of</i> all<MH3605> this<MH2088>, His anger<MH639> does not turn<MH7725> away<MH7725>, <t><p class="indent1">And His hand<MH3027> is still<MH5750> stretched<MH5186> out<MH5186>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/9-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>For wickedness<MH7564> burns<MH1197a> like a fire<MH784>; <t><p class="indent1">It consumes<MH398> briars<MH8068> and thorns<MH7898>; <t><p class="indent1">It also sets<MH3341> the thickets<MH5442> of the forest<MH3293a> aflame<MH3341> <t><p class="indent1">And they roll<MH55> upward<MH55> in a column<MH1348> of smoke<MH6227>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/9-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>By the wrath<MH5678> of the LORD<MH3068> of armies<MH6635> the land<MH776> is burned<MH6272>, <t><p class="indent1">And the people<MH5971a> are like fuel<MH3980> for the fire<MH784>; <t><p class="indent1">No<MH3808> one<MH376> spares<MH2550> his brother<MH251>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/9-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>They devour<MH1504> <i>what is</i> on the right<MH3225> hand<MH3225> but are <i>still</i> hungry<MH7456>, <t><p class="indent1">And <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>they eat<MH398> <i>what is</i> on the left<MH8040> hand<MH8040>, but they are<MH7646> not satisfied<MH7646>; <t><p class="indent1">Each<MH376> of them eats<MH398> the flesh<MH1320> of his own arm<MH2220>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/9-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Manasseh<MH4519> <i>devours</i> Ephraim<MH669>, and Ephraim<MH669> Manasseh<MH4519>, <t><p class="indent1"><i>And</i> together<MH3164a> they are against<MH5921> Judah<MH3063>. <t><p class="indent1">In <i>spite of</i> all<MH3605> this<MH2088>, His anger<MH639> does not turn<MH7725> away<MH7725> <t><p class="indent1">And His hand<MH3027> is still<MH5750> stretched<MH5186> out<MH5186>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Ch 8:23 in Heb<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Or <i>nations</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Ch 9:1 in Heb<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Another reading is <i>not increase</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Lit <i>the</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Lit <i>in</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>in the day of Midian</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>be</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> I.e., David’s<br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>word</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>the whole mouth</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Or <i>swallowed up</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Or <i>fatherless</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Lit <i>And he slices</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Lit <i>he eats</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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