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You will break the oppressor’s rod, just as you did when you destroyed the army of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For You have broken the yoke of his burden And the staff of his shoulder, The rod of his oppressor, As in the day of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For You will break the yoke of their burden and the staff on their shoulders, The rod of their oppressor, as at the battle of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For You shall break the yoke of their burden and the staff on their shoulders, The rod of their oppressor, as at the battle of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For Thou shalt break the yoke of their burden and the staff on their shoulders, The rod of their oppressor, as at the battle of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For You shall shatter the yoke of their burden and the staff on their shoulders, The rod of their taskmaster, as at the battle of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For You will break the yoke of Israel’s burden and the staff (goad) on their shoulders, The rod of their oppressor, as at the battle of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For you have shattered their oppressive yoke and the rod on their shoulders, the staff of their oppressor, just as you did on the day of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For You have shattered their oppressive yoke and the rod on their shoulders, the staff of their oppressor, just as You did on the day of Midian. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as in the day of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You have broken the power of those who abused and enslaved your people. You have rescued them just as you saved your people from Midian. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as in the day of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will break the yoke that burdens them, the bar that is across their shoulders, and the stick used by their oppressor, as [you did in the battle against] Midian. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />For you have broken the yoke that burdened them and the rod that beat their shoulders. You have defeated the nation that oppressed and exploited your people, just as you defeated the army of Midian long ago. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now as to the yoke that has been his burden, and the bar laid on his shoulder— the rod of his oppressor— you have broken it as on the day of Midiam. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For their oppressive yoke and the club that strikes their shoulders, the cudgel the oppressor uses on them, you have shattered, as in the day of Midian's defeat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Because the yoke of its burden, "" And the staff of its shoulder, the rod of its exactor, "" You have broken as [in] the day of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Because the yoke of its burden, And the staff of its shoulder, the rod of its exactor, Thou hast broken as in the day of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the yoke of his burden and the rod of his shoulder, and the rod of him oppressing with it thou didst break in pieces the day of Midian.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For the yoke of their burden, and the rod of their shoulder, and the sceptre of their oppressor thou best overcome, as in the day of Median. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For you have prevailed over the yoke of their burden, and over the rod of their shoulder, and over the scepter of their oppressor, as in the day of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For the yoke that burdened them, the pole on their shoulder, The rod of their taskmaster, you have smashed, as on the day of Midian. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden and the staff of his shoulder and the rod of his oppressor, as in the days of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because you have broken the yoke of their subjection and the staff of their shoulder and the rod of him who was subjecting them as in the day of Midian<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the yoke of his burden, And the staff of his shoulder, The rod of his oppressor, Thou hast broken as in the day of Midian.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Because the yoke that was laid upon them has been taken away, and the rod that was on their neck: for he has broken the rod of the exactors, as in the day of Madiam.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/9-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=1884" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/9.htm">Unto Us a Child is Born</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>You 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. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: kə·yō·wm (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">as in the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/4080.htm" title="4080: miḏ·yān (N-proper-ms) -- The same as midyan; Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and his descendants.">of Midian</a> <a href="/hebrew/2865.htm" title="2865: ha·ḥit·tō·ṯā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to prostrate; hence, to break down, either by violence, or by confusion and fear.">You have shattered</a> <a href="/hebrew/5923.htm" title="5923: ‘ōl (N-msc) -- A yoke. Or mowl; from alal; a yoke, literally or figuratively.">the yoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/5448.htm" title="5448: sub·bo·lōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A burden. (only in the form cubbal; from cabal; a load.">of their burden,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: maṭ·ṭêh (N-msc) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking.">the bar across</a> <a href="/hebrew/7926.htm" title="7926: šiḵ·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Shoulder. From shakam; the neck as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill.">their shoulders,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7626.htm" title="7626: šê·ḇeṭ (N-msc) -- Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe. From an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. a stick Or a clan.">and the rod</a> <a href="/hebrew/5065.htm" title="5065: han·nō·ḡêś (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To press, drive, oppress, exact. A primitive root; to drive; by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize.">of their oppressor.</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>For every trampling boot of battle and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/7-15.htm">Judges 7:15-25</a></span><br />When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. He returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Get up, for the LORD has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.” / And he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a ram’s horn in one hand and a large jar in the other, containing a torch. / “Watch me and do as I do,” Gideon said. “When I come to the outskirts of the camp, do exactly as I do. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-14.htm">Exodus 1:14</a></span><br />and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/81-6.htm">Psalm 81:6</a></span><br />“I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-27.htm">Isaiah 10:27</a></span><br />On that day the burden will be lifted from your shoulders, and the yoke from your neck. The yoke will be broken because your neck will be too large.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-25.htm">Isaiah 14:25</a></span><br />I will break Assyria in My land; I will trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-13.htm">Nahum 1:13</a></span><br />For I will now break their yoke from your neck and tear away your shackles.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-8.htm">Jeremiah 30:8</a></span><br />On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will break the yoke off their necks and tear off their bonds, and no longer will strangers enslave them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-13.htm">Leviticus 26:13</a></span><br />I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians. I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk in uprightness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-13.htm">2 Kings 18:13-19:37</a></span><br />In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-40.htm">2 Samuel 22:40-41</a></span><br />You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me. / You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-10.htm">Acts 15:10</a></span><br />Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-1.htm">Galatians 5:1</a></span><br />It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-14.htm">Hebrews 2:14-15</a></span><br />Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil, / and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-18.htm">Romans 6:18</a></span><br />You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For you have broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.</p><p class="hdg">for thou hast broken.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-25.htm">Isaiah 14:25</a></b></br> That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm">Isaiah 47:6</a></b></br> I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-40.htm">Genesis 27:40</a></b></br> And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.</p><p class="hdg">the staff</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5,27</a></b></br> O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-3.htm">Isaiah 14:3-5</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-31.htm">Isaiah 30:31,32</a></b></br> For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, <i>which</i> smote with a rod… </p><p class="hdg">as in the day</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-26.htm">Isaiah 10:26</a></b></br> And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and <i>as</i> his rod <i>was</i> upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/6-1.htm">Judges 6:1-6</a></b></br> And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/7-22.htm">Judges 7:22-25</a></b></br> And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, <i>and</i> to the border of Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/5-5.htm">Bar</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Break</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-15.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-14.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-26.htm">Burdens</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/psalms/92-11.htm">Defeat</a> <a href="/psalms/109-11.htm">Exactor</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-11.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm">Master</a> <a href="/psalms/83-9.htm">Midian</a> <a href="/psalms/83-9.htm">Mid'ian</a> <a href="/judges/6-14.htm">Midian's</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-8.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-13.htm">Oppressor</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Shattered</a> <a href="/psalms/81-6.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/psalms/81-6.htm">Shoulders</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-15.htm">Yoke</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/28-10.htm">Bar</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-5.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-7.htm">Break</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-27.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-27.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Burdens</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-1.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-1.htm">Defeat</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Exactor</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-12.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-4.htm">Master</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-26.htm">Midian</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-26.htm">Mid'ian</a> <a href="/judges/6-14.htm">Midian's</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-27.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Oppressor</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Shattered</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Shoulder</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Shoulders</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-27.htm">Yoke</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/9-1.htm">What joy shall be in the midst of afflictions, by the birth and kingdom of Christ</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/9-8.htm">The judgments upon Israel for their pride</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/9-13.htm">For their hypocrisy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/9-18.htm">And for their unrepentance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Gideon's triumph was marked by divine intervention, where a small, seemingly inadequate force of 300 men defeated a vast army. This historical event symbolizes God's power to deliver His people from overwhelming odds, emphasizing reliance on divine strength rather than human might. The reference to Midian serves as a reminder of God's past faithfulness and a promise of future deliverance.<p><b>You have shattered the yoke of their burden</b><br>The "yoke" symbolizes oppression and subjugation, often used in agricultural contexts where animals are bound to plow fields. In a spiritual and historical sense, it represents the heavy burdens imposed by foreign powers or sin. The shattering of the yoke signifies liberation and freedom, a theme prevalent throughout the Bible, such as in <a href="/leviticus/26-13.htm">Leviticus 26:13</a>, where God promises to break the yoke of slavery. This liberation is ultimately fulfilled in Christ, who offers freedom from the bondage of sin (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>).<p><b>the bar across their shoulders</b><br>The "bar" is another metaphor for oppression, akin to a yoke, but also suggests a more personal and direct form of control or punishment. In ancient times, captives were often bound with bars or chains, symbolizing their subjugation. The removal of this bar indicates a release from captivity and a restoration of dignity and autonomy. This imagery is echoed in <a href="/isaiah/10-27.htm">Isaiah 10:27</a>, where the anointing breaks the yoke, pointing to the Messiah's role in freeing His people.<p><b>and the rod of their oppressor</b><br>The "rod" is a symbol of authority and discipline, often used by rulers to exert control over their subjects. In the context of oppression, it represents the harsh and unjust treatment by foreign rulers or tyrants. The breaking of the rod signifies the end of such tyranny and the establishment of justice and peace. This theme is consistent with the messianic prophecy in <a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4</a>, where the Messiah will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, bringing righteous judgment and deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah's prophecies often pointed to the coming of the Messiah and the hope of deliverance for Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/midian.htm">Midian</a></b><br>A historical enemy of Israel, the Midianites were defeated by Gideon, as recorded in the Book of Judges. This victory is symbolic of God's deliverance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gideon.htm">Gideon</a></b><br>A judge of Israel who led a small army to victory over the Midianites, demonstrating God's power and deliverance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom Isaiah prophesied, often under oppression due to their disobedience but promised deliverance by God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/oppressor.htm">Oppressor</a></b><br>Represents any force or power that burdens or enslaves, both historically and spiritually.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Just as God delivered Israel from the Midianites, He delivers us from spiritual oppression and burdens today. Trust in His power and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbol_of_freedom.htm">Symbol of Freedom</a></b><br>The breaking of the yoke symbolizes freedom from sin and oppression. In Christ, we are set free to live in righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Like Gideon's battle, our struggles are not just physical but spiritual. We must rely on God's strength and guidance to overcome.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_prophecy.htm">Hope in Prophecy</a></b><br>Isaiah's prophecy points to the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ. Our hope is anchored in the fulfillment of God's promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection.htm">Personal Reflection</a></b><br>Consider what "yokes" or burdens you carry today. Seek God's help in breaking free from these through prayer and faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_'valley_of_death'.htm">What is the 'valley of the shadow of death'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_alcohol.htm">What does God's outstretched hand signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_blood_sustain_life.htm">What is the meaning of Psalm 23:4?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_64_4_align_with_other_miracles.htm">In Isaiah 64:4, it is claimed that no other god has ever acted on behalf of those who wait for Him; how does this align with historical records of miracles in other religions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden . . .</span>--The text comes in the Hebrew with all the emphasis of position. <span class= "ital">The yoke of his burden </span><span class= "bld">. . .</span> <span class= "ital">thou hast broken. </span>The phrase suggests a bondage like that of Egypt, where the "task-masters" (the same word as that here rendered "oppressors") drove the people to their labours with their rods.<p><span class= "bld">As in the day of Midian.</span>--The historical allusion was probably suggested by the division of spoil that had been in the prophet's thoughts. Of all victories in the history of Israel, that of Gideon over the Midianites had been most conspicuous for this feature (<a href="/context/judges/8-24.htm" title="And Gideon said to them, I would desire a request of you, that you would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.)">Judges 8:24-27</a>). In <a href="/context/psalms/83-9.htm" title="Do to them as to the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:">Psalm 83:9-11</a> (which the mention of Assur shows to have been nearly contemporary with Isaiah) we find a reference to the same battle. Men remembered "the day of Midian" centuries after its date, as we remember Poitiers and Agincourt.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast broken the yoke of his burden</span>, etc. The coming of the Messiah sets the Israelites free, removes the yoke from off their neck, breaks the rod wherewith their shoulders were beaten, delivers them from bondage into the "glorious liberty of the children of God." Not, however, in an earthly sense, since the Messiah's kingdom was not of this world. The "yoke" is that of sin, the "oppressor" is that prince of darkness, who had well-nigh brought all mankind under his dominion when Christ came. <span class="cmt_word">His oppressor</span>; literally, <span class="accented">his task-master -</span> the same word which is used of the Egyptian taskmasters in <a href="/exodus/5-6.htm">Exodus 5:6</a>. <span class="cmt_word">As in the day of Midian.</span> The "day of Midian" is probably the time of Israel's deliverance from the Midianite oppression by Gideon (<a href="/judges/7-19.htm">Judges 7:19-25</a>). The special characteristic of the deliverance was, as Dr. Kay well observes, "that it was accomplished without military prowess by a small body of men selected out of Israel, selected expressly in order that Israel might not vaunt itself against the Lord, saying, My own hand hath saved me (<a href="/judges/7-2.htm">Judges 7:2</a>)." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/9-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י ׀</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the yoke</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘ōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5923.htm">Strong's 5923: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yoke</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their burden,</span><br /><span class="heb">סֻבֳּל֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(sub·bo·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5448.htm">Strong's 5448: </a> </span><span class="str2">A burden</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the bar [across]</span><br /><span class="heb">מַטֵּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(maṭ·ṭêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4294.htm">Strong's 4294: </a> </span><span class="str2">A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their shoulders,</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁכְמ֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(šiḵ·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7926.htm">Strong's 7926: </a> </span><span class="str2">The neck, as the place of burdens, the spur of a, hill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the rod</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֖בֶט</span> <span class="translit">(šê·ḇeṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7626.htm">Strong's 7626: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rod, staff, club, scepter, tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their oppressor</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנֹּגֵ֣שׂ</span> <span class="translit">(han·nō·ḡêś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5065.htm">Strong's 5065: </a> </span><span class="str2">To drive, to tax, harass, tyrannize</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have shattered</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחִתֹּ֖תָ</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥit·tō·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2865.htm">Strong's 2865: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prostrate, to break down, either, by violence, by confusion and fear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as in the day</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּי֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(kə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Midian.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדְיָֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(miḏ·yān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4080.htm">Strong's 4080: </a> </span><span class="str2">Midian -- a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his descendants and the region where they settled </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/9-4.htm">Isaiah 9:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/9-4.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 9:4 For the yoke of his burden (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/9-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 9:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 9:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/9-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 9:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 9:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>