American Standard Version

Isaiah 9

1Butthereshallbenogloomtoherthatwasinanguish.Intheformer timehebroughtintocontemptthelandH776ofZebulunandthelandH776ofNaphtali;butinthelatter time hathhemadeitglorious,bythewayofthesea,beyondtheJordan, Galileeofthenations.

2ThepeoplethatwalkedindarknesshaveseenagreatH1431light:theythatdweltinthelandoftheshadowofdeath, uponthemhaththelight shined.

3Thou hast multipliedthenation, thou hast increasedtheirjoy:theyjoybeforethee accordingtothejoyinharvest,asmen rejoicewhentheydividethespoil.

4Fortheyokeofhisburden,andthestaffofhisshoulder,therodofhisoppressor, thou hast brokenasinthedayofMidian.

5ForallthearmorofthearmedmanH1368inthetumult,andthegarments rolledinblood,shallbeH1961forburning,forfueloffire.

6Foruntousachildisborn, untousasonisgiven;andthegovernmentshallbeuponhisshoulder:andhisnameshallbecalled Wonderful, Counsellor, MightyGod,EverlastingFather, PrinceofPeaceH7965.

7Oftheincreaseofhisgovernmentandofpeace thereshallbeno end,uponthethroneofDavid,anduponhiskingdom,toestablishit,andtoupholditwithjusticeandwithrighteousnessfromhenceforth evenforever.ThezealofJehovahofhostswillperformthis.

8TheLordsentawordintoJacob,andithath lighteduponIsrael.

9Andallthepeople shall know, even EphraimandtheinhabitantofSamaria,thatsayinprideandinstoutnessofheart,

10Thebricksarefallen,butwewillbuildwithhewn stone;thesycomoresarecutdown,butwewillput cedarsintheirplace.

11Therefore JehovahwillsetuponhighagainsthimtheadversariesofRezin,andwillstiruphisenemies,

12theSyriansbefore,andthePhilistines behind;andtheyshalldevourIsraelwithopen mouth.ForallthishisangerisnotturnedH7725awayH7725,buthishandisstretchedoutstill.

13Yetthepeoplehavenot turned untohimthatsmotethem, neitherhavetheysoughtJehovahofhosts.

14Therefore JehovahwillcutofffromIsraelheadH7218andtailH2180, palm-branchandrush,inoneday.

15Theelderandthehonorable man,heisthehead;andtheprophetthatteachethlies,heisthetail.

16Fortheythatleadthispeoplecausethemtoerr;andtheythatareledofthemaredestroyed.

17ThereforetheLordwillnotrejoice overtheiryoung men, neitherwillhehavecompassionontheirfatherlessandwidows;foreveryoneisprofaneandanevil-doer,andevery mouth speaketh folly.Forallthishisangerisnotturnedaway,buthishandisstretchedoutstill.

18Forwickedness burnethasthefireH784;itdevoureththebriersandthorns; yea,itkindlethinthethicketsoftheforest,andtheyroll upwardinacolumnofsmoke.

19ThroughthewrathofJehovahofhostsistheland burntup;andthepeopleareasthefueloffire:nomanH376sparethhisbrother.

20Andoneshallsnatchontherighthandיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027,andbehungry;andheshalleatonthelefthandH3027,andtheyshallnotbesatisfied:theyshalleateverymanthefleshofhisownarm:

21Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh; and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Commentaries on Isaiah 9

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain