Isaiah 9:8

Isaiah 9:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord has sent a message against Jacob; it will fall on Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord has sent a word against Jacob, and it will fall on Israel;
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord sent a word against Jacob, And it has fallen on Israel.

Context of Isaiah 9:8

6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace. 7Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with judgment and with righteousness, from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this. The Lord sent a word unto Jacob, and it lighteth upon Israel. 9And all the people shall know [it], Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in pride and stoutness of heart, 10The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones; the sycamore trees are cut down, but we will replace them with cedars.

Isaiah 9:8 word by word

דָּבָ֛ר שָׁלַ֥ח אֲדֹנָ֖י בְּיַעֲקֹ֑ב וְנָפַ֖ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Isaiah 9:8

• Isaiah 7:7thus saith the Lord Jehovah: It shall not stand, nor come to pass;
• Isaiah 8:4For before the lad knoweth to cry, My father! and, My mother! the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.
• Micah 1:1The word of Jehovah that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
• Zechariah 1:6But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? And they turned and said, Like as Jehovah of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
• Zechariah 5:1And I lifted up mine eyes again, and saw, and behold, a flying roll.
• Matthew 24:35The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.

Commentaries on Isaiah 9:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Lord "Jehovah" - For אדני Adonai, thirty MSS. of Kennicott's, and many of De Rossi's, and three editions, read יהוה Yehovah .Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The Lord sent - Not Yahweh here, but “Adonai.” It is apparent that this verse is the commencement of a new prophecy, that is not connected with that which precedes it. The strain of the preceding prophecy had respect to Judah; this is confined solely to Israel, or Ephraim. Here the division of the chapter should have been made, and should not have been again interrupted until Isaiah 10:4, where the prophecy closes. The prophecy is divided into four parts…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-21Verses 8-21 Those are ripening apace for ruin, whose hearts are unhumbled under humbling providences. For that which God designs, in smiting us, is, to turn us to himself; and if this point be not gained by lesser judgments, greater may be expected. The leaders of the people misled them. We have reason to be afraid of those that speak well of us, when we do ill. Wickedness was universal, all were infected with it. They shall be in trouble, and see no way…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-12This prophecy of judgment was against the northern kingdom of Israel. Even though God warned that the Assyrians would defeat them (Isaiah 7–8), the people of Samaria were foolishly confident they could survive the siege.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-128. Heading of the prophecy; (Is 9:8-12), the first strophe. unto Jacob--against the ten tribes [Lowth]. lighted upon--fallen from heaven by divine revelation (Da 4:31).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings