New International Version
Isaiah 9:6
6For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- New Living Translation (NLT)For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Context of Isaiah 9:6
4For as in the day of Midian’s defeat, you have shattered the yoke that burdens them, the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor. 5Every warrior’s boot used in battle and every garment rolled in blood will be destined for burning, will be fuel for the fire. For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this. 8The Lord has sent a message against Jacob; it will fall on Israel.
Read all of Isaiah 9Isaiah 9:6 word by word
כִּי־יֶ֣לֶד יֻלַּד־לָ֗נוּ בֵּ֚ן נִתַּן־לָ֔נוּ וַתְּהִ֥י הַמִּשְׂרָ֖ה עַל־שִׁכְמ֑וֹ וַיִּקְרָ֨א שְׁמ֜וֹ פֶּ֠לֶא יוֹעֵץ֙ אֵ֣ל גִּבּ֔וֹר אֲבִיעַ֖ד שַׂר־שָׁלֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For unto us a childיֶ֫לֶדyeled · youthH3206
- is bornיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
- unto us a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- is givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- and the governmentמִשְׂרָהmiώrâh · dominionH4951
- shall be upon his shoulderשְׁכֶםshekem · shoulderH7926
- and his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- shall be calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
- Wonderfulפֶּ֫לֶאpele' · wonderH6382
- Counsellorיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
- The mightyגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
- Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
- The everlastingעַד‛ad · perpetuityH5703
- Fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- The Princeשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
- of Peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
Cross-references for Isaiah 9:6
- Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
- Luke 1:35The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
- Luke 2:11Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.
- John 1:14The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
- John 3:16For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
- Romans 8:32He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
- 1 John 4:10This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
- Isaiah 22:21I will clothe him with your robe and fasten your sash around him and hand your authority over to him. He will be a father to those who live in Jerusalem and to the people of Judah.
- Psalms 2:6“I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.”
- Psalms 110:1The Lord says to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”
- Jeremiah 23:5“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.
- Zechariah 6:12Tell him this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Here is the man whose name is the Branch, and he will branch out from his place and build the temple of the Lord.
- Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- Matthew 11:27“All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
- Matthew 28:18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
- 1 Corinthians 15:25For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
Commentaries on Isaiah 9:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The government shall be upon his shoulder - That is, the ensign of government; the scepter, the sword, the key, or the like, which was borne upon or hung from the shoulder. See note on Isaiah 22:22. And his name shall be called - גבור אל El gibbor, the prevailing or conquering God. The everlasting Father "The Father of the everlasting age" - Or עד אבי Abi ad, the Father of eternity. The Septuagint have , "the Messenger of the Great Counsel." But instead…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6For - This is given as a reason of the victories that were predicted in the previous verses. That it has reference to the Messiah has been almost universally conceded; and indeed it does not seem possible to doubt it. The eye of the prophet seems to have been fixed on this great and glorious event - as attracting all his attention. The scenes of coming times, like a panorama, or picture, passed before him. Most of the picture seems to have been that of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: This child, the Messiah, would be David’s descendant (Isaiah 11:1). He will be called: These titles describe the kind of king this child would be. They can be understood as four royal names that show the nature of his rule: The Wonderful Counselor rules with God’s wisdom (Isaiah 11:1; 25:1; 28:29; 40:13). His wisdom is different from the weak and foolish leaders of Judah (1:26; 3:3). The Mighty God is an…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. For--the ground of these great expectations, unto us--for the benefit of the Jews first, and then the Gentiles (compare "unto you," Lu 2:11). son ... given--(Psa 2:7). God's gratuitous gift, on which man had no claim (Joh 3:16; Ro 6:23). government ... upon ... shoulder--The ensign of office used to be worn on the shoulder, in token of sustaining the government (Is 22:22). Here the government on Messiah's shoulder is in marked antithesis to the "yoke…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
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