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Isaiah 9:5
5For to us a child is born, a son will be given to us, and the government will be upon His shoulder. His Name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God My Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.
- New International Version (NIV)Every warrior’s boot used in battle and every garment rolled in blood will be destined for burning, will be fuel for the fire.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For every warrior’s sandal from the noisy battle, And garments rolled in blood, Will be used for burning and fuel of fire.
Context of Isaiah 9:5
3For You will break the burdensome yoke and the rod on his shoulder— the war-club of his oppressor— as in the day of Midian. 4For every stomping boot quaking and cloak rolled in blood will be for burning— fuel for the fire. For to us a child is born, a son will be given to us, and the government will be upon His shoulder. His Name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God My Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace. 6Of the increase of His government and shalom there will be no end— on the throne of David and over His kingdom— to establish it and uphold it through justice and righteousness from now until forevermore. The zeal of Adonai-Tzva’ot will accomplish this. 7Adonai sent a word to Jacob, and it fell upon Israel.
Read all of Isaiah 9Isaiah 9:5 word by word
כִּ֤י כָל־סְאוֹן֙ סֹאֵ֣ן בְּרַ֔עַשׁ וְשִׂמְלָ֖ה מְגוֹלָלָ֣ה בְדָמִ֑ים וְהָיְתָ֥ה לִשְׂרֵפָ֖ה מַאֲכֹ֥לֶת אֵֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For every battleסְאוֹןse'ôn · bootH5430
- of the warriorסָאַןsâ'an · to treadH5431
- with confused noiseרַ֫עַשׁra‛ash · quakingH7494
- and garmentsשִׂמְלָהώimlâh · mantleH8071
- rolledגָּלַלgâlal · to rollH1556
- in bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
- shall be with burningשְׂרֵפָהώerêphâh · fireH8316
- fuelמַאֲכֹ֫לֶתma'ăkôleth · fuelH3980
- of fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
Cross-references for Isaiah 9:5
- Isaiah 13:4A sound of tumult in the mountains like that of many people! A sound of uproar of kingdoms, of nations gathered! Adonai-Tzva’ot is mustering the army for battle.
- 1 Samuel 14:19But while Saul was talking to the kohen, the commotion in the Philistine camp kept increasing, so Saul said to the kohen, “Withdraw your hand.”
- Jeremiah 47:3The noise— the stomping hooves of his stallions, the rumbling of his chariots, the reverberation of his wheels! Fathers will not turn back for their children because of their limp hands.
- Joel 2:5Like the clatter of chariots, they leap on the tops of mountains, like crackling flame of fire devouring stubble, like a mighty horde in battle array.
- Nahum 3:2crack of whip, rattling of wheels, horse galloping, chariot jolting,
- Isaiah 4:4After Adonai has washed away the filth of the Daughters of Zion and has purged the blood of Jerusalem from her midst by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning,
- Isaiah 10:16Therefore will the Lord Adonai-Tzva’ot, send leanness among his fat ones. Under its glory He will kindle a burning like a blazing fire.
- Isaiah 30:33For Topheth has long been ready, prepared for the king, its fire pit made deep and wide, a pyre of fire with plenty of wood. The breath of Adonai, like a torrent of brimstone, sets it aflame.
- Isaiah 37:36Then the angel of Adonai went out and struck down 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When the men arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
- Isaiah 66:15For behold, Adonai will come in fire, and His chariots like the whirlwind, to render His anger with fury, and His rebuke with flames of fire.
- Psalms 46:9Come, see the works of Adonai, who brings devastations on the earth.
- Ezekiel 39:8Behold, it is coming. It will be done”—it is a declaration of Adonai—“this is the day that I have spoken about.
- Malachi 3:2But who can endure the day of His coming? Or who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, and like soap for cleaning raw wool.
- Matthew 3:11“As for me, I immerse you in water for repentance. But the One coming after me is mightier than I am; I am not worthy to carry His sandals. He will immerse you in the Ruach ha-Kodesh and fire.
- Acts 2:3And tongues like fire spreading out appeared to them and settled on each one of them.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8in flaming fire, He will command judgment on those who do not know God and do not heed the Good News of our Lord Yeshua.
Commentaries on Isaiah 9:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Every battle of the warrior "The greaves of the armed warrior" - שאון שאון seon soen . This word, occurring only in this place, is oaf very doubtful signification. Schindler fairly tells us that we may guess at it by the context. The Jews have explained it, by guess I believe, as signifying battle, conflict: the Vulgate renders it violenta praedatio. But it seems as if something was rather meant which was capable of becoming fuel for the fire, together…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5For every battle of the warrior - The expression used here has caused great difficulty, from the fact that it occurs nowhere else in the Scriptures. The word סאון se'ôn rendered here battle, is supposed to mean rather greaves, or the armor of the warrior which covered the feet and the legs. It would be literally translated, Every greave of those armed with greaves.‘ - Gesenius. The Chaldee renders it, Forevery gift of theirs is for evil.‘ The Syriac…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Burning the boots and uniforms marked the end of the need for instruments of war.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. every battle, &c.--rather, "every greave of (the warrior who is) armed with greaves in the din of battle, and the martial garment (or cloak, called by the Latins sagum) rolled in blood, shall be for burning, (and) fuel for fire" [Maurer]. All warlike accoutrements shall be destroyed, as no longer required in the new era of peace (Is 2:4; 11:6, 7; Psa 46:9; Eze 39:9; Mi 5:5, 10; Zec 9:9, 10). Compare Mal 4:1, as to the previous burning up of the wicked.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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