# Isaiah 9 ## Unto Us a Child Is Born ([[Matthew_04|Matthew 4.12–17]]; [[Mark_01|Mark 1.14–15]]; [[Luke_04|Luke 4.14–15]]) 1 Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations: - 2 The people walking in darkness - have seen a great light; - on those living in the land of the shadow of death, - a light has dawned. {[[#^23-09-a| a ]]} - 3 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. - 4 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. - 5 For every trampling boot of battle - [[H8071|and every garment]] rolled in blood - will be burned as fuel for the fire. - 6 [[H3588|For]] [[NIH|unto us]] [[H3206|a child]] [[H3205|is born,]] - [[NIH|unto us]] [[H1121|a son]] [[H5414|is given]], - [[H4951|and the government]] [[H1961|will be]] [[H5921|upon]] [[H7926|His shoulders]]. - [[H7121|And He will be called]] - [[H6382|Wonderful]] [[H3289|Counselor]], [[H1368|Mighty]] [[H0410|God]], - [[H0001|Everlasting Father]], [[H8269|Prince]] [[H7965|of Peace]]. - 7 [[H4766|Of the increase]] [[H4951|of His government]] [[H7965|and peace]] - [[H0369|there will be no]] [[H7093|end]]. - [[H5921|He will reign on]] [[H3678|the throne]] [[H1732|of David]] - [[H5921|and over]] [[H4467|his kingdom]], - [[H3559|to establish]] [[H5582|and sustain it]] - [[H4941|with justice]] [[H6666|and righteousness]] - [[H6258|from that time]] [[H5704|and forevermore]]. - [[H7068|The zeal]] [[H3068|of the LORD]] [[H6635|of Hosts]] [[H6213|will accomplish]] [[H2063|this]]. ## Judgment against Israel’s Pride - 8 The Lord has sent a message against Jacob, - and it has fallen upon Israel. - 9 All the people will know it — - Ephraim {[[#^23-09-b| b ]]} and the dwellers of Samaria. - [[H1346|With pride]] [[H1433|and arrogance]] [[H3824|of heart]] - they will say: - 10 “The bricks have fallen, - but we will rebuild with finished stone; - the sycamores have been felled, - but we will replace them with cedars.” - 11 The LORD has raised up the foes of Rezin against him - and joined his enemies together. - 12 Aram {[[#^23-09-c| c ]]} from the east and Philistia from the west - have devoured Israel with open mouths. - Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; - His hand is still upraised. ## Judgment against Israel’s Hypocrisy - 13 But the people did not return to Him who struck them; - they did not seek the LORD of Hosts. - 14 So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, - both palm branch and reed in a single day. - 15 The head is the elder and honorable man, - [[H2180|and the tail]] [[H5030|is the prophet]] [[H3384|who teaches]] [[H8267|lies]]. - 16 For those who guide this people mislead them, - and those they mislead are swallowed up. - 17 Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; - He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. - For every one of them is godless and wicked, - and every mouth speaks folly. - Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; - His hand is still upraised. ## Judgment against Israel’s Unrepentance - 18 For wickedness burns like a fire - that consumes the thorns and briers - and kindles the forest thickets - which roll upward in billows of smoke. - 19 By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts - the land is scorched, - and the people are fuel for the fire. - No man even spares his brother. - 20 They carve out what is on the right, - but they are still hungry; - they eat what is on the left, - but they are still not satisfied. - Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring. {[[#^23-09-d| d ]]} - 21 Manasseh devours Ephraim, - and Ephraim Manasseh; - together they turn against Judah. - Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; - His hand is still upraised. --- ### Footnotes: - 2 a Cited in [[Matthew_04|Matthew 4.15–16]] ^23-09-a - 9 b That is, the northern kingdom of Israel ^23-09-b - 12 c That is, Syria ^23-09-c - 20 d Literally *of his own arm*  ^23-09-d --- - Previous chapter: [[Isaiah_08]] - Next chapter: [[Isaiah_10]] - TOC: [[TOC_Isaiah]] --- ###### The Holy Bible, Berean Standard Bible (https://bereanbible.com), BSB is produced in cooperation with Bible Hub (https://biblehub.com), Discovery Bible (https://discoverybible.com), OpenBible.com (https://openbible.com), and the Berean Bible Translation Committee. This text of God's Word has been dedicated to the public domain (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0). ---