Isaiah 9
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Nevertheless a the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed,
As when at b first He lightly esteemed
The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
And c afterward more heavily oppressed her,
By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,
In Galilee of the Gentiles.
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d The people who walked in darkness
Have seen a great light;
Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death,
Upon them a light has shined.
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You have multiplied the nation
And increased its joy;
They rejoice before You
According to the joy of harvest,
As men rejoice e when they divide the spoil.
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For You have broken the yoke of his burden
And the staff of his shoulder,
The rod of his oppressor,
As in the day of f Midian.
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For every warrior's sandal from the noisy battle,
And garments rolled in blood,
g Will be used for burning and fuel of fire.
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h For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a i Son is given;
And j the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
k Wonderful, Counselor, l Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, m Prince of Peace.
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Of the increase of His government and peace
n There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The o zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
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The Lord sent a word against p Jacob,
And it has fallen on Israel.
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All the people will know -
Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria -
Who say in pride and arrogance of heart:
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"The bricks have fallen down,
But we will rebuild with hewn stones;
The sycamores are cut down,
But we will replace them with cedars."
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Therefore the LORD shall set up
The adversaries of Rezin against him,
And spur his enemies on,
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The Syrians before and the Philistines behind;
And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth.
For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.
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For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them,
Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts.
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Therefore the LORD will cut off head and tail from Israel,
Palm branch and bulrush q in one day.
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The elder and honorable, he is the head;
The prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
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For r the leaders of this people cause them to err,
And those who are led by them are destroyed.
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Therefore the Lord s will have no joy in their young men,
Nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows;
For everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer,
And every mouth speaks folly.
t For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.
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For wickedness u burns as the fire;
It shall devour the briers and thorns,
And kindle in the thickets of the forest;
They shall mount up like rising smoke.
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Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts
v The land is burned up,
And the people shall be as fuel for the fire;
w No man shall spare his brother.
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And he shall snatch on the right hand
And be hungry;
He shall devour on the left hand
x And not be satisfied;
y Every man shall eat the flesh of his own arm.
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Manasseh shall devour Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh;
Together they shall be z against Judah.
a For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.
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Cross References
Isaiah 8:22
Then they will look to the earth, and see trouble and darkness, gloom of anguish; and they will be driven into darkness.
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Cross References
2 Kings 15:29
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, TiglathPile'ser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maachah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.
2 Chronicles 16:4
So BenHadad heeded King Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel. They attacked Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.
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Cross References
Matthew 4:13 - 16
And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali.
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Matthew 4:16
The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned.
Luke 1:79
To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace.
2 Corinthians 4:6
For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 5:8
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
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Cross References
Judges 5:30
'Are they not finding and dividing the spoil: To every man a girl or two; For Sisera, plunder of dyed garments, Plunder of garments embroidered and dyed, Two pieces of dyed embroidery for the neck of the looter?'
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Judges 7:22
When the three hundred blew the trumpets, the LORD set every man's sword against his companion throughout the whole camp; and the army fled to Beth Acacia, toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, by Tabbath.
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Isaiah 66:15
For behold, the LORD will come with fire And with His chariots, like a whirlwind, To render His anger with fury, And His rebuke with flames of fire.
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Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.
Luke 2:11
For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
John 1:45
Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote - Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
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Luke 2:7
And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
1 John 4:9
In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.
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Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
1 Corinthians 15:25
For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.
Revelation 12:5
She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne.
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Cross References
Judges 13:18
And the Angel of the LORD said to him, "Why do you ask My name, seeing it is wonderful?
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Titus 2:13
Looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
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Ephesians 2:14
For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation.
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Daniel 2:44
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Matthew 1:1
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Matthew 1:6
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Luke 1:32
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Luke 1:33
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John 7:42
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Cross References
Isaiah 37:32
For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, And those who escape from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.
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Genesis 32:28
And He said, "Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.
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Revelation 18:8
Therefore her plagues will come in one day - death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her.
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Isaiah 3:12
As for My people, children are their oppressors, And women rule over them. O My people! Those who lead you cause you to err, And destroy the way of your paths.
Micah 3:1
And I said: "Hear now, O heads of Jacob, And you rulers of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know justice?
Micah 3:5
Thus says the LORD concerning the prophets Who make my people stray; Who chant "Peace" While they chew with their teeth, But who prepare war against him Who puts nothing into their mouths:
Micah 3:9
Now hear this, You heads of the house of Jacob And rulers of the house of Israel, Who abhor justice And pervert all equity.
Matthew 15:14
"Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch."
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Cross References
Psalms 147:10
He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
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Isaiah 5:25
Therefore the anger of the LORD is aroused against His people; He has stretched out His hand against them And stricken them, And the hills trembled. Their carcasses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.
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Psalms 83:14
As the fire burns the woods, And as the flame sets the mountains on fire.
Isaiah 1:7
Your country is desolate, Your cities are burned with fire; Strangers devour your land in your presence; And it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
Isaiah 10:17
So the Light of Israel will be for a fire, And his Holy One for a flame; It will burn and devour His thorns and his briers in one day.
Nahum 1:10
For while tangled like thorns, And while drunken like drunkards, They shall be devoured like stubble fully dried.
Malachi 4:1
For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up," Says the LORD of hosts, "That will leave them neither root nor branch.
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Isaiah 8:22
Then they will look to the earth, and see trouble and darkness, gloom of anguish; and they will be driven into darkness.
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Micah 7:2
The faithful man has perished from the earth, And there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; Every man hunts his brother with a net.
Micah 7:6
For son dishonors father, Daughter rises against her mother, Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; A man's enemies are the men of his own household.
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Leviticus 26:26
When I have cut off your supply of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall bring back your bread by weight, and you shall eat and not be satisfied.
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Jeremiah 19:9
"And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and everyone shall eat the flesh of his friend in the siege and in the desperation with which their enemies and those who seek their lives shall drive them to despair."'
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2 Chronicles 28:6
For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed one hundred and twenty thousand in Judah in one day, all valiant men, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers.
2 Chronicles 28:8
And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand women, sons, and daughters; and they also took away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.
Isaiah 11:13
Also the envy of Ephraim shall depart, And the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, And Judah shall not harass Ephraim.
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Isaiah 9:12
The Syrians before and the Philistines behind; And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.
Isaiah 9:17
Therefore the Lord will have no joy in their young men, Nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows; For everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer, And every mouth speaks folly. For all this His anger is not turned away, But His hand is stretched out still.
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