Isaiah 9 (ASV Interlinear Bible)

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Or, For

But there shall be no gloom to her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time hath he made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,

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Or, the district

Galilee of the nations.

2The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the

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Or, deep darkness

shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

3Thou hast multiplied the nation,

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Another reading is, thou didst not increase the joy

thou hast increased their joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

4For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as in the day of Midian.

5For

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Or, every boot of the booted warrior

all the armor of the armed man in the tumult, and the garments rolled in blood, shall be for burning, for fuel of fire.

6For 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

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Or, Wonderful counsellor

Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God,

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Hebrew Father of Eternity.

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

7Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.

8The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.

9And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in pride and in stoutness of heart,

10The bricks are fallen, but we will build with hewn stone; the sycomores are cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.

11Therefore Jehovah

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Or, hath set

will set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and

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Or, hath stirred

will

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Or, join together. Or, arm

stir up his enemies,

12the Syrians

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Or, on the east

before, and the Philistines

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Or, on the west

behind; and they

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Or, have devoured

shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

13Yet the people have not turned unto him that smote them, neither have they sought Jehovah of hosts.

14Therefore Jehovah

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Or, hath cut

will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day.

15The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

16For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are

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Hebrew swallowed up.

destroyed.

17Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is profane and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

18For wickedness burneth as the fire; it devoureth the briers and thorns; yea, it kindleth in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.

19Through the wrath of Jehovah of hosts is the land

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Or, darkened

burnt up; and the people are as the fuel of fire: no man spareth his brother.

20And one shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

21Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh; and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

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