Isaiah 9
The Birth and Reign of
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Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he
lightly afflicted the land of Zeb'ulun, and the land of Naph'tali,
and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of
the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. Mt. 4.15
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The people that walked in darkness have
seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of
death, upon them hath the light shined. Mt. 4.16 · Lk. 1.79
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Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to
the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they
divide the spoil.
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For thou hast broken the yoke of his
burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as
in the day of Mid'i-an.
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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.
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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, Counselor, The mighty God, The
everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
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Of the increase of his government
and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David,
and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment
and with justice from henceforth even for ever. Lk. 1.32, 33 The
zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform
this.
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The LORD's Anger against Israel |
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The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it
hath lighted upon Israel.
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And all the people shall know, even E'phra-im and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the
pride and stoutness of heart,
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The bricks are fallen down, but we will
build with hewn stones: the sycamores are cut down, but we will
change them into cedars.
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Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his
enemies together;
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the Syrians before, and the Philistines
behind; and they shall devour Israel with 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 turneth not unto him
that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.
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Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one
day.
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The ancient and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the
tail.
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For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
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Therefore the LORD shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on
their fatherless and widows: for every one is a hypocrite and
an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger
is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out
still.
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For wickedness burneth as the fire: it
shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets
of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of
smoke.
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Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people
shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his
brother.
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And he 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:
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Manas'seh, E'phra-im; and E'phra-im,
Manas'seh: 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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