1 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; on the inhabitants of a country in shadow dark as death light has blazed forth.
2 You have enlarged the nation, you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at harvest time, as they exult when they are dividing the spoils.
3 For the yoke that weighed on it, the bar across its shoulders, the rod of its oppressor, these you have broken as on the day of Midian.
4 For all the footgear clanking over the ground and all the clothing rolled in blood, will be burnt, will be food for the flames.
5 For a son has been born for us, a son has been given to us, and dominion has been laid on his shoulders; and this is the name he has been given, 'Wonder-Counsellor, Mighty-God, Eternal-Father, Prince-of-Peace'
6 to extend his dominion in boundless peace, over the throne of David and over his kingdom to make it secure and sustain it in fair judgement and integrity. From this time onwards and for ever, the jealous love of Yahweh Sabaoth will do this.
7 The Lord has launched a word at Jacob and it has fallen on Israel;
8 and the people will all soon know it, Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, who say in the pride of their arrogant hearts,
9 'The bricks have fallen down but we shall rebuild with dressed stone; the sycamores have been felled but we shall replace them with cedars.'
10 But, against them, Yahweh has raised their foe Razon, he has whipped up their enemies,
11 Aram to the east, Philistines to the west, to devour Israel with gaping jaws. After all this, his anger is not spent. No, his hand is still raised!
12 But the people would not come back to him who struck them, they would not seek out Yahweh Sabaoth;
13 hence Yahweh has topped and tailed Israel, cutting off palm and reed in a single day.
14 (The 'top' is the elder and the man of rank; the 'tail' is the prophet teaching lies.)
15 This people's leaders have led them astray, and those who are led by them are swallowed up.
16 Hence the Lord will no longer take delight in their young people, or pity on their orphans and widows, since all of them are godless and evil, and everything they say is madness. After all this, his anger is not spent. No, his hand is still raised!
17 Yes, wickedness has been burning like a fire, devouring bramble and thorn-bush, setting the forest thickets ablaze -- up they go in billowing smoke!
18 The country has been set on fire by the fury of Yahweh Sabaoth, and the people are like food for the flames. No one spares a thought for his brother.
19 They have sliced to the right and are still hungry, they have eaten to the left and are not satisfied; each devours the flesh of his own arm.
20 Manasseh devours Ephraim, Ephraim Manasseh, together they turn against Judah. After all this, his anger is not spent. No, his hand is still raised!
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Isaiah 9 is a chapter that brings a message of hope, promising the coming of a great leader who will bring the light to a people who are in darkness. This leader is described as a child who will be given to us, whose government will bring peace, justice and security. To find verses related to the topics addressed in Isaiah 9, we can seek passages that talk about hope at the coming of a Savior, the light he will bring, and the peace that his government will bring.
Isaiah 42:1: "Here is my servant, whom I support my chosen, whom I have pleasure. I put in him my spirit, and he will bring justice to the nations." This verse talks about the servant chosen by God who will bring justice to the nations, similar to the description of the promised leader in Isaiah 9.
Luke 1:79: "To illuminate those who are sitting in darkness and the shadow of death in order to direct our feet on the path of peace." This verse talks about John the Baptist, who prepared the way for the coming of the Messiah, which is the light to those who are in darkness, as described in Isaiah 9.
John 14:27: "I leave their peace; my peace give them. I do not give it as the world gives it. It is not disturbed to your heart, nor be afraid." This verse talks about the peace that Jesus leaves to his disciples and how this peace is different from the peace that the world can offer, similar to the peace that the leader promised in Isaiah 9 will bring.
Acts 26:18: "that they may receive forgiveness of sins and inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me." This verse talks about the inheritance that is given to all those who receive the forgiveness of their sins by faith in Jesus, similar to the promise of a government of peace and justice that is described in Isaiah 9.
Revelation 21:23: "The city does not need sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God illuminates it, and the lamb is its lamp." This verse talks about the light that illuminates the New Jerusalem, the city of God, similar to the description of the light that the promised leader in Isaiah 9 will bring.
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