Isaiah 9 (NET)

Isaiah 9:1¹(8:23) The gloom will be dispelled for those who were anxious. In earlier times he humiliated the land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali; but now he brings honor to the way of the sea, the region beyond the Jordan, and Galilee of the nations.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Matt 4:15-162 Kgs 15:29Isa 8:221 Chr 5:262 Chr 16:41 Kgs 15:19-202 Kgs 17:5-6Lev 26:24Lev 26:28

Isaiah 9:2²(9:1) The people walking in darkness see a bright light; light shines on those who live in a land of deep darkness.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Matt 4:16Eph 5:8John 8:12John 12:46Luke 1:78-791 Pet 2:91 John 1:5-7Isa 60:1-3Isa 60:19Luke 2:32

Isaiah 9:3³You have enlarged the nation; you give them great joy. They rejoice in your presence as harvesters rejoice; as warriors celebrate when they divide up the plunder.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 26:15Isa 35:10Isa 65:18Isa 66:10Ps 119:1621 Pet 1:8Isa 61:7Jer 31:12-14Jer 31:71 Sam 30:16

Isaiah 9:4⁴For their oppressive yoke and the club that strikes their shoulders, the cudgel the oppressor uses on them, you have shattered, as in the day of Midian’s defeat.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 14:25Jer 30:8Isa 10:26-27Nah 1:13Isa 54:14Isa 49:26Isa 14:3-5Gen 27:40Isa 30:31-32Lev 26:13

Isaiah 9:5⁵Indeed every boot that marches and shakes the earth and every garment dragged through blood is used as fuel for the fire.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Thess 1:8Ezek 39:8-10Isa 30:33Ps 46:9Isa 10:16-17Isa 4:4Isa 66:15-16Joel 2:5Mal 3:2-3Matt 3:11

Isaiah 9:6⁶For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called Wonderful Adviser, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 2:11Matt 28:18Jer 23:5-6Isa 7:14Matt 1:231 John 5:20Rev 19:16John 1:1-21 Tim 3:16Isa 53:5

Isaiah 9:7⁷His dominion will be vast, and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will accomplish this.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 1:32-33Dan 2:44Dan 7:142 Sam 7:16Ps 45:4-6Dan 7:27Dan 2:351 Cor 15:24-28Heb 1:8Isa 32:1-2

Isaiah 9:8⁸The Lord decreed judgment on Jacob, and it fell on Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 7:7-8Isa 8:4-8Mic 1:1-9Zech 1:6Zech 5:1-4

Isaiah 9:9⁹All the people were aware of it, the people of Ephraim and those living in Samaria. Yet with pride and an arrogant attitude, they said,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 46:121 Kgs 22:251 Pet 5:5Ezek 30:19Ezek 33:33Ezek 7:27Ezek 7:9Isa 10:9-11Isa 26:11Isa 48:4

Isaiah 9:10¹⁰“The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with chiseled stone; the sycamore fig trees have been cut down, but we will replace them with cedars.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Mal 1:41 Kgs 10:271 Kgs 7:9-12

Isaiah 9:11¹¹Then the Lord provoked their adversaries to attack them, he stirred up their enemies—Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 15:292 Kgs 16:9Isa 10:9-11Isa 17:1-5Isa 7:8Isa 8:4-7

Isaiah 9:12¹²Syria from the east, and the Philistines from the west; they gobbled up Israelite territory. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 28:18Isa 5:252 Kgs 16:6Ps 79:7Isa 10:4Isa 9:17Isa 9:21Jer 10:25Deut 31:17Jer 35:11

Isaiah 9:13¹³The people did not return to the one who struck them, they did not seek reconciliation with the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Hos 7:10Isa 31:1Jer 5:3Isa 1:52 Chr 28:22Deut 4:29Ezek 24:13Hos 3:4-5Hos 5:15Hos 7:16

Isaiah 9:14¹⁴So the Lord cut off Israel’s head and tail, both the shoots and stalk in one day.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 19:15Rev 18:82 Kgs 17:6-20Amos 2:14-16Amos 3:12Amos 5:2-3Amos 6:11Amos 7:17Amos 7:8-9Amos 9:1-9

Isaiah 9:15¹⁵The leaders and the highly respected people are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 29:10Matt 24:241 Sam 9:62 Tim 4:2-3Ezek 13:19Isa 3:2-3Jer 29:21-221 John 4:11 Kgs 13:181 Kgs 22:22-24

Isaiah 9:16¹⁶The leaders of this nation were misleading people, and the people being led were destroyed.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 3:12Matt 15:14Matt 23:16-361 Kgs 8:55-562 Chr 30:27Heb 7:7Num 6:23-26

Isaiah 9:17¹⁷So the Lord was not pleased with their young men, he took no pity on their orphans and widows; for the whole nation was godless and did wicked things, every mouth was speaking disgraceful words. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 10:6Isa 5:25Jer 18:21Isa 27:11Isa 9:12Matt 12:34Isa 10:4Isa 9:21Ps 147:10Ezek 20:33

Isaiah 9:18¹⁸For evil burned like a fire, it consumed thorns and briers; it burned up the thickets of the forest, and they went up in smoke.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Mal 4:1Ps 83:14Isa 34:8-10Isa 5:24Nah 1:10Amos 7:4Deut 32:22Ezek 20:47-48Heb 6:8Hos 13:3

Isaiah 9:19¹⁹Because of the anger of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the land was scorched, and the people became fuel for the fire. People had no compassion on one another.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Mic 7:2Mic 7:62 Pet 2:4Acts 2:20Amos 5:18Ezek 9:5Isa 1:31Isa 13:13Isa 13:18Isa 13:9

Isaiah 9:20²⁰They devoured on the right, but were still hungry; they ate on the left, but were not satisfied. People even ate the flesh of their own arm!Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 49:26Jer 19:9Isa 8:21Lam 4:10Lev 26:26-29

Isaiah 9:21²¹Manasseh fought against Ephraim, and Ephraim against Manasseh; together they fought against Judah. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 5:252 Chr 28:6-8Gal 5:15Isa 9:121 Sam 14:202 Kgs 15:30Isa 10:4Isa 11:13Isa 9:17Jer 4:8