IsaiahJudaism / Hebrew BibleAccepted ScriptureBiblical Hebrew / AramaicShareIsaiah 9Geneva - EnglishMoreVersion - 9 availableWorld English BibleKing James VersionAmerican Standard VersionDarby BibleYoung's Literal TranslationWebster BibleGeneva BibleDouay-Rheims ChallonerReina-Valera 1909WEBKJVASVDarbyYLTWebsterGenevaDouayRV1909LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Isaiah 1Isaiah 2Isaiah 3Isaiah 4Isaiah 5Isaiah 6Isaiah 7Isaiah 8Isaiah 9Isaiah 10Isaiah 11Isaiah 12Isaiah 13Isaiah 14Isaiah 15Isaiah 16Isaiah 17Isaiah 18Isaiah 19Isaiah 20Isaiah 21Isaiah 22Isaiah 23Isaiah 24Isaiah 25Isaiah 26Isaiah 27Isaiah 28Isaiah 29Isaiah 30Isaiah 31Isaiah 32Isaiah 33Isaiah 34Isaiah 35Isaiah 36Isaiah 37Isaiah 38Isaiah 39Isaiah 40Isaiah 41Isaiah 42Isaiah 43Isaiah 44Isaiah 45Isaiah 46Isaiah 47Isaiah 48Isaiah 49Isaiah 50Isaiah 51Isaiah 52Isaiah 53Isaiah 54Isaiah 55Isaiah 56Isaiah 57Isaiah 58Isaiah 59Isaiah 60Isaiah 61Isaiah 62Isaiah 63Isaiah 64Isaiah 65Isaiah 66›Isaiah 9ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1Yet the darkenesse shall not be according to the affliction that it had when at the first hee touched lightly the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, nor afteward when he was more grieuous by the way of the sea beyond Iorden in Galile of the Gentiles. 2The people that walked in darkenes haue seene a great light: they that dwelled in the land of the shadowe of death, vpon them hath the light shined. 3Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased their ioye: they haue reioyced before thee according to the ioye in haruest, and as men reioyce when they deuide a spoyle. 4For the yoke of their burthen, and the staffe of their shoulder and the rod of their oppressour hast thou broken as in the day of Midian. 5Surely euery battell of the warriour is with noyse, and with tumbling of garments in blood: but this shall be with burning and deuouring of fire. 6For vnto vs a childe is borne, and vnto vs a Sonne is giuen: and the gouernement is vpon his shoulder, and he shall call his name Wonderfull, Counseller, The mightie God, The euerlasting Father, The prince of peace, 7The increase of his gouernement and peace shall haue none end: he shall sit vpon the throne of Dauid, and vpon his kingdome, to order it, and to stablish it with iudgement and with iustice, from hencefoorth, euen for euer: the zeale of the Lord of hostes will performe this. 8The Lord hath sent a worde into Iaakob, and it hath lighted vpon Israel. 9And all the people shall knowe, euen Ephraim, and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and presumption of the heart, 10The brickes are fallen, but we will build it with hewen stones: the wilde figge trees are cut downe, but we will change them into ceders. 11Neuerthelesse the Lord will raise vp the aduersaries of Rezin against him, and ioyne his enemies together. 12Aram before and the Philistims behinde, and they shall deuoure Israel with open mouth: yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. 13For the people turneth not vnto him that smiteth them, neither doe they seeke the Lord of hostes. 14Therefore will the Lord cut off from Israel head and taile, branche and rush in one day. 15The ancient and the honorable man, he is the head: and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the taile. 16For the leaders of the people cause them to erre: and they that are led by them are deuoured. 17Therefore shall the Lord haue no pleasure in their yong men, neither will he haue compassion of their fatherlesse and of their widowes: for euery one is an hypocrite and wicked, and euery mouth speaketh follie: yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out stil. 18For wickednesse burneth as a fire: it deuoureth the briers and the thornes and will kindle in the thicke places of the forest: and they shall mount vp like the lifting vp of smoke. 19By the wrath of the Lord of hostes shall the land be darkened, and the people shall be as the meate of ye fire: no man shall spare his brother. 20And he shall snatch at the right hand, and be hungrie: and he shall eate on the left hand, and shall not be satisfied: euery one shall eate ye flesh of his owne arme. 21Manasseh, Ephraim: and Ephraim Manasseh, and they both shall be against Iudah yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. ‹Previous chapterIsaiah 8Next chapterIsaiah 10›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.VersionsIsaiah 9 across 9 versionsShow all 9WEB - World English BibleKJV - King James VersionASV - American Standard VersionDarby - Darby BibleYLT - Young's Literal TranslationWebster - Webster BibleGeneva - Geneva BibleDouay - Douay-Rheims ChallonerRV1909 - Reina-Valera 1909Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public Domain