Bible, King James Version
Isaiah
Isa.9
[1] Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in
her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of
Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more
grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in
Galilee of the nations.
[2] 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.
[3] 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.
[4] 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
Midian.
[5] 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.
[6] 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, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting
Father, The Prince of Peace.
[7] 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. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will
perform this.
[8] The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted
upon Israel.
[9] And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the
inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of
heart,
[10] The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with
hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them
into cedars.
[11] Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of
Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;
[12] 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.
[13] For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth
them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.
[14] Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and
tail, branch and rush, in one day.
[15] The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the
prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
[16] For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and
they that are led of them are destroyed.
[17] Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young
men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for
every one is an 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.
[18] 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.
[19] 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.
[20] 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:
[21] Manasseh, 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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