Isaiah 9

¹Nevertheless the darkness shall not be as when the distress was in the [land], at the time he at first lightly, and afterwards heavily, visited the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, — the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:

²the people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them light hath shone.

³Thou hast multiplied the nation, hast increased its joy: they joy before thee like to the joy in harvest; as [men] rejoice when they divide the spoil.

⁴For 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.

⁵For every boot of him that is shod for the tumult, and the garment rolled in blood, shall be for burning, fuel for fire.

⁶For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

⁷Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with judgment and with righteousness, from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.

⁸The Lord sent a word unto Jacob, and it lighteth upon Israel.

⁹And all the people shall know [it], Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in pride and stoutness of heart,

¹⁰The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones; the sycamore trees are cut down, but we will replace them with cedars.