Isaiah 9:3-5

International Children’s Bible

³ God, you will cause the nation to grow.
    You will make the people happy.
And they will show their happiness to you.
    It will be like the joy during harvest time.
It will be like the joy of people
    taking what they have won in war.
⁴ Like the time you defeated Midian,
    you will take away their heavy load.
You will take away the heavy pole from their backs.
    You will take away the rod the enemy uses to punish your people.
⁵ Every boot that marched in battle will be destroyed.
    Every uniform stained with blood will be destroyed.
    They will be thrown into the fire.