Isaiah 9:2-4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 [a]The people walking in darkness
have seen a great light;(A)
a light has dawned
on those living in the land of darkness.(B)
3 You have enlarged the nation
and increased its joy.[b](C)
The people have rejoiced before You
as they rejoice at harvest time
and as they rejoice when dividing spoils.(D)
4 For You have shattered their oppressive yoke(E)
and the rod on their shoulders,
the staff of their oppressor,
just as You did on the day of Midian.(F)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 9:2 Is 9:1 in Hb
- Isaiah 9:3 Alt Hb tradition reads have not increased joy
Isaiah 9:2-4
New International Version
2 The people walking in darkness(A)
have seen a great light;(B)
on those living in the land of deep darkness(C)
a light has dawned.(D)
3 You have enlarged the nation(E)
and increased their joy;(F)
they rejoice before you
as people rejoice at the harvest,
as warriors rejoice
when dividing the plunder.(G)
4 For as in the day of Midian’s defeat,(H)
you have shattered(I)
the yoke(J) that burdens them,
the bar across their shoulders,(K)
the rod of their oppressor.(L)
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