Isaiah 9 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Isaiah 10

¹Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, and to the writers who write oppressive decrees

KJVWoe^H1945 unto them that decree^H2710^(H8802) unrighteous^H205 decrees^H2711, and that write^H3789^(H8764) grievousness^H5999 which they have prescribed^H3789^(H8765);

² to deprive the needy of justice, and to rob the poor among my people of their rights, that widows may be their plunder, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!

KJVTo turn aside^H5186^(H8687) the needy^H1800 from judgment^H1779, and to take away^H1497^(H8800) the right^H4941 from the poor^H6041 of my people^H5971, that widows^H490 may be their prey^H7998, and that they may rob^H962^(H8799) the fatherless^H3490!

³ What will you do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?

KJVAnd what will ye do^H6213^(H8799) in the day^H3117 of visitation^H6486, and in the desolation^H7722 which shall come^H935^(H8799) from far^H4801? to whom will ye flee^H5127^(H8799) for help^H5833? and where will ye leave^H5800^(H8799) your glory^H3519?

⁴ They will only bow down under the prisoners, and will fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

KJVWithout me they shall^H1115 bow down^H3766^(H8804) under the prisoners^H616, and they shall fall^H5307^(H8799) under the slain^H2026^(H8803). For all this his anger^H639 is not turned away^H7725^(H8804), but his hand^H3027 is stretched out still^H5186^(H8803).

⁵ Alas Assyrian, the rod of my anger, the staff in whose hand is my indignation!

KJVO^H1945 Assyrian^H804, the rod^H7626 of mine anger^H639, and the staff^H4294 in their hand^H3027 is mine indignation^H2195.

⁶ I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people who anger me I will give him a command to take the plunder and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

KJVI will send^H7971^(H8762) him against an hypocritical^H2611 nation^H1471, and against the people^H5971 of my wrath^H5678 will I give him a charge^H6680^(H8762), to take^H7997^(H8800) the spoil^H7998, and to take^H962^(H8800) the prey^H957, and to tread them down^H7760^(H8800)^H4823 like the mire^H2563 of the streets^H2351.

⁷ However, he doesn’t mean so, neither does his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off not a few nations.

KJVHowbeit he meaneth^H1819^(H8762) not so, neither doth his heart^H3824 think^H2803^(H8799) so; but it is in his heart^H3824 to destroy^H8045^(H8687) and cut off^H3772^(H8687) nations^H1471 not a few^H4592.

⁸ For he says, “Aren’t all of my princes kings?

KJVFor he saith^H559^(H8799), Are not my princes^H8269 altogether^H3162 kings^H4428?

⁹ Isn’t Calno like Carchemish? Isn’t Hamath like Arpad? Isn’t Samaria like Damascus?”

KJVIs not Calno^H3641 as Carchemish^H3751? is not Hamath^H2574 as Arpad^H774? is not Samaria^H8111 as Damascus^H1834?

¹⁰ As my hand has found the kingdoms of the idols, whose engraved images exceeded those of Jerusalem and of Samaria,

KJVAs my hand^H3027 hath found^H4672^(H8804) the kingdoms^H4467 of the idols^H457, and whose graven images^H6456 did excel them of Jerusalem^H3389 and of Samaria^H8111;

¹¹ shall I not, as I have done to Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?

KJVShall I not, as I have done^H6213^(H8804) unto Samaria^H8111 and her idols^H457, so do^H6213^(H8799) to Jerusalem^H3389 and her idols^H6091?

¹² Therefore it will happen that when the Lord has performed his whole work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the willful proud heart of the king of Assyria, and the insolence of his arrogant looks.

KJVWherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord^H136 hath performed^H1214^(H8762) his whole work^H4639 upon mount^H2022 Zion^H6726 and on Jerusalem^H3389, I will punish^H6485^(H8799) the fruit^H6529 of the stout^H1433 heart^H3824 of the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804, and the glory^H8597 of his high^H7312 looks^H5869.

¹³ For he has said, “By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding. I have removed the boundaries of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures. Like a valiant man I have brought down their rulers.

KJVFor he saith^H559^(H8804), By the strength^H3581 of my hand^H3027 I have done^H6213^(H8804) it, and by my wisdom^H2451; for I am prudent^H995^(H8738): and I have removed^H5493^(H8686) the bounds^H1367 of the people^H5971, and have robbed^H8154^(H8782) their treasures^H6259^(H8675)^H6264, and I have put down^H3381^(H8686) the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) like a valiant^H47^H3524 man:

¹⁴ My hand has found the riches of the peoples like a nest, and like one gathers eggs that are abandoned, I have gathered all the earth. There was no one who moved their wing, or that opened their mouth, or chirped.”

KJVAnd my hand^H3027 hath found^H4672^(H8799) as a nest^H7064 the riches^H2428 of the people^H5971: and as one gathereth^H622^(H8800) eggs^H1000 that are left^H5800^(H8803), have I gathered^H622^(H8804) all the earth^H776; and there was none that moved^H5074^(H8802) the wing^H3671, or opened^H6475^(H8802) the mouth^H6310, or peeped^H6850^(H8772).

¹⁵ Should an ax brag against him who chops with it? Should a saw exalt itself above him who saws with it? As if a rod should lift those who lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up someone who is not wood.

KJVShall the axe^H1631 boast^H6286^(H8691) itself against him that heweth^H2672^(H8802) therewith? or shall the saw^H4883 magnify^H1431^(H8691) itself against him that shaketh^H5130^(H8688) it? as if the rod^H7626 should shake^H5130^(H8687) itself against them that lift it up^H7311^(H8688), or as if the staff^H4294 should lift up^H7311^(H8687) itself, as if it were no wood^H6086.

¹⁶ Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, will send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory a burning will be kindled like the burning of fire.

KJVTherefore shall the Lord^H113, the Lord^H136^(H8676)^H3068 of hosts^H6635, send^H7971^(H8762) among his fat ones^H4924 leanness^H7332; and under his glory^H3519 he shall kindle^H3344^(H8799) a burning^H3350 like the burning of a fire^H784.

¹⁷ The light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.

KJVAnd the light^H216 of Israel^H3478 shall be for a fire^H784, and his Holy One^H6918 for a flame^H3852: and it shall burn^H1197^(H8804) and devour^H398^(H8804) his thorns^H7898 and his briers^H8068 in one^H259 day^H3117;

¹⁸ He will consume the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field, both soul and body. It will be as when a standard bearer faints.

KJVAnd shall consume^H3615^(H8762) the glory^H3519 of his forest^H3293, and of his fruitful field^H3759, both soul^H5315 and body^H1320: and they shall be as when a standardbearer^H5263^(H8802) fainteth^H4549^(H8800).

¹⁹ The remnant of the trees of his forest shall be few, so that a child could write their number.

KJVAnd the rest^H7605 of the trees^H6086 of his forest^H3293 shall be few^H4557, that a child^H5288 may write^H3789^(H8799) them.

²⁰ It will come to pass in that day that the remnant of Israel, and those who have escaped from the house of Jacob will no more again lean on him who struck them, but shall lean on Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

KJVAnd it shall come to pass in that day^H3117, that the remnant^H7605 of Israel^H3478, and such as are escaped^H6413 of the house^H1004 of Jacob^H3290, shall no more again^H3254^(H8686) stay^H8172^(H8736) upon him that smote^H5221^(H8688) them; but shall stay^H8172^(H8738) upon the LORD^H3068, the Holy One^H6918 of Israel^H3478, in truth^H571.

²¹ A remnant will return, even the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God.

KJVThe remnant^H7605 shall return^H7725^(H8799), even the remnant^H7605 of Jacob^H3290, unto the mighty^H1368 God^H410.

²² For though your people, Israel, are like the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. A destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness.

KJVFor though thy people^H5971 Israel^H3478 be as the sand^H2344 of the sea^H3220, yet a remnant^H7605 of them shall return^H7725^(H8799): the consumption^H3631 decreed^H2782^(H8803) shall overflow^H7857^(H8802) with righteousness^H6666.

²³ For the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, will make a full end, and that determined, throughout all the earth.

KJVFor the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 of hosts^H6635 shall make^H6213^(H8802) a consumption^H3617, even determined^H2782^(H8737), in the midst^H7130 of all the land^H776.

²⁴ Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, says, “My people who dwell in Zion, don’t be afraid of the Assyrian, though he strike you with the rod, and lift up his staff against you, as Egypt did.

KJVTherefore thus saith^H559^(H8804) the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 of hosts^H6635, O my people^H5971 that dwellest^H3427^(H8802) in Zion^H6726, be not afraid^H3372^(H8799) of the Assyrian^H804: he shall smite^H5221^(H8686) thee with a rod^H7626, and shall lift up^H5375^(H8799) his staff^H4294 against thee, after the manner^H1870 of Egypt^H4714.

²⁵ For yet a very little while, and the indignation against you will be accomplished, and my anger will be directed to his destruction.”

KJVFor yet a very^H4213 little while^H4592, and the indignation^H2195 shall cease^H3615^(H8804), and mine anger^H639 in their destruction^H8399.

²⁶ Yahweh of Armies will stir up a scourge against him, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb. His rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it up like he did against Egypt.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 shall stir up^H5782^(H8790) a scourge^H7752 for him according to the slaughter^H4347 of Midian^H4080 at the rock^H6697 of Oreb^H6159: and as his rod^H4294 was upon the sea^H3220, so shall he lift it up^H5375^(H8804) after the manner^H1870 of Egypt^H4714.

²⁷ It will happen in that day that his burden will depart from off your shoulder, and his yoke from off your neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing oil.

KJVAnd it shall come to pass in that day^H3117, that his burden^H5448 shall be taken away^H5493^(H8799) from off thy shoulder^H7926, and his yoke^H5923 from off thy neck^H6677, and the yoke^H5923 shall be destroyed^H2254^(H8795) because^H6440 of the anointing^H8081.

²⁸ He has come to Aiath. He has passed through Migron. At Michmash he stores his baggage.

KJVHe is come^H935^(H8804) to Aiath^H5857, he is passed^H5674^(H8804) to Migron^H4051; at Michmash^H4363 he hath laid up^H6485^(H8686) his carriages^H3627:

²⁹ They have gone over the pass. They have taken up their lodging at Geba. Ramah trembles. Gibeah of Saul has fled.

KJVThey are gone over^H5674^(H8804) the passage^H4569: they have taken up their lodging^H4411 at Geba^H1387; Ramah^H7414 is afraid^H2729^(H8804); Gibeah^H1390 of Saul^H7586 is fled^H5127^(H8804).

³⁰ Cry aloud with your voice, daughter of Gallim! Listen, Laishah! You poor Anathoth!

KJVLift up^H6670^(H8761) thy voice^H6963, O daughter^H1323 of^H1530 Gallim^H1554: cause it to be heard^H7181^(H8685) unto Laish^H3919, O poor^H6041 Anathoth^H6068.

³¹ Madmenah is a fugitive. The inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety.

KJVMadmenah^H4088 is removed^H5074^(H8804); the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of Gebim^H1374 gather themselves to flee^H5756^(H8689).

³² This very day he will halt at Nob. He shakes his hand at the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.

KJVAs yet shall he remain^H5975^(H8800) at Nob^H5011 that day^H3117: he shall shake^H5130^(H8787) his hand^H3027 against the mount^H2022 of the daughter^H1323^(H8675)^H1004 of Zion^H6726, the hill^H1389 of Jerusalem^H3389.

³³ Behold, the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, will lop the boughs with terror. The tall will be cut down, and the lofty will be brought low.

KJVBehold, the Lord^H113, the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, shall lop^H5586^(H8764) the bough^H6288 with terror^H4637: and the high ones^H7311^(H8802) of stature^H6967 shall be hewn down^H1438^(H8803), and the haughty^H1364 shall be humbled^H8213^(H8799).

³⁴ He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.

KJVAnd he shall cut down^H5362^(H8765) the thickets^H5442 of the forest^H3293 with iron^H1270, and Lebanon^H3844 shall fall^H5307^(H8799) by a mighty one^H117.

WEB·Isaiah 9

¹But there shall be no more gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time, he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time he has made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

KJVNevertheless the dimness^H4155 shall not be such as was in her vexation^H4164, when^H6256 at the first^H7223 he lightly afflicted^H7043^(H8689) the land^H776 of Zebulun^H2074 and the land^H776 of Naphtali^H5321, and afterward^H314 did more grievously afflict^H3513^(H8689) her by the way^H1870 of the sea^H3220, beyond^H5676 Jordan^H3383, in Galilee^H1551 of the nations^H1471.

² The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. The light has shined on those who lived in the land of the shadow of death.

KJVThe people^H5971 that walked^H1980^(H8802) in darkness^H2822 have seen^H7200^(H8804) a great^H1419 light^H216: they that dwell^H3427^(H8802) in the land^H776 of the shadow of death^H6757, upon them hath the light^H216 shined^H5050^(H8804).

³ You have multiplied the nation. You have increased their joy. They rejoice before you according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the plunder.

KJVThou hast multiplied^H7235^(H8689) the nation^H1471, and not increased^H1431^(H8689) the joy^H8057: they joy^H8055^(H8804) before^H6440 thee according to the joy^H8057 in harvest^H7105, and as men rejoice^H1523^(H8799) when they divide^H2505^(H8763) the spoil^H7998.

⁴ For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian.

KJVFor thou hast broken^H2865^(H8689) the yoke^H5923 of his burden^H5448, and the staff^H4294 of his shoulder^H7926, the rod^H7626 of his oppressor^H5065^(H8802), as in the day^H3117 of Midian^H4080.

⁵ For all the armor of the armed man in the noisy battle, and the garments rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.

KJVFor every battle^H5430 of the warrior^H5431^(H8802) is with confused noise^H7494, and garments^H8071 rolled^H1556^(H8775) in blood^H1818; but this shall be with burning^H8316 and fuel^H3980 of fire^H784.

⁶ For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

KJVFor unto us a child^H3206 is born^H3205^(H8795), unto us a son^H1121 is given^H5414^(H8738): and the government^H4951 shall be upon his shoulder^H7926: and his name^H8034 shall be called^H7121^(H8799) Wonderful^H6382, Counsellor^H3289^(H8802), The mighty^H1368 God^H410, The everlasting^H5703 Father^H1, The Prince^H8269 of Peace^H7965.

⁷ Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on David’s throne, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.

KJVOf the increase^H4766 of his government^H4951 and peace^H7965 there shall be no end^H7093, upon the throne^H3678 of David^H1732, and upon his kingdom^H4467, to order^H3559^(H8687) it, and to establish^H5582^(H8800) it with judgment^H4941 and with justice^H6666 from henceforth even for^H5704 ever^H5769. The zeal^H7068 of the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 will perform^H6213^(H8799) this.

⁸ The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it falls on Israel.

KJVThe Lord^H136 sent^H7971^(H8804) a word^H1697 into Jacob^H3290, and it hath lighted^H5307^(H8804) upon Israel^H3478.

⁹ All the people will know, including Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, who say in pride and in arrogance of heart,

KJVAnd all the people^H5971 shall know^H3045^(H8804), even Ephraim^H669 and the inhabitant^H3427^(H8802) of Samaria^H8111, that say^H559^(H8800) in the pride^H1346 and stoutness^H1433 of heart^H3824,

¹⁰ “The bricks have fallen, but we will build with cut stone. The sycamore fig trees have been cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.”

KJVThe bricks^H3843 are fallen down^H5307^(H8804), but we will build^H1129^(H8799) with hewn stones^H1496: the sycomores^H8256 are cut down^H1438^(H8795), but we will change^H2498^(H8686) them into cedars^H730.

¹¹ Therefore Yahweh will set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and will stir up his enemies,

KJVTherefore the LORD^H3068 shall set up^H7682^(H8762) the adversaries^H6862 of Rezin^H7526 against him, and join^H5526 his enemies^H341^(H8802) together^H5526^(H8770);

¹² The Syrians in front, and the Philistines behind; and they will devour Israel with open mouth. For all this, his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

KJVThe Syrians^H758 before^H6924, and the Philistines^H6430 behind^H268; and they shall devour^H398^(H8799) Israel^H3478 with open mouth^H6310. For all this his anger^H639 is not turned away^H7725^(H8804), but his hand^H3027 is stretched out still^H5186^(H8803).

¹³ Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought Yahweh of Armies.

KJVFor the people^H5971 turneth^H7725^(H8804) not unto him that smiteth^H5221^(H8688) them, neither do they seek^H1875^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635.

¹⁴ Therefore Yahweh will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed, in one day.

KJVTherefore the LORD^H3068 will cut off^H3772^(H8686) from Israel^H3478 head^H7218 and tail^H2180, branch^H3712 and rush^H100, in one^H259 day^H3117.

¹⁵ The elder and the honorable man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail.

KJVThe ancient^H2205 and honourable^H6440^H5375^(H8803), he^H1931 is the head^H7218; and the prophet^H5030 that teacheth^H3384^(H8688) lies^H8267, he is the tail^H2180.

¹⁶ For those who lead this people lead them astray; and those who are led by them are destroyed.

KJVFor the leaders^H833^(H8764) of this people^H5971 cause them to err^H8582^(H8688); and they that are led^H833^(H8794) of them are destroyed^H1104^(H8794).

¹⁷ Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is profane and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

KJVTherefore the Lord^H136 shall have no joy^H8055^(H8799) in their young men^H970, neither shall have mercy^H7355^(H8762) on their fatherless^H3490 and widows^H490: for every one is an hypocrite^H2611 and an evildoer^H7489^(H8688), and every mouth^H6310 speaketh^H1696^(H8802) folly^H5039. For all this his anger^H639 is not turned away^H7725^(H8804), but his hand^H3027 is stretched out still^H5186^(H8803).

¹⁸ For wickedness burns like a fire. It devours the briers and thorns; yes, it kindles in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.

KJVFor wickedness^H7564 burneth^H1197^(H8804) as the fire^H784: it shall devour^H398^(H8799) the briers^H8068 and thorns^H7898, and shall kindle^H3341^(H8799) in the thickets^H5442 of the forest^H3293, and they shall mount up^H55^(H8691) like the lifting up^H1348 of smoke^H6227.

¹⁹ Through Yahweh of Armies’ wrath, the land is burned up; and the people are the fuel for the fire. No one spares his brother.

KJVThrough the wrath^H5678 of the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 is the land^H776 darkened^H6272^(H8738), and the people^H5971 shall be as the fuel^H3980 of the fire^H784: no man^H376 shall spare^H2550^(H8799) his brother^H251.

²⁰ One will devour on the right hand, and be hungry; and he will eat on the left hand, and they will not be satisfied. Everyone will eat the flesh of his own arm:

KJVAnd he shall snatch^H1504^(H8799) on the right hand^H3225, and be hungry^H7457; and he shall eat^H398^(H8799) on the left hand^H8040, and they shall not be satisfied^H7646^(H8804): they shall eat^H398^(H8799) every man^H376 the flesh^H1320 of his own arm^H2220:

²¹ Manasseh eating Ephraim and Ephraim eating Manasseh, and they together will be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

KJVManasseh^H4519, Ephraim^H669; and Ephraim^H669, Manasseh^H4519: and they together^H3162 shall be against Judah^H3063. For all this his anger^H639 is not turned away^H7725^(H8804), but his hand^H3027 is stretched out still^H5186^(H8803).

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