Isaiah 9 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

[fn]The people ^H5971 who walk ^H1980 in darkness ^H2822

Will see ^H7200 a great ^H1419 light ^H216;

Those who live ^H3427 in the land ^H776 of the shadow ^H6757 of death ^H6757,

The light ^H216 will shine ^H5050 on them.

You shall multiply ^H7235 the nation ^H1471,

You shall [fn]make great ^H1431 [fn]their gladness ^H8057;

They will be glad ^H8055 in Your presence ^H6440

As with the gladness ^H8057 [fn]of harvest ^H7105,

As [fn]men rejoice ^H1523 when they divide ^H2505 the spoil ^H7998.

For You shall shatter ^H2865 the yoke ^H5923 of their burden ^H5448 and the staff ^H4294 on their shoulders ^H7926,

The rod ^H7626 of their taskmaster ^H5065, as [fn]at the battle ^H3117 of Midian ^H4080.

For every ^H3605 boot ^H5430 of the booted ^H5431 warrior ^H5431 in the rumbling ^H7494 of battle,

And cloak ^H8071 rolled ^H1556 in blood ^H1818, will be for burning ^H8316, fuel ^H3980 for the fire ^H784.

For a child ^H3206 will be born ^H3205 to us, a son ^H1121 will be given ^H5414 to us;

And the government ^H4951 will [fn]rest ^H1961 on His shoulders ^H7926;

And His name ^H8034 will be called ^H7121 Wonderful ^H6382 Counselor ^H3289, Mighty ^H1368 God ^H410,

Eternal ^H5703 Father ^H1, Prince ^H8269 of Peace ^H7965.

There ^H369 will ^H369 be ^H369 no ^H369 end ^H7093 to the increase ^H4766 of His government ^H4951 or of peace ^H7965,

On the throne ^H3678 of David ^H1732 and over ^H5921 his kingdom ^H4467,

To establish ^H3559 it and to uphold ^H5582 it with justice ^H4941 and righteousness ^H6666

From then ^H6258 on and forevermore ^H5703 H5769.

The zeal ^H7068 of Yahweh ^H3068 of hosts ^H6635 will accomplish ^H6213 this ^H2088.

The Lord ^H136 sends ^H7971 a [fn]message ^H1697 against Jacob ^H3290,

And it falls ^H5307 on Israel ^H3478.

And all ^H3605 the people ^H5971 know ^H3045 it,

That is, Ephraim ^H669 and the inhabitants ^H3427 of Samaria ^H8111,

Saying ^H559 in lofty ^H1346 pride ^H1346 and in arrogance ^H1433 of heart ^H3824:

“The bricks ^H3843 have fallen ^H5307 down ^H5307,

But we will rebuild ^H1129 with cut ^H1496 stones ^H1496;

The sycamores ^H8256 have been cut ^H1438 in ^H1438 pieces ^H1438,

But we will replace ^H2498 them with cedars ^H730.”

Therefore Yahweh ^H3068 exalts ^H7682 against ^H5921 them adversaries ^H6862 from Rezin ^H7526

And incites ^H5526 their enemies ^H340,

The Arameans ^H758 on the east ^H6924 and the Philistines ^H6430 on the west ^H268;

And they devour ^H398 Israel ^H3478 with [fn]gaping ^H3605 jaws ^H6310.

In spite of all ^H3605 this ^H2088, His anger ^H639 does not turn ^H7725 back ^H7725,

And His hand ^H3027 is still ^H5750 stretched ^H5186 out ^H5186.

Yet the people ^H5971 do not turn ^H7725 back ^H7725 to Him who struck ^H5221 them,

Nor ^H3808 do they seek ^H1875 Yahweh ^H3068 of hosts ^H6635.

So Yahweh ^H3068 cuts ^H3772 off ^H3772 head ^H7218 and tail ^H2180 from Israel ^H3478,

Both palm ^H3712 branch ^H3712 and bulrush ^H100 in a single ^H259 day ^H3117.

The head ^H7218 is the elder ^H2205 and the [fn]highly ^H6440 H5375 respected ^H6440 H5375 man,

And the prophet ^H5030 who teaches ^H3384 falsehood ^H8267 is the tail ^H2180.

For those who guide ^H833 this ^H2088 people ^H5971 are leading ^H8582 them astray ^H8582;

And those who are guided ^H833 by them are [fn]brought ^H1104 to confusion ^H1104.

Therefore ^H5921 H3651 the Lord ^H136 is not glad ^H8055 in their choice ^H970 men ^H970,

Nor ^H3808 does He have ^H7355 compassion ^H7355 on ^H7355 their [fn]orphans ^H3490 or their widows ^H490;

For every ^H3605 one ^H3605 of them is godless ^H2611 and an evildoer ^H7489,

And every ^H3605 mouth ^H6310 is speaking ^H1696 wicked ^H5039 foolishness ^H5039.

In spite of all ^H3605 this ^H2088, His anger ^H639 does not turn ^H7725 back ^H7725,

And His hand ^H3027 is still ^H5750 stretched ^H5186 out ^H5186.

For wickedness ^H7564 burns ^H1197 like a fire ^H784;

It consumes ^H398 briars ^H8068 and thorns ^H7898;

It even sets ^H3341 the thickets ^H5442 of the forest ^H3293 aflame ^H3341,

And they roll ^H55 upward ^H55 in a column ^H1348 of smoke ^H6227.

By the fury ^H5678 of Yahweh ^H3068 of hosts ^H6635 the land ^H776 is burned ^H6272 up,

And the people ^H5971 are like fuel ^H3980 for the fire ^H784;

No ^H3808 man ^H376 spares ^H2550 his brother ^H251.

[fn]They slice ^H1504 off ^H1504 what is on the right ^H3225 hand ^H3225 but still are hungry ^H7456,

And [fn]they eat ^H398 what is on the left ^H8040 hand ^H8040 but they are ^H7646 not satisfied ^H7646;

Each ^H376 of them eats ^H398 the flesh ^H1320 of his own arm ^H2220.

Manasseh ^H4519 devours Ephraim ^H669, and Ephraim ^H669 Manasseh ^H4519,

And together ^H3162 they are against ^H5921 Judah ^H3063.

In spite of all ^H3605 this ^H2088, His anger ^H639 does not turn ^H7725 back ^H7725,

And His hand ^H3027 is still ^H5750 stretched ^H5186 out ^H5186.