Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
The people who are walking in darkness Have seen a great light, Dwellers in a land of death-shade, Light hath shone upon them.
New American Standard Bible
Will see a great light;
Those who live in a dark land,
The light will shine on them.
King James Version
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
Holman Bible
have seen a great light;
a light has dawned
on those living in the land of darkness.
International Standard Version
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; for those living in a land of deep darkness, a light has shined upon them.
A Conservative Version
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them the light has shone.
American Standard Version
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
Amplified
The people who walk in [spiritual] darkness
Those who live in the dark land,
The Light will shine on them.
Bible in Basic English
The people who went in the dark have seen a great light, and for those who were living in the land of the deepest night, the light is shining.
Darby Translation
the 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.
Julia Smith Translation
The people going in darkness saw a great light: they dwelling in the land of the shadow of death, light shone upon them.
King James 2000
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them has the light shined.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; light has shined on those who lived in a land of darkness.
Modern King James verseion
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; they who dwell in the land of the shadow of death, on them the light has shined.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The people that have dwelt in darkness, shall see a great light. As for them that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them shall the light shine.
NET Bible
The people walking in darkness see a bright light; light shines on those who live in a land of deep darkness.
New Heart English Bible
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who lived in the land of the shadow of death, on them the light has shined.
The Emphasized Bible
the people who were walking in darkness, Have seen a great light, - The dwellers in a land death-shadowed, A light, hath shined upon them.
Webster
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shades of death, upon them hath the light shined.
World English Bible
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who lived in the land of the shadow of death, on them the light has shined.
Themes
Spiritual death » Spiritual ignorance is
Galilee » Christ » Preaching in, predicted
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Denounces calamities against israel and judah
Naphtali » Tribe of » Prophecies concerning
The tribe of Naphtali » Specially favored by our lord's ministry
Prophecies respecting Christ » His ministry commencing in galilee
Topics
Interlinear
Ra'ah
Yashab
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 9:2
Prayers for Isaiah 9:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
New Light: The Birth Of A King
1 As the former time made light The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, So the latter hath honoured the way of the sea, Beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. 2 The people who are walking in darkness Have seen a great light, Dwellers in a land of death-shade, Light hath shone upon them. 3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, Thou hast made great its joy, They have joyed before Thee as the joy in harvest, As men rejoice in their apportioning spoil.
Cross References
Matthew 4:16
the people that is sitting in darkness saw a great light, and to those sitting in a region and shadow of death -- light arose to them.'
Ephesians 5:8
for ye were once darkness, and now light in the Lord; as children of light walk ye,
Luke 1:78-79
Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us,
Luke 2:32
a light to the uncovering of nations, and the glory of Thy people Israel.'
John 8:12
Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, 'I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'
John 12:46
I a light to the world have come, that every one who is believing in me -- in the darkness may not remain;
Job 10:21
Before I go, and return not, Unto a land of darkness and death-shade,
Psalm 23:4
Also -- when I walk in a valley of death-shade, I fear no evil, for Thou art with me, Thy rod and Thy staff -- they comfort me.
Psalm 107:10
Inhabitants of dark places and death-shade, Prisoners of affliction and of iron,
Psalm 107:14
He bringeth them out from the dark place, And death-shade, And their bands He draweth away.
Isaiah 9:1
As the former time made light The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, So the latter hath honoured the way of the sea, Beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
Isaiah 50:10
Who is among you, fearing Jehovah, Hearkening to the voice of His servant, That hath walked in dark places, And there is no brightness for him? Let him trust in the name of Jehovah, And lean upon his God.
Isaiah 60:1-3
Arise, be bright, for come hath thy light, And the honour of Jehovah hath risen on thee.
Isaiah 60:19
To thee no more is the sun for a light by day, And for brightness the moon giveth not light to thee, And Jehovah hath become to thee A light age-during, and thy God thy beauty.
Amos 5:8
The maker of Kimah and Kesil, And the turner to morning of death-shade, And day as night He hath made dark, Who is calling to the waters of the sea, And poureth them on the face of the earth, Jehovah is His name;
Micah 7:8-9
Thou dost not rejoice over me, O mine enemy, When I have fallen, I have risen, When I sit in darkness Jehovah is a light to me.
John 12:35
Jesus, therefore, said to them, 'Yet a little time is the light with you; walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not overtake you; and he who is walking in the darkness hath not known where he goeth;
Ephesians 5:13-14
and all the things reproved by the light are manifested, for everything that is manifested is light;
1 Peter 2:9
and ye are a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;
1 John 1:5-7
And this is the message that we have heard from Him, and announce to you, that God is light, and darkness in Him is not at all;