Birth of the Prince of Peace
1 (a)Nevertheless, the gloom of the distressed land will not be like that of the former times when He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali.(A) But in the future He will bring honor to the Way of the Sea, to the land east of the Jordan, and to Galilee of the nations.
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For the trampling boot of battle
and the bloodied garments of war
will be burned as fuel for the fire.
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and the bloodied garments of war
will be burned as fuel for the fire.
The Hand Raised against Israel
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The Lord sent a message against Jacob;
it came against Israel.
9 it came against Israel.
All the people—
Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria(P)—will know it.
They will say with pride and arrogance:
10 Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria(P)—will know it.
They will say with pride and arrogance:
“The bricks have fallen,
but we will rebuild with cut stones;
the sycamores have been cut down,
but we will replace them with cedars.”
11 but we will rebuild with cut stones;
the sycamores have been cut down,
but we will replace them with cedars.”
The Lord has raised up Rezin’s adversaries against him
and stirred up his enemies.
12 and stirred up his enemies.
Aram from the east and Philistia from the west
have consumed Israel with open mouths.
In all this, His anger is not removed,
and His hand is still raised to strike.(Q)
have consumed Israel with open mouths.
In all this, His anger is not removed,
and His hand is still raised to strike.(Q)
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The people did not turn to Him who struck them;
they did not seek the Lord of Hosts.
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17 they did not seek the Lord of Hosts.
Therefore the Lord does not rejoice
over(e) Israel’s young men
and has no compassion
on its fatherless and widows,
for everyone is a godless evildoer,(U)
and every mouth speaks folly.
In all this, His anger is not removed,
and His hand is still raised to strike.
over(e) Israel’s young men
and has no compassion
on its fatherless and widows,
for everyone is a godless evildoer,(U)
and every mouth speaks folly.
In all this, His anger is not removed,
and His hand is still raised to strike.
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For wickedness burns like a fire(V)
that consumes thorns and briers
and kindles the forest thickets
so that they go up in a column of smoke.
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21 that consumes thorns and briers
and kindles the forest thickets
so that they go up in a column of smoke.
Manasseh is with Ephraim,
and Ephraim with Manasseh;
together, both are against Judah.(AA)
In all this, His anger is not removed,
and His hand is still raised to strike.(AB)
and Ephraim with Manasseh;
together, both are against Judah.(AA)
In all this, His anger is not removed,
and His hand is still raised to strike.(AB)
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Footnotes:
a.
Isaiah 9:1: Is 8:23 in Hb
b.
Isaiah 9:2: Is 9:1 in Hb
c.
Isaiah 9:3: Alt Hb tradition reads have not increased joy
d.
Isaiah 9:16: Or are confused
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Isaiah 9:17: DSS read not spare