Isaiah

Isaiah 9:1–2

1Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:

2The people walking in darkness

have seen a great light;

on those living in the land of the shadow of death,

a light has dawned.a

Footnotes

  • a 9:2 Cited in Matthew 4:15–16|MAT 4:15-16

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Isaiah 9:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Neverthelessכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
there will be no moreלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
gloomמוּעָף֮mū·‘āp̄Adjective - masculine singularH4155 gloom
for thoseלַאֲשֶׁ֣רla·’ă·šerPreposition-l; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
in distressמוּצָ֣קmū·ṣāqNoun - masculine singularH4164 constraint, distress
In the pastהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןhā·ri·šō·wnArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH7223 former, first, chief
He humbledהֵקַ֞לhê·qalVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7043 be slight, swift, trifling
the landאַ֤רְצָה’ar·ṣāhNoun - feminine singular; third person feminine singularH776 earth, land
of Zebulunזְבֻלוּן֙zə·ḇu·lūnNoun - proper - masculine singularH2074 Zebulun
and the landוְאַ֣רְצָהwə·’ar·ṣāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singularH776 earth, land
of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֔יnap̄·tā·lîNoun - proper - masculine singularH5321 Naphtali
but in the futureוְהָאַחֲר֖וֹןwə·hā·’a·ḥă·rō·wnConjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine singularH314 coming after
He will honorהִכְבִּ֑ידhiḵ·bîḏVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
the Wayדֶּ֤רֶךְde·reḵNoun - common singular constructH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the Seaהַיָּם֙hay·yāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3220 sea
beyondעֵ֣בֶר‘ê·ḇerNoun - masculine singular constructH5676 region across or beyond, side
the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhay·yar·dênArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3383 Jordan
Galileeגְּלִ֖ילgə·lîlNoun - proper - feminine singularH1551 cylinder, rod, circuit, district
of the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃hag·gō·w·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people

Isaiah 9:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The peopleהָעָם֙hā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
walkingהַהֹלְכִ֣יםha·hō·lə·ḵîmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH1980 go, come, walk
in darknessבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba·ḥō·šeḵPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2822 darkness, obscurity
have seenרָא֖וּrā·’ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH7200 see
a greatגָּד֑וֹלgā·ḏō·wlAdjective - masculine singularH1419 great
lightא֣וֹר’ō·wrNoun - common singularH216 light
onעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃‘ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH5921 height
those livingיֹשְׁבֵי֙yō·šə·ḇêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbə·’e·reṣPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of the shadow of deathצַלְמָ֔וֶתṣal·mā·weṯNoun - masculine singularH6757 death-shadow, deep shadow
a lightא֖וֹר’ō·wrNoun - common singularH216 light
has dawnedנָגַ֥הּnā·ḡahVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5050 shine

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 9:1 Matthew 4:15–16 · 2 Kings 15:29 · Isaiah 8:22 · 1 Chronicles 5:26 · 2 Kings 17:5–6 · 2 Chronicles 16:4

Isaiah 9:2 Matthew 4:16 · Ephesians 5:8 · John 8:12 · John 12:46 · Luke 1:78–79 · 1 Peter 2:9 · 1 John 1:5–7 · Isaiah 60:1–3 · Luke 2:32 · Ephesians 5:13–14 · Isaiah 60:19 · Psalm 107:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.