Isaiah
Isaiah 9:1
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:
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevertheless | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| there will be no more | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| gloom | מוּעָף֮ | mū·‘āp̄ | Adjective - masculine singular | H4155 gloom |
| for those | לַאֲשֶׁ֣ר | la·’ă·šer | Preposition-l; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| in distress | מוּצָ֣ק | mū·ṣāq | Noun - masculine singular | H4164 constraint, distress |
| In the past | הָרִאשׁ֗וֹן | hā·ri·šō·wn | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7223 former, first, chief |
| He humbled | הֵקַ֞ל | hê·qal | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7043 be slight, swift, trifling |
| the land | אַ֤רְצָה | ’ar·ṣāh | Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| of Zebulun | זְבֻלוּן֙ | zə·ḇu·lūn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2074 Zebulun |
| and the land | וְאַ֣רְצָה | wə·’ar·ṣāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| of Naphtali | נַפְתָּלִ֔י | nap̄·tā·lî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5321 Naphtali |
| but in the future | וְהָאַחֲר֖וֹן | wə·hā·’a·ḥă·rō·wn | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H314 coming after |
| He will honor | הִכְבִּ֑יד | hiḵ·bîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured |
| the Way | דֶּ֤רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| of the Sea | הַיָּם֙ | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| beyond | עֵ֣בֶר | ‘ê·ḇer | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5676 region across or beyond, side |
| the Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן | hay·yar·dên | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
| Galilee | גְּלִ֖יל | gə·lîl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1551 cylinder, rod, circuit, district |
| of the nations | הַגּוֹיִֽם׃ | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 4:15–16 · 2 Kings 15:29 · Isaiah 8:22 · 1 Chronicles 5:26 · 2 Kings 17:5–6 · 2 Chronicles 16:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.