Isaiah

Isaiah 9:2

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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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.

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.