For to Us a Child Is Born
1 9:1 Ch 8:23 in Hebrew But there will be no [ch. 8:22] gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he [2 Kgs. 15:29;2 Chr. 16:4] brought into contempt the land of Cited Matt. 4:15,16Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he ch. 26:15has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.9:1 Or of the Gentiles
2 9:2 Ch 9:1 in Hebrew [See ver. 1above] The people [Luke 1:79;Eph. 5:8,14] who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of See Job 3:5deep darkness,
on them has light shone.
3 ch. 26:15You have multiplied the nation;
you have increased its joy;
they rejoice before you
as with Ps. 4:7;[John 4:36] joy at the harvest,
as they Ps. 119:162;[1 Sam. 30:16] are glad [Judg. 5:30]when they divide the spoil.
4 ch. 10:27;14:25;Nah. 1:13;[Matt. 11:29] For the yoke of his burden,
ch. 10:5,24;14:5and the staff for his shoulder,
the rod of his oppressor,
you have broken as ch. 10:26;Ps. 83:9;See Judg. 7:19-25;8:10-21on the day of Midian.
5 Ezek. 39:9For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult
and every garment rolled in blood
will be burned as fuel for the fire.
6 Luke 2:11;[John 3:16] For to us a child is born,
to us ch. 7:14a son is given;
[Matt. 28:18;1 Cor. 15:25] and the government shall be ch. 22:22upon9:6 Or is upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called9:6 Or is called
Wonderful [ch. 28:29] Counselor, ch. 10:21;Deut. 10:17;Neh. 9:32;Jer. 32:18;[Ps. 45:3] Mighty God,
Ps. 72:17Everlasting ch. 63:16;[John 14:18] Father, Prince of Ps. 72:7;[Eph. 2:14]; See ch. 11:6-9Peace.