Isaías 9

The Government of the Promised Son

1 Nevertheless *Is. 8:22the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed,

As when at *2 Kin. 15:29; 2 Chr. 16:4first He lightly esteemed

The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,

And *Matt. 4:13–16afterward more heavily oppressed her,

By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,

In Galilee of the Gentiles.

2 *Matt. 4:16; Luke 1:79; 2 Cor. 4:6; Eph. 5:8The people who walked in darkness

Have seen a great light;

Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death,

Upon them a light has shined.

3 You have multiplied the nation

And increased its joy;

They rejoice before You

According to the joy of harvest,

As men rejoice *Judg. 5:30when they divide the spoil.

4 For You have broken the yoke of his burden

And the staff of his shoulder,

The rod of his oppressor,

As in the day of *Judg. 7:22Midian.

5 For every warrior’s sandal from the noisy battle,

And garments rolled in blood,

*Is. 66:15Will be used for burning and fuel of fire.

6 *(Is. 7:14; Luke 2:11); John 1:45For unto us a Child is born,

Unto us a *Luke 2:7; (John 3:16; 1 John 4:9)Son is given;

And *(Matt. 28:18; 1 Cor. 15:25); Rev. 12:5the government will be upon His shoulder.

And His name will be called

*Judg. 13:18Wonderful, Counselor, *Titus 2:13Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, *Eph. 2:14Prince of Peace.

7 Of the increase of His government and peace

*Dan. 2:44; Matt. 1:1, 6; Luke 1:32, 33; John 7:42Therewillbe no end,

Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,

To order it and establish it with judgment and justice

From that time forward, even forever.

The *Is. 37:32zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

The Punishment of Samaria

8 The Lord sent a word against *Gen. 32:28Jacob,

And it has fallen on Israel.

9 All the people will know—

Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria—

Who say in pride and arrogance of heart:

10 "The bricks have fallen down,

But we will rebuild with hewn stones;

The sycamores are cut down,

But we will replace them with cedars."

11 Therefore the Lord shall set up

The adversaries of Rezin against him,

And spur his enemies on,

12 The Syrians before and the Philistines behind;

And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth.

For all this His anger is not turned away,

But His hand is stretched out still.

13 For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them,

Nor do they seek the Lord of hosts.

14 Therefore the Lord will cut off head and tail from Israel,

Palm branch and bulrush *Rev. 18:8in one day.

15 The elder and honorable, he is the head;

The prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.

16 For *Is. 3:12; Mic. 3:1, 5, 9; Matt. 15:14the leaders of this people cause them to err,

And thosewhoare led by them are destroyed.

17 Therefore the Lord *Ps. 147:10will have no joy in their young men,

Nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows;

For everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer,

And every mouth speaks folly.

*Is. 5:25For all this His anger is not turned away,

But His hand is stretched out still.

18 For wickedness *Ps. 83:14; (Is. 1:7; 10:17); Nah. 1:10; Mal. 4:1burns as the fire;

It shall devour the briers and thorns,

And kindle in the thickets of the forest;

They shall mount up like rising smoke.

19 Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts

*Is. 8:22The land is burned up,

And the people shall be as fuel for the fire;

*Mic. 7:2, 6No man shall spare his brother.

20 And he shall snatch on the right hand

And be hungry;

He shall devour on the left hand

*Lev. 26:26And not be satisfied;

*Jer. 19:9Every man shall eat the flesh of his own arm.

21 Manasseh shalldevour Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh;

Together they shallbe*2 Chr. 28:6, 8; Is. 11:13against Judah.

*Is. 9:12, 17For all this His anger is not turned away,

But His hand is stretched out still.