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Text -- Isaiah 9:1-21 (NET)
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9:1 The gloom will be dispelled for those who were anxious . In earlier times he humiliated the land of Zebulun , and the land of Naphtali ; but now he brings honor to the way of the sea , the region beyond the Jordan , and Galilee of the nations .
9:2 The people walking in darkness see a bright light ; light shines on those who live in a land of deep darkness .
9:3 You have enlarged the nation ; you give them great joy . They rejoice in your presence as harvesters rejoice ; as warriors celebrate when they divide up the plunder .
9:4 For their oppressive yoke and the club that strikes their shoulders , the cudgel the oppressor uses on them, you have shattered , as in the day of Midian’s defeat.
9:5 Indeed every boot that marches and shakes the earth and every garment dragged through blood is used as fuel for the fire .
9:6 For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called : Extraordinary Strategist , Mighty God , Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace .
9:7 His dominion will be vast and he will bring immeasurable prosperity . He will rule on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom , establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness , from this time forward and forevermore . The Lord’s intense devotion to his people will accomplish this .
God’s Judgment Intensifies
9:8 The sovereign master decreed judgment on Jacob , and it fell on Israel .
9:9 All the people were aware of it, the people of Ephraim and those living in Samaria . Yet with pride and an arrogant attitude , they said ,
9:10 “The bricks have fallen , but we will rebuild with chiseled stone; the sycamore fig trees have been cut down , but we will replace them with cedars .”
9:11 Then the Lord provoked their adversaries to attack them, he stirred up their enemies –
9:12 Syria from the east , and the Philistines from the west , they gobbled up Israelite territory. Despite all this , his anger does not subside , and his hand is ready to strike again .
9:13 The people did not return to the one who struck them, they did not seek reconciliation with the Lord who commands armies .
9:14 So the Lord cut off Israel’s head and tail , both the shoots and stalk in one day .
9:15 The leaders and the highly respected people are the head , the prophets who teach lies are the tail .
9:16 The leaders of this nation were misleading people, and the people being led were destroyed .
9:17 So the sovereign master was not pleased with their young men , he took no pity on their orphans and widows ; for the whole nation was godless and did wicked things, every mouth was speaking disgraceful words . Despite all this , his anger does not subside , and his hand is ready to strike again .
9:18 For evil burned like a fire , it consumed thorns and briers ; it burned up the thickets of the forest , and they went up in smoke .
9:19 Because of the anger of the Lord who commands armies , the land was scorched , and the people became fuel for the fire . People had no compassion on one another .
9:20 They devoured on the right , but were still hungry , they ate on the left , but were not satisfied . People even ate the flesh of their own arm !
9:21 Manasseh fought against Ephraim , and Ephraim against Manasseh ; together they fought against Judah . Despite all this , his anger does not subside , and his hand is ready to strike again .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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NET Notes -> Isa 9:1; Isa 9:1; Isa 9:1; Isa 9:1; Isa 9:1; Isa 9:1; Isa 9:2; Isa 9:2; Isa 9:3; Isa 9:3; Isa 9:3; Isa 9:4; Isa 9:4; Isa 9:5; Isa 9:6; Isa 9:6; Isa 9:6; Isa 9:6; Isa 9:6; Isa 9:6; Isa 9:7; Isa 9:7; Isa 9:7; Isa 9:7; Isa 9:7; Isa 9:7; Isa 9:8; Isa 9:8; Isa 9:8; Isa 9:8; Isa 9:9; Isa 9:9; Isa 9:9; Isa 9:10; Isa 9:11; Isa 9:11; Isa 9:11; Isa 9:12; Isa 9:12; Isa 9:13; Isa 9:14; Isa 9:15; Isa 9:16; Isa 9:17; Isa 9:17; Isa 9:17; Isa 9:17; Isa 9:17; Isa 9:17; Isa 9:17; Isa 9:18; Isa 9:18; Isa 9:18; Isa 9:19; Isa 9:19; Isa 9:19; Isa 9:20; Isa 9:20; Isa 9:20; Isa 9:21; Isa 9:21; Isa 9:21
NET Notes: Isa 9:1 These three geographical designations may refer to provinces established by the Assyrians in 734-733 b.c. The “way of the sea” is the prov...
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NET Notes: Isa 9:2 Traditionally צַלְמָוֶת (tsalmavet) has been interpreted as a compound noun, meaning “shad...
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NET Notes: Isa 9:3 Heb “as they are happy.” The word “warriors” is supplied in the translation to clarify the word picture. This last simile come...
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NET Notes: Isa 9:4 This alludes to Gideon’s victory over Midian (Judg 7-8), when the Lord delivered Israel from an oppressive foreign invader.
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NET Notes: Isa 9:5 Heb “Indeed every boot marching with shaking.” On the meaning of סְאוֹן (sÿ’on, “boot...
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NET Notes: Isa 9:6 This title pictures the king as one who establishes a safe socio-economic environment for his people. It hardly depicts him as a meek individual, for ...
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NET Notes: Isa 9:7 Heb “the zeal of the Lord.” In this context the Lord’s “zeal” refers to his intense devotion to and love for his people ...
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NET Notes: Isa 9:8 The present translation assumes that this verse refers to judgment that had already fallen. Both verbs (perfects) are taken as indicating simple past;...
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NET Notes: Isa 9:10 Though judgment (see v. 8) had taken away the prosperity they did have (symbolized by the bricks and sycamore fig trees), they arrogantly expected the...
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NET Notes: Isa 9:11 The prefixed verbal form is understood as a preterite, used, as is often the case in poetry, without vav consecutive. Note that prefixed forms with va...
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NET Notes: Isa 9:12 Heb “in all this his anger is not turned, and still his hand is outstretched.” One could translate in the past tense here (and in 9:17b an...
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NET Notes: Isa 9:13 This verse describes the people’s response to the judgment described in vv. 11-12. The perfects are understood as indicating simple past.
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NET Notes: Isa 9:15 Heb “the elder and the one lifted up with respect to the face.” For another example of the Hebrew idiom, see 2 Kgs 5:1.
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NET Notes: Isa 9:19 Heb “men were not showing compassion to their brothers.” The idiom “men to their brothers” is idiomatic for reciprocity. The p...
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