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Isaiah 9:2

NETBible	(9:1) The people walking in darkness see a bright light;¹ light shines on those who live in a land of deep darkness.²
NIV © biblegateway Isa 9:2	The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.
NASB © biblegateway Isa 9:2	The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them.
NLT © biblegateway Isa 9:2	The people who walk in darkness will see a great light––a light that will shine on all who live in the land where death casts its shadow.
MSG © biblegateway Isa 9:2	The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. For those who lived in a land of deep shadows--light! sunbursts of light!
BBE © SABDAweb Isa 9:2	The people who went in the dark have seen a great light, and for those who were living in the land of the deepest night, the light is shining.
NRSV © bibleoremus Isa 9:2	The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness—on them light has shined.
NKJV © biblegateway Isa 9:2	The 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.
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KJV	The people <05971> that walked <01980> (8802) in darkness <02822> have seen <07200> (8804) a great <01419> light <0216>_: they that dwell <03427> (8802) in the land <0776> of the shadow of death <06757>_, upon them hath the light <0216> shined <05050> (8804)_.
NASB © biblegateway Isa 9:2	The people <05971> who walk <01980> in darkness <02822> Will see <07200> a great <01419> light <0216> ; Those who live <03427> in a dark <06757> land <0776> , The light <0216> will shine <05050> on them.
LXXM	(9:1) o <3588> T-NSM laov <2992> N-NSM o <3588> T-NSM poreuomenov <4198> V-PMPNS en <1722> PREP skotei <4655> N-DSN idete <3708> V-AAD-2P fwv <5457> N-ASN mega <3173> A-ASN oi <3588> T-NPM katoikountev {V-PAPNP} en <1722> PREP cwra <5561> N-DSF kai <2532> CONJ skia <4639> N-DSF yanatou <2288> N-GSM fwv <5457> N-ASN lamqei <2989> V-FAI-3S ef <1909> PREP umav <4771> P-AP
NET [draft] ITL	The people <05971> walking <01980> in darkness <02822> see <07200> a bright <01419> light <0216> ; light <0216> shines <05050> on <05921> those who live in <03427> a land <0776> of deep darkness <06757> .
HEBREW	Mhyle <05921> hgn <05050> rwa <0216> twmlu <06757> Urab <0776> ybsy <03427> lwdg <01419> rwa <0216> war <07200> Ksxb <02822> Myklhh <01980> Meh <05971> (9:2) <9:1>

NETBible

(9:1) The people walking in darkness see a bright light;¹ light shines on those who live in a land of deep darkness.²

NET Notes

¹sn The darkness symbolizes judgment and its effects (see 8:22); the light represents deliverance and its effects, brought about by the emergence of a conquering Davidic king (see vv. 3-6).

²tn Traditionally צַלְמָוֶת (tsalmavet) has been interpreted as a compound noun, meaning “shadow of death” (so KJV, ASV, NIV), but usage indicates that the word, though it sometimes refers to death, means “darkness.” The term should probably be repointed as an abstract noun צַלְמוּת (tsalmut). See the note at Ps 23:4.