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Isaiah 9:3–4

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3You have made the nation numerous;

you have notd made the joy great.

They rejoice in your presence as with joy at the harvest,

as they rejoice when they divide plunder.

4For you have shattered the yoke of its burden

and the stick of its shoulder,

the rod of its oppressor, one the day of Midian.

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Footnotes

  1. dThe written text (Kethib) is “not,” but the reading tradition (Qere) is “for it”
  2. eHebrew “like”; the Hebrew letters for “like” and “on” look alike

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

You have multiplied the nation;

you have increased its joy;

they rejoice before you

as with joy at the harvest,

as they are glad when they divide the spoil.

For the yoke of his burden,

and the staff for his shoulder,

the rod of his oppressor,

you have broken as on the day of Midian.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

You have enlarged the nation

and increased their joy;

they rejoice before you

as people rejoice at the harvest,

as warriors rejoice

when dividing the plunder.

For as in the day of Midian’s defeat,

you have shattered

the yoke that burdens them,

the bar across their shoulders,

the rod of their oppressor.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You have enlarged the nation

and increased its joy.

The people have rejoiced before you

as they rejoice at harvest time

and as they rejoice when dividing spoils.

For you have shattered their oppressive yoke

and the rod on their shoulders,

the staff of their oppressor,

just as you did on the day of Midian.

NLTNew Living Translation

You will enlarge the nation of Israel,

and its people will rejoice.

They will rejoice before you

as people rejoice at the harvest

and like warriors dividing the plunder.

For you will break the yoke of their slavery

and lift the heavy burden from their shoulders.

You will break the oppressor’s rod,

just as you did when you destroyed the army of Midian.

KJV 1900King James Version

Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy:

They joy before thee according to the joy in harvest,

And as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder,

The rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.