Isaiah 9:1–7

¹¹But there will be no more ^agloom for her who was in anguish; in earlier times He ^btreated the ^cland of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt, but later on He shall make it glorious, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the ²Gentiles.

^21aThe people who walk in darkness

Will see a great light;

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

The light will shine on them.

^3aYou shall multiply the nation,

You ^bshall ¹make great ²their gladness;

They will be glad in Your presence

As with the gladness ³of harvest,

As ^4cmen rejoice when they divide the spoil.

⁴For ^aYou shall shatter the yoke of their burden and the staff on their shoulders,

The rod of their ^btaskmaster, as ¹at the battle of ^cMidian.

⁵For every boot of the booted warrior in the rumbling of battle,

And cloak rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.

⁶For a ^achild will be born to us, a ^bson will be given to us;

And the ^cgovernment will ¹rest ^don His shoulders;

And His name will be called ^eWonderful Counselor, ^fMighty God,

Eternal ^gFather, Prince of ^hPeace.

⁷There will be ^ano end to the increase of His government or of peace,

On the ^bthrone of David and over his kingdom,

To establish it and to uphold it with ^cjustice and righteousness

From then on and forevermore.

^dThe zeal of Yahweh of hosts will accomplish this.