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Isaiah 9:6–9

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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.

Yahweh’s Anger with Israel’s Arrogance

8The Lord sends a 1message against Jacob,

And it falls on Israel.

9And all the people know it,

That is, aEphraim and the inhabitants of Samaria,

Saying in lofty pride and in barrogance of heart:

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Isaiah 9:6: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Footnotes

  1. 1Lit be
  2. 1Lit word

Cross references

  1. aIs 7:14; 11:1, 2; 53:2; Luke 2:11
  2. bJohn 3:16
  3. cMatt 28:18; 1 Cor 15:25
  4. dIs 22:22
  5. eIs 28:29
  6. fDeut 10:17; Neh 9:32; Is 10:21
  7. gIs 63:16; 64:8
  8. hIs 26:3, 12; 54:10; 66:12
  9. aDan 2:44; Luke 1:32, 33
  10. bIs 16:5
  11. cIs 11:4, 5; 32:1; 42:3, 4; 63:1
  12. dIs 37:32; 59:17
  13. aIs 7:8, 9; 28:1, 3
  14. bIs 46:12

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For to us a child is born,

to us a son is given;

and the government shall be upon his shoulder,

and his name shall be called

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Of the increase of his government and of peace

there will be no end,

on the throne of David and over his kingdom,

to establish it and to uphold it

with justice and with righteousness

from this time forth and forevermore.

The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

The Lord has sent a word against Jacob,

and it will fall on Israel;

and all the people will know,

Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria,

who say in pride and in arrogance of heart:

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For to us a child is born,

to us a son is given,

and the government will be on his shoulders.

And he will be called

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Of the greatness of his government and peace

there will be no end.

He will reign on David’s throne

and over his kingdom,

establishing and upholding it

with justice and righteousness

from that time on and forever.

The zeal of the Lord Almighty

will accomplish this.

The Lord has sent a message against Jacob;

it will fall on Israel.

All the people will know it—

Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria—

who say with pride

and arrogance of heart,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For a child will be born for us,

a son will be given to us,

and the government will be on his shoulders.

He will be named

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

The dominion will be vast,

and its prosperity will never end.

He will reign on the throne of David

and over his kingdom,

to establish and sustain it

with justice and righteousness from now on and forever.

The zeal of the Lord of Armies will accomplish this.

The Lord sent a message against Jacob;

it came against Israel.

All the people—

Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria—will know it.

They will say with pride and arrogance,

NLTNew Living Translation

For a child is born to us,

a son is given to us.

The government will rest on his shoulders.

And he will be called:

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

His government and its peace

will never end.

He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David

for all eternity.

The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies

will make this happen!

The Lord has spoken out against Jacob;

his judgment has fallen upon Israel.

And the people of Israel and Samaria,

who spoke with such pride and arrogance,

will soon know it.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For a child has been born for us;

a son has been given to us.

And the dominion will be on his shoulder,

and his name is called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

His dominion will grow continually,

and to peace there will be no end

on the throne of David and over his kingdom,

to establish it and sustain it

with justice and righteousness

now and forever.

The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will do this.

The Lord has sent out a word against Jacob,

and it fell on Israel.

And all of the people knew it,

Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria

in pride and arrogance of heart, saying,

KJV 1900King James Version

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:

And the government shall be upon his shoulder:

And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God,

The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end,

Upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom,

To order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice

From henceforth even for ever.

The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

The Lord sent a word into Jacob,

And it hath lighted upon Israel.

And all the people shall know,

Even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria,

That say in the pride and stoutness of heart,