Isaiah 9:2
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9:2The people walking in darkness
see a bright light;7
light shines
on those who live in a land of deep darkness.8
Footnotes
- 7 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).
- 8 Traditionally צַלְמָוֶת (tsalmavet) has been interpreted as a compound noun, meaning “shadow of death” (so , , ), 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 .
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,
on them has light shone.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
The people walking in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of deep darkness
a light has dawned.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The people walking in darkness
have seen a great light;
a light has dawned
on those living in the land of darkness.
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NLTNew Living Translation
The people who walk in darkness
will see a great light.
For those who live in a land of deep darkness,
a light will shine.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light;
light has shined on those who lived in a land of darkness.
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KJV 1900King James Version
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light:
They that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
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