Isaiah 9:2–6
2 The people walking in darknessy
have seen a great light;z
on those living in the land of deep darknessa
a light has dawned.b
3 You have enlarged the nationc
and increased their joy;d
they rejoice before you
as people rejoice at the harvest,
as warriors rejoice
when dividing the plunder.e
4 For as in the day of Midian’s defeat,f
you have shatteredg
the yokeh that burdens them,
the bar across their shoulders,i
the rod of their oppressor.j
5 Every warrior’s boot used in battle
and every garment rolled in blood
will be destined for burning,k
will be fuel for the fire.
6 For to us a child is born,l
to us a son is given,m
and the governmentn will be on his shoulders.o
And he will be called