9:1 and he that is in anguish shall not be
distressed only for a time. Drink this first. Act quickly, O land of Zabulon,
land of Nephthalim, and the rest [inhabiting] the sea-coast, and [the land]
beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.
9:2 O people walking in darkness, behold a great light: ye that dwell in the
region [and] shadow of death, a light shall shine upon you.
9:3 The multitude of the people which thou hast brought down in thy joy,
they shall even rejoice before thee as they that rejoice in harvest, and as
they that divide the spoil.
9:4 Because the yoke that was laid upon them has been taken away, and the
rod that was on their neck: for he has broken the rod of the exactors, as in
the day of Madiam.
9:5 For they shall compensate for every garment that has been acquired by
deceit, and [all] raiment with restitution; and they shall be willing,
[even] if they were burnt with fire.
9:6 For a child is born to us, and a son is given to us, whose government is
upon his shoulder: and his name is called the Messenger of great counsel:
for I will bring peace upon the princes, and health to him.
9:7 His government shall be great, and of his peace there is no end: [it
shall be] upon the throne of David, and [upon] his kingdom, to establish it,
and to support [it] with judgement and with righteousness, from henceforth
and forever. The seal of Yehovah of hosts shall perform this.
9:8 Yehovah has sent death upon Jacob, and it has come upon Israel.
9:9 And all the people of Ephraim, and they that dwelt in Samaria shall
know, who say in their pride and lofty heart,
9:10 The bricks are fallen down, but come, let us hew stones, and cut down
sycamores and cedars, and let us build for ourselves a tower.
9:11 And Elohim shall dash down them that rise up against him on mount Zion,
and shall scatter his enemies;
9:12 [even] Syria from the rising of the sun, and the Greeks from the
setting of the sun, who devour Israel with open mouth. For all this [his]
anger is not turned away, but still [his] hand is exalted.
9:13 But the people turned not until they were smitten, and they sought not
Yehovah.
9:14 So Yehovah took away from Israel the head and tail, great and small,
in one day:
9:15 the old man, and them that respect persons, this is the head; and the
prophet teaching unlawful things, he is the tail.
9:16 And they that pronounce this people blessed shall mislead them; and
they mislead them that they may devour them.
9:17 Therefore Yehovah shall not take pleasure in their young men, neither
shall he have pity on their orphans or on their widows: for they are all
transgressors and wicked, and every mouth speaks unjustly. For all this
[his] anger is not turned away, but [his] hand is yet exalted.
9:18 And iniquity shall burn as fire, and shall be devoured by fire as dry
grass: and it shall burn in the thickets of the wood, and shall devour all
that is round about the hills.
9:19 The whole earth is set on fire because of the fierce anger of Yehovah,
and the people shall be as men burnt by fire: no man shall pity his brother.
9:20 But [one] shall turn aside to the right hand, for he shall be hungry;
and shall eat on the left, and a man shall by no means be satisfied with
eating the flesh of his own arm.
9:21 For Manasses shall eat [the flesh] of Ephraim, and Ephraim [the flesh]
of Manasses; for they shall besiege Judah together. For all this [his] anger
is not turned away, but [his] hand is yet exalted. |
9:1 Nevertheless the dimness shall not be
such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land
of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously
afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.
9:2 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.
9:3 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.
9:4 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.
9:5 For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments
rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.
9:6 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,
Counsellor, The mighty Elohim, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
9:7 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
Yehovah of hosts will perform this.
9:8 Yehovah sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
9:9 And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of
Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,
9:10 The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the
sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.
9:11 Therefore Yehovah shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him,
and join his enemies together;
9:12 The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour
Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his
hand is stretched out still.
9:13 For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they
seek Yehovah of hosts.
9:14 Therefore Yehovah will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and
rush, in one day.
9:15 The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that
teacheth lies, he is the tail.
9:16 For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led
of them are destroyed.
9:17 Therefore Yehovah shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall
have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and
an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not
turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
9:18 For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and
thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount
up like the lifting up of smoke.
9:19 Through the wrath of Yehovah of hosts is the land darkened, and the
people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.
9:20 And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat
on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man
the flesh of his own arm:
9:21 Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be
against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is
stretched out still. |