Isaiah 9:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

Nevertheless, the gloom will not be as it was in her distress, when at 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 the Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness, a light has dawned.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But there shall be no gloom{H4155} to her that was in anguish.{H4164} In{H6256} the former time{H7223} he brought into contempt{H7043} the land{H776} of Zebulun{H2074} and the land{H776} of Naphtali;{H5321} but in the latter{H314} time hath he made it glorious,{H3513} by the way{H1870} of the sea,{H3220} beyond{H5676} the Jordan,{H3383} Galilee{H1551} of the nations.{H1471}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Nevertheless the dimness{H4155} shall not be such as was in her vexation{H4164}, when{H6256} at the first{H7223} he lightly afflicted{H7043}{(H8689)} the land{H776} of Zebulun{H2074} and the land{H776} of Naphtali{H5321}, and afterward{H314} did more grievously afflict{H3513}{(H8689)} her by the way{H1870} of the sea{H3220}, beyond{H5676} Jordan{H3383}, in Galilee{H1551} of the nations{H1471}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Even like as in tyme past it hath bene well sene, that ye londe of Zabulon and the londe of Nepthali (where thorow the see waye goeth ouer Iordane in to the londe of Galilee) was at the first in litle trouble, but afterward sore vexed.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Yet the darkenes shal not be according to the affliction that it had when at the first hee touched lightly the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, nor afteward when he was more grieuous by the way of the sea beyond Iorden in Galile of the Gentiles.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Neuerthelesse, the darknesse shall not be suche as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the lande Zabulon, and the lande of Nephthali, and afterwarde dyd more greeuously afflict her by the way of the sea beyond Iordane in Galilee of the heathen.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But there shall be no gloom to her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time has he made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    As the former time made light The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, So the latter hath honoured the way of the sea, Beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But there shall be no gloom to her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time hath he made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But there shall be no gloom to her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time hath he made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    In earlier times he made the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali of small value, but after that he gave it glory, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But there shall be no more gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time, he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time he has made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    (8:23) The gloom will be dispelled for those who were anxious. In earlier times he humiliated the land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali; but now he brings honor to the way of the sea, the region beyond the Jordan, and Galilee of the nations.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 15:29 : 29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.
  • 2 Chr 16:4 : 4 And Benhadad listened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they struck down Ijon, Dan, Abelmaim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
  • Isa 8:22 : 22 And they shall look to the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and they shall be driven into darkness.
  • Matt 4:15-16 : 15 The land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, 16 The people which sat in darkness saw a great light, and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light has sprung up.
  • 2 Kgs 17:5-6 : 5 Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years. 6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria, and carried Israel away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
  • 1 Chr 5:26 : 26 And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river Gozan, to this day.
  • Lev 26:24 : 24 Then will I also walk contrary to you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.
  • Lev 26:28 : 28 Then I will walk contrary to you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
  • 1 Kgs 15:19-20 : 19 There is a treaty between you and me, and between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you a present of silver and gold; come and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me. 20 So Benhadad listened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

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  • Isa 9:2-5
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    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 has the light shined.

    3 You have multiplied the nation and not increased the joy; they rejoice before you according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

    4 For you have broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

    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.

  • Matt 4:13-16
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    13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea coast, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,

    14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,

    15 The land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,

    16 The people which sat in darkness saw a great light, and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light has sprung up.

  • Luke 1:78-80
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    78 Through the tender mercy of our God, with which the Dayspring from on high has visited us,

    79 To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

    80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.

  • 32 a light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.

  • Isa 60:1-3
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    1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.

    2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the people; but the LORD shall arise upon you, and His glory shall be seen upon you.

    3 And the Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

  • 22 And they shall look to the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and they shall be driven into darkness.

  • 2 A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as the morning spreads upon the mountains: a great and strong people; there has never been anything like it, neither shall there be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.

  • 8 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it has lighted upon Israel.

  • Zech 14:6-7
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    6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:

    7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.

  • 6 And he said, It is a light thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give you as a light to the Gentiles, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.

  • 9 And it came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

  • 18 And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.

  • 3 Therefore he will give them up, until the time that she who labors has brought forth; then the remnant of his brethren shall return to the children of Israel.

  • 30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one looks to the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened by the clouds of the heavens.

  • 7 At that time shall the present be brought to the LORD of hosts from a people scattered and polished, and from a people feared from their beginning until now; a nation divided and trampled under foot, whose land the rivers have ravaged, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, Mount Zion.

  • 27 And turned toward the sunrise to Bethdagon, and reached to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and went out to Cabul on the left hand,

  • 19 The sun shall no longer be your light by day, nor shall the moon give light to you by night; but the LORD shall be to you an everlasting light, and your God your glory.

  • 9 That you may say to the prisoners, Go forth; to those who are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.

  • 16 Give glory to the LORD your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it gross darkness.

  • 24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

  • 10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand as a sign for the people; to it the Gentiles shall seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

  • 19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict you: and I will save her who is lame, and gather her who was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.

  • 11 But now I will not be to the remnant of this people as in the former days, says the LORD of hosts.

  • 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

  • 5 O house of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.

  • 22 A land of darkness, like darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.

  • 1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.

  • 4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • 14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

  • 13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD has comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

  • 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

  • 16 And I will bring the blind by a way they do not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

  • 12 Thus says the LORD: Though they be at peace and likewise many, yet they shall be cut down when he passes through. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.

  • 18 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people who risked their lives to the death in the high places of the field.

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    19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

    20 A bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench, till he brings forth judgment to victory.

  • 21 But there the glorious LORD will be a place of broad rivers and streams; in which no rowing vessel will go, nor will any majestic ships pass by.

  • 9 Break forth into joy, sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem.

  • 8 And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel.