Isaiah 9:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Isaiah 9:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 9:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 9:1 WEB — 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.”
Isaiah 9:1 — World English Bible
Isaiah 9:1 ASV — 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. ”
Isaiah 9:1 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 9:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Isaiah 9:1 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 9:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Nevertheless the darkness shall not be as when the distress was in the [land], at the time he at first lightly, and afterwards heavily, visited the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, — the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations: ”
Isaiah 9:1 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 9:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Yet the darkenesse shall 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.”
Isaiah 9:1 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 9:1 in Context — Isaiah 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.
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.
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.
What Does Isaiah 9:1 Mean?
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