Isaiah 9:2
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Isaiah 9:2
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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.
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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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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.
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Verse Text
The peopleH5971 that walkedH1980 in darknessH2822 have seenH7200 a greatH1419 lightH216: they that dwellH3427 in the landH776 of the shadow of deathH6757, upon them hath the lightH216 shinedH5050.
הָעָם הַהֹלְכִים בַּחֹשֶׁךְ רָאוּ אֹור גָּדֹול יֹשְׁבֵי בְּאֶרֶץ צַלְמָוֶת אֹור נָגַהּ עֲלֵיהֶם׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
הָ/עָם֙ |
ha./'Am | H5971 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ people |
הַ/הֹלְכִ֣ים |
ha./ho.le.Khim | H1980 | HTd/Vqrmpa | which/ walk |
בַּ/חֹ֔שֶׁךְ |
ba./Cho.shekh | H2822 | HRd/Ncmsa | in the/ darkness |
רָא֖וּ |
ra.'U | H7200 | HVqp3cp | they will see |
א֣וֹר |
'or | H216 | HNcbsa | a light |
גָּד֑וֹל |
ga.Dol | H1419 | HAamsa | great |
יֹשְׁבֵי֙ |
yo.she.Vei | H3427 | HVqrmpc | (those who) dwell |
בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ |
be./'E.retz | H776 | HR/Ncbsc | in/ a land of |
צַלְמָ֔וֶת |
tzal.Ma.vet | H6757 | HNcmsa | deep darkness |
א֖וֹר |
'or | H216 | HNcbsa | a light |
נָגַ֥הּ |
na.Gah | H5050 | HVqp3ms | it will shine |
עֲלֵי/הֶֽם |
'a.lei./Hem | H5921 | HR/Sp3mp | on/ them |
- H216 — אוֹר (ʼôwr, ore): from אוֹר (ʼôwr) H215; illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.); bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
- H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
- H1419 — גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl, gaw-dole'): or גָּדֹל (gâdôl); (shortened) from גָּדַל (gâdal) H1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.
- H1980 — הָלַךְ (hâlak, haw-lak'): akin to יָלַךְ (yâlak) H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively); (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, [idiom] more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), [phrase] send, speedily, spread, still, surely, [phrase] tale-bearer, [phrase] travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, [idiom] be weak, whirl.
- H2822 — חֹשֶׁךְ (chôshek, kho-shek'): from חָשַׁךְ (châshak) H2821; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness; dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
- H3427 — יָשַׁב (yâshab, yaw-shab'): a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry; (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
- H5050 — נָגַהּ (nâgahh, naw-gah'): a primitive root; to glitter; causatively, to illuminate; (en-) lighten, (cause to) shine.
- H5971 — עַם (ʻam, am): from עָמַם (ʻâmam) H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
- H6757 — צַלְמָוֶת (tsalmâveth, tsal-maw'-veth): from צֵל (tsêl) H6738 and מָוֶת (mâveth) H4194; shade of death, i.e. the grave (figuratively, calamity); shadow of death.
- H7200 — רָאָה (râʼâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל (ʻal) H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Verse Cross-References
- in the land — Job 10:21, Psalms 23:4, Psalms 107:10, Psalms 107:14, Amos 5:8
- walked — Isaiah 50:10, Isaiah 60:1-3, Isaiah 60:19, Micah 7:8-9, Matthew 4:16, Luke 1:78-79, Luke 2:32, John 8:12, John 12:35, John 12:46, Ephesians 5:8, Ephesians 5:13-14, 1 Peter 2:9, 1 John 1:5-7
Reciprocal references (16): Deuteronomy 33:23, 2 Kings 15:29, Job 3:5, Job 33:28, Job 34:22, Psalms 118:27, Psalms 126:6, Isaiah 42:7, Isaiah 49:9, Malachi 4:2, Matthew 4:14, Luke 4:44, John 7:52, Acts 26:18, 2 Peter 1:19, 1 John 2:8
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: LIGHT-DARKNESS; MISSIONS, WORLD-WIDE; PROPHECY
- Torrey’s: DEATH, SPIRITUAL; GALILEE; NAPHTALI, THE TRIBE OF; PROPHECIES RESPECTING CHRIST
- Nave’s: BLINDNESS; CHURCH; DARKNESS; GENTILES; GOSPEL; ISAIAH; JESUS, THE CHRIST; NAPHTALI; PROPHECY; QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS
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