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Isaiah 9:8

Israel

6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.

The Lord has sent a message against Jacob, and it has fallen upon Israel.

9 All the people will know it— Ephraim and the dwellers of Samaria. With pride and arrogance of heart they will say:

10 “The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
The Lord has sent a message against Jacob, and it has fallen upon Israel.
KJV
The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
WEB
The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it falls on Israel.
ASV
The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
DARBY
The Lord sent a word unto Jacob, and it lighteth upon Israel.
BLB
YHWH has sent a word against Jacob, and it has fallen upon Israel;
ÅB
Et ord har Herren sendt mot Jakob, og det skal slå ned i Israel.
OTB
Herren har sendt et ord mot Jakob, og det skal falle over Israel.
B1930
Et ord har Herren sendt mot Jakob, og det skal slå ned i Israel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 7:7–8

    But this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘It will not arise; it will not happen.

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  • Zechariah 5:1–4

    Again I lifted up my eyes and saw before me a flying scroll.

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  • Isaiah 8:4–8

    For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”

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  • Micah 1:1–9

    This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:

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  • Zechariah 1:6

    But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’”

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