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Birth and Reign of the Prince of Peace
But there will be no more gloom for her who was in anguish; in earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt, but later on He shall make it glorious, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.
But there will be no more gloom for her who was in anguish; in earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt, but later on He shall make it glorious, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.
The people who walk in darkness
Will see a great light;
Those who live in a dark land,
The light will shine on them.
Will see a great light;
Those who live in a dark land,
The light will shine on them.
You shall multiply the nation,
You shall increase their gladness;
They will be glad in Your presence
As with the gladness of harvest,
As men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
You shall increase their gladness;
They will be glad in Your presence
As with the gladness of harvest,
As men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
You have multiplied the nation;
you have increased its joy;
they rejoice before you
as with joy at the harvest,
as they are glad when they divide the spoil.
you have increased its joy;
they rejoice before you
as with joy at the harvest,
as they are glad when they divide the spoil.
For You shall break the yoke of their burden and the staff on their shoulders,
The rod of their oppressor, as at the battle of Midian.
The rod of their oppressor, as at the battle of Midian.
For the yoke of his burden,
and the staff for his shoulder,
the rod of his oppressor,
you have broken as on the day of Midian.
and the staff for his shoulder,
the rod of his oppressor,
you have broken as on the day of Midian.
For every boot of the booted warrior in the battle tumult,
And cloak rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.
And cloak rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.
For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult
and every garment rolled in blood
will be burned as fuel for the fire.
and every garment rolled in blood
will be burned as fuel for the fire.
For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;
And the government will rest on His shoulders;
And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
And the government will rest on His shoulders;
And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace,
On the throne of David and over his kingdom,
To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness
From then on and forevermore.
The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this.
On the throne of David and over his kingdom,
To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness
From then on and forevermore.
The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this.
Of the increase of his government and of peace
there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
God’s Anger with Israel’s Arrogance
The Lord sends a message against Jacob,
And it falls on Israel.
Judgment on Arrogance and Oppression
The Lord has sent a word against Jacob,
and it will fall on Israel;
The Lord has sent a word against Jacob,
and it will fall on Israel;
And all the people know it,
That is, Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria,
Asserting in pride and in arrogance of heart:
That is, Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria,
Asserting in pride and in arrogance of heart:
and all the people will know,
Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria,
who say in pride and in arrogance of heart:
Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria,
who say in pride and in arrogance of heart:
“The bricks have fallen down,
But we will rebuild with smooth stones;
The sycamores have been cut down,
But we will replace them with cedars.”
But we will rebuild with smooth stones;
The sycamores have been cut down,
But we will replace them with cedars.”
“The bricks have fallen,
but we will build with dressed stones;
the sycamores have been cut down,
but we will put cedars in their place.”
but we will build with dressed stones;
the sycamores have been cut down,
but we will put cedars in their place.”
Therefore the LORD raises against them adversaries from Rezin
And spurs their enemies on,
And spurs their enemies on,
But the Lord raises the adversaries of Rezin against him,
and stirs up his enemies.
and stirs up his enemies.
The Arameans on the east and the Philistines on the west;
And they devour Israel with gaping jaws.
In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away
And His hand is still stretched out.
And they devour Israel with gaping jaws.
In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away
And His hand is still stretched out.
The Syrians on the east and the Philistines on the west
devour Israel with open mouth.
For all this his anger has not turned away,
and his hand is stretched out still.
devour Israel with open mouth.
For all this his anger has not turned away,
and his hand is stretched out still.
Yet the people do not turn back to Him who struck them,
Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts.
Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts.
The people did not turn to him who struck them,
nor inquire of the Lord of hosts.
nor inquire of the Lord of hosts.
So the LORD cuts off head and tail from Israel,
Both palm branch and bulrush in a single day.
Both palm branch and bulrush in a single day.
So the Lord cut off from Israel head and tail,
palm branch and reed in one day —
palm branch and reed in one day —
The head is the elder and honorable man,
And the prophet who teaches falsehood is the tail.
And the prophet who teaches falsehood is the tail.
the elder and honored man is the head,
and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail;
and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail;
For those who guide this people are leading them astray;
And those who are guided by them are brought to confusion.
And those who are guided by them are brought to confusion.
for those who guide this people have been leading them astray,
and those who are guided by them are swallowed up.
and those who are guided by them are swallowed up.
Therefore the Lord does not take pleasure in their young men,
Nor does He have pity on their orphans or their widows;
For every one of them is godless and an evildoer,
And every mouth is speaking foolishness.
In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away
And His hand is still stretched out.
Nor does He have pity on their orphans or their widows;
For every one of them is godless and an evildoer,
And every mouth is speaking foolishness.
In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away
And His hand is still stretched out.
For wickedness burns like a fire;
It consumes briars and thorns;
It even sets the thickets of the forest aflame
And they roll upward in a column of smoke.
It consumes briars and thorns;
It even sets the thickets of the forest aflame
And they roll upward in a column of smoke.
For wickedness burns like a fire;
it consumes briers and thorns;
it kindles the thickets of the forest,
and they roll upward in a column of smoke.
it consumes briers and thorns;
it kindles the thickets of the forest,
and they roll upward in a column of smoke.
By the fury of the LORD of hosts the land is burned up,
And the people are like fuel for the fire;
No man spares his brother.
And the people are like fuel for the fire;
No man spares his brother.
Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts
the land is scorched,
and the people are like fuel for the fire;
no one spares another.
the land is scorched,
and the people are like fuel for the fire;
no one spares another.
They slice off what is on the right hand but still are hungry,
And they eat what is on the left hand but they are not satisfied;
Each of them eats the flesh of his own arm.
And they eat what is on the left hand but they are not satisfied;
Each of them eats the flesh of his own arm.
They slice meat on the right, but are still hungry,
and they devour on the left, but are not satisfied;
each devours the flesh of his own arm,
and they devour on the left, but are not satisfied;
each devours the flesh of his own arm,
Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh,
And together they are against Judah.
In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away
And His hand is still stretched out.
And together they are against Judah.
In spite of all this, His anger does not turn away
And His hand is still stretched out.
Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim devours Manasseh;
together they are against Judah.
For all this his anger has not turned away,
and his hand is stretched out still.
together they are against Judah.
For all this his anger has not turned away,
and his hand is stretched out still.