Welcome to our website where we explore the Bible! Pleasure to meet you here!
May your journey into the world of the Holy Scriptures be engaging and inspiring!
You can change reading language: uk ru
Parallel
New International Version
New Living Translation
Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan —
Hope in the Messiah
aNevertheless, that time of darkness and despair will not go on forever. The land of Zebulun and Naphtali will be humbled, but there will be a time in the future when Galilee of the Gentiles, which lies along the road that runs between the Jordan and the sea, will be filled with glory.
aNevertheless, that time of darkness and despair will not go on forever. The land of Zebulun and Naphtali will be humbled, but there will be a time in the future when Galilee of the Gentiles, which lies along the road that runs between the Jordan and the sea, will be filled with glory.
The people walking in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of deep darkness
a light has dawned.
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of deep darkness
a light has dawned.
You have enlarged the nation
and increased their joy;
they rejoice before you
as people rejoice at the harvest,
as warriors rejoice
when dividing the plunder.
and increased their joy;
they rejoice before you
as people rejoice at the harvest,
as warriors rejoice
when dividing the plunder.
You will enlarge the nation of Israel,
and its people will rejoice.
They will rejoice before you
as people rejoice at the harvest
and like warriors dividing the plunder.
and its people will rejoice.
They will rejoice before you
as people rejoice at the harvest
and like warriors dividing the plunder.
For as in the day of Midian’s defeat,
you have shattered
the yoke that burdens them,
the bar across their shoulders,
the rod of their oppressor.
you have shattered
the yoke that burdens them,
the bar across their shoulders,
the rod of their oppressor.
For you will break the yoke of their slavery
and lift the heavy burden from their shoulders.
You will break the oppressor’s rod,
just as you did when you destroyed the army of Midian.
and lift the heavy burden from their shoulders.
You will break the oppressor’s rod,
just as you did when you destroyed the army of Midian.
Every warrior’s boot used in battle
and every garment rolled in blood
will be destined for burning,
will be fuel for the fire.
and every garment rolled in blood
will be destined for burning,
will be fuel for the fire.
The boots of the warrior
and the uniforms bloodstained by war
will all be burned.
They will be fuel for the fire.
and the uniforms bloodstained by war
will all be burned.
They will be fuel for the fire.
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the greatness of his government and peace
there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne
and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
with justice and righteousness
from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the Lord Almighty
will accomplish this.
there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne
and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
with justice and righteousness
from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the Lord Almighty
will accomplish this.
His government and its peace
will never end.
He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David
for all eternity.
The passionate commitment of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies
will make this happen!
The LORD’s Anger against Israel
will never end.
He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David
for all eternity.
The passionate commitment of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies
will make this happen!
The LORD’s Anger against Israel
The Lord’s Anger Against Israel
The Lord has sent a message against Jacob;
it will fall on Israel.
The Lord has sent a message against Jacob;
it will fall on Israel.
The Lord has spoken out against Jacob;
his judgment has fallen upon Israel.
his judgment has fallen upon Israel.
All the people will know it —
Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria —
who say with pride
and arrogance of heart,
Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria —
who say with pride
and arrogance of heart,
“The bricks have fallen down,
but we will rebuild with dressed stone;
the fig trees have been felled,
but we will replace them with cedars.”
but we will rebuild with dressed stone;
the fig trees have been felled,
but we will replace them with cedars.”
They said, “We will replace the broken bricks of our ruins with finished stone,
and replant the felled sycamore-fig trees with cedars.”
and replant the felled sycamore-fig trees with cedars.”
But the Lord has strengthened Rezin’s foes against them
and has spurred their enemies on.
and has spurred their enemies on.
But the LORD will bring Rezin’s enemies against Israel
and stir up all their foes.
and stir up all their foes.
Arameans from the east and Philistines from the west
have devoured Israel with open mouth.
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.
have devoured Israel with open mouth.
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.
But the people have not returned to him who struck them,
nor have they sought the Lord Almighty.
nor have they sought the Lord Almighty.
For after all this punishment, the people will still not repent.
They will not seek the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
They will not seek the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
So the Lord will cut off from Israel both head and tail,
both palm branch and reed in a single day;
both palm branch and reed in a single day;
Therefore, in a single day the LORD will destroy both the head and the tail,
the noble palm branch and the lowly reed.
the noble palm branch and the lowly reed.
the elders and dignitaries are the head,
the prophets who teach lies are the tail.
the prophets who teach lies are the tail.
The leaders of Israel are the head,
and the lying prophets are the tail.
and the lying prophets are the tail.
Those who guide this people mislead them,
and those who are guided are led astray.
and those who are guided are led astray.
For the leaders of the people have misled them.
They have led them down the path of destruction.
They have led them down the path of destruction.
Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men,
nor will he pity the fatherless and widows,
for everyone is ungodly and wicked,
every mouth speaks folly.
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.
nor will he pity the fatherless and widows,
for everyone is ungodly and wicked,
every mouth speaks folly.
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.
That is why the Lord takes no pleasure in the young men
and shows no mercy even to the widows and orphans.
For they are all wicked hypocrites,
and they all speak foolishness.
But even then the LORD’s anger will not be satisfied.
His fist is still poised to strike.
and shows no mercy even to the widows and orphans.
For they are all wicked hypocrites,
and they all speak foolishness.
But even then the LORD’s anger will not be satisfied.
His fist is still poised to strike.
Surely wickedness burns like a fire;
it consumes briers and thorns,
it sets the forest thickets ablaze,
so that it rolls upward in a column of smoke.
it consumes briers and thorns,
it sets the forest thickets ablaze,
so that it rolls upward in a column of smoke.
This wickedness is like a brushfire.
It burns not only briers and thorns
but also sets the forests ablaze.
Its burning sends up clouds of smoke.
It burns not only briers and thorns
but also sets the forests ablaze.
Its burning sends up clouds of smoke.
By the wrath of the Lord Almighty
the land will be scorched
and the people will be fuel for the fire;
they will not spare one another.
the land will be scorched
and the people will be fuel for the fire;
they will not spare one another.
The land will be blackened
by the fury of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
The people will be fuel for the fire,
and no one will spare even his own brother.
by the fury of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
The people will be fuel for the fire,
and no one will spare even his own brother.
Manasseh will feed on Ephraim, and Ephraim on Manasseh;
together they will turn against Judah.
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.
together they will turn against Judah.
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.
Manasseh will feed on Ephraim,
Ephraim will feed on Manasseh,
and both will devour Judah.
But even then the LORD’s anger will not be satisfied.
His fist is still poised to strike.
Ephraim will feed on Manasseh,
and both will devour Judah.
But even then the LORD’s anger will not be satisfied.
His fist is still poised to strike.