Isaiah 9:1-7

Legacy Standard Bible

^2 [c](D)The people who walk in darkness
Will see a great light;
Those who live in the land of the shadow of death,
The light will shine on them.
^3 (E)You shall multiply the nation,
You ^(F)shall ^[d]make great ^[e]their gladness;
They will be glad in Your presence
As with the gladness ^[f]of harvest,
As ^[g](G)men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
⁴ For ^(H)You shall shatter the yoke of their burden and the staff on their shoulders,
The rod of their ^(I)taskmaster, as ^[h]at the battle of ^(J)Midian.
⁵ For every boot of the booted warrior in the rumbling of battle,
And cloak rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.
⁶ For a ^(K)child will be born to us, a ^(L)son will be given to us;
And the ^(M)government will ^[i]rest ^(N)on His shoulders;
And His name will be called ^(O)Wonderful Counselor, ^(P)Mighty God,
Eternal ^(Q)Father, Prince of ^(R)Peace.
⁷ There will be ^(S)no end to the increase of His government or of peace,
On the ^(T)throne of David and over his kingdom,
To establish it and to uphold it with ^(U)justice and righteousness
From then on and forevermore.
^(V)The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will accomplish this.