Isaiah 9:1-7

New King James Version

The Government of the Promised Son^(A)

9 Nevertheless ^(B)the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed,
As when at ^(C)first He lightly esteemed
The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
And ^(D)afterward more heavily oppressed her,
By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,
In Galilee of the Gentiles.
²^(E)The people who walked in darkness
Have seen a great light;
Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death,
Upon them a light has shined.

³You have multiplied the nation
And ^[a]increased its joy;
They rejoice before You
According to the joy of harvest,
As men rejoice ^(F)when they divide the spoil.
⁴For You have broken the yoke of his burden
And the staff of his shoulder,
The rod of his oppressor,
As in the day of ^(G)Midian.
⁵For every warrior’s ^[b]sandal from the noisy battle,
And garments rolled in blood,
^(H)Will be used for burning and fuel ^[c]of fire.

⁶^(I)For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a ^(J)Son is given;
And ^(K)the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
^(L)Wonderful, Counselor, ^(M)Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, ^(N)Prince of Peace.
⁷Of the increase of His government and peace
^(O)There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The ^(P)zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 9:3 So with Qr., Tg.; Kt., Vg. not increased joy; LXX Most of the people You brought down in Your joy
Isaiah 9:5 boot
Isaiah 9:5 for the fire

Isaiah 42:1-9

New King James Version

The Servant of the Lord

42 “Behold! ^(A)My Servant whom I uphold,
My ^[a]Elect One in whom My soul ^(B)delights!
^(C)I have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
²He will not cry out, nor raise His voice,
Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street.
³A bruised reed He will not break,
And ^[b]smoking flax He will not ^[c]quench;
He will bring forth justice for truth.
⁴He will not fail nor be discouraged,
Till He has established justice in the earth;
^(D)And the coastlands shall wait for His law.”

⁵Thus says God the Lord,
^(E)Who created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it,
^(F)Who gives breath to the people on it,
And spirit to those who walk on it:
⁶“I,^(G) the Lord, have called You in righteousness,
And will hold Your hand;
I will keep You ^(H)and give You as a covenant to the people,
As ^(I)a light to the Gentiles,
⁷^(J)To open blind eyes,
To ^(K)bring out prisoners from the prison,
Those who sit in ^(L)darkness from the prison house.
⁸I am the Lord, that is My name;
And My ^(M)glory I will not give to another,
Nor My praise to carved images.
⁹Behold, the former things have come to pass,
And new things I declare;
Before they spring forth I tell you of them.”