Isaiah 9:2New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shades of death, upon them hath the light shined.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— the people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them light hath shone.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— The people who were walking in darkness, Have seen a great light,—The dwellers in a land death-shadowed, A light, hath shined upon them.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— The people who are walking in darkness Have seen a great light, Dwellers in a land of death-shade, Light hath shone upon them.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— The people that walked in darkness, have seen a great light: to them that dwelt in the region of the shadow of death, light is risen.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— The people that walked in darkenes haue seene a great light: they that dwelled in the land of the shadowe of death, vpon them hath the light shined.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— The people that walked in darknesse, haue seene a great light: they that dwel in the land of the shadow of death, vpon them hath the light shined.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them has the light shined.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— O people walking in darkness, behold a great light: ye that dwell in the region [and] shadow of death, a light shall shine upon you.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. |
The people
5971 {5971} Primeעַם`am{am}
From H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock.
that walked
1980 {1980} Primeהָלַךְhalak{haw-lak'}
Akin to H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively).
z8802 <8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Participle Active (See H8814) Count - 5386
in darkness
2822 {2822} Primeחֹשֶׁךְchoshek{kho-shek'}
From H2821; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.
have seen
7200 {7200} Primeרָאָהra'ah{raw-aw'}
A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitively, intransitively and causatively).
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
a great
1419 {1419} Primeגָּדוֹלgadowl{gaw-dole'}
From H1431; great (in any sense); hence older; also insolent.
light:
216 {0216} Primeאוֹר'owr{ore}
From H0215; illumination or (concretely) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.).
they that dwell
3427 {3427} Primeיָשַׁבyashab{yaw-shab'}
A primitive root; properly to sit down (specifically as judge, in ambush, in quiet); by implication to dwell, to remain; causatively to settle, to marry.
z8802 <8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Participle Active (See H8814) Count - 5386
in the land
776 {0776} Primeאֶרֶץ'erets{eh'-rets}
From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land).
of the shadow of death,
6757 {6757} Primeצַלְמָוֶתtsalmaveth{tsal-maw'-veth}
From H6738 and H4194; shade of death, that is, the grave (figuratively calamity).
upon
x5921 (5921) Complementעַל`al{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
them hath the light
216 {0216} Primeאוֹר'owr{ore}
From H0215; illumination or (concretely) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.).
shined.
5050 {5050} Primeנָגַהnagahh{naw-gah'}
A primitive root; to glitter; causatively to illuminate.
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562 |
Isaiah 9:2
_ _ the people — the whole nation, Judah and Israel.
_ _ shadow of death — the darkest misery of captivity. |
Isaiah 9:2
The people — Israel and Judah. Darkness — The expression is general and so may well comprehend both calamity and ignorance, idolatry and profaneness, in which those parts were eminently involved. Have seen — Shall see at the coming of the Messiah. |
Isaiah 9:2
The people that (d) walked in darkness have seen a great (e) light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the (f) light shined.
(d) Which were in captivity in Babylon and the prophets speaks of that thing which would come to pass 60 years later as though it were now done.
(e) Meaning, the comfort of their deliverance.
(f) This captivity and deliverance were figures of our captivity by sin and of our deliverance by Christ through the preaching of the Gospel, (Matthew 4:15-16). |
- walked:
Isaiah 50:10 Who [is] among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh [in] darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.
Isaiah 60:1-3 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. ... And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Isaiah 60:19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
Micah 7:8-9 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD [shall be] a light unto me. ... I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, [and] I shall behold his righteousness.
Matthew 4:16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.
Luke 1:78-79 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, ... To give light to them that sit in darkness and [in] the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Luke 2:32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
John 12:35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
John 12:46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
Ephesians 5:8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now [are ye] light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
Ephesians 5:13-14 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. ... Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
1 Peter 2:9 But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
1 John 1:5-7 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. ... But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
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- in the land:
Job 10:21 Before I go [whence] I shall not return, [even] to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
Psalms 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Psalms 107:10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, [being] bound in affliction and iron;
Psalms 107:14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.
Amos 5:8 [Seek him] that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD [is] his name:
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