Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Will see a great light;
Those who live in a dark land,
The light will shine on them.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
have seen a great light;
a light has dawned
on those living in the land of darkness.
International Standard Version
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; for those living in a land of deep darkness, a light has shined upon them.
A Conservative Version
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them the light has shone.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
The people who walk in [spiritual] darkness
Those who live in the dark land,
The Light will shine on them.
Bible in Basic English
The people who went in the dark have seen a great light, and for those who were living in the land of the deepest night, the light is shining.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
The people going in darkness saw a great light: they dwelling in the land of the shadow of death, light shone upon them.
King James 2000
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them has the light shined.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; light has shined on those who lived in a land of darkness.
Modern King James verseion
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; they who dwell in the land of the shadow of death, on them the light has shined.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The people that have dwelt in darkness, shall see a great light. As for them that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them shall the light shine.
NET Bible
The people walking in darkness see a bright light; light shines on those who live in a land of deep darkness.
New Heart English Bible
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who lived in the land of the shadow of death, on them the light has shined.
The Emphasized Bible
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.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who lived in the land of the shadow of death, on them the light has shined.
Youngs Literal Translation
The people who are walking in darkness Have seen a great light, Dwellers in a land of death-shade, Light hath shone upon them.
Themes
Spiritual death » Spiritual ignorance is
Galilee » Christ » Preaching in, predicted
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Denounces calamities against israel and judah
Naphtali » Tribe of » Prophecies concerning
The tribe of Naphtali » Specially favored by our lord's ministry
Prophecies respecting Christ » His ministry commencing in galilee
Topics
Interlinear
Ra'ah
Yashab
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 9:2
Prayers for Isaiah 9:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
New Light: The Birth Of A King
1
Nevertheless this darkness shall not be the same as the affliction that came upon her when they lightly touched the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, nor afterward when they more grievously afflicted her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the Gentiles.
2
Will see a great light;
Those who live in a dark land,
The light will shine on them.
Cross References
Matthew 4:16
the people who sat in darkness saw great light, and to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up.
Ephesians 5:8
For in another time ye were darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord: walk as children of light;
Luke 1:78-79
through the bowels of mercy of our God, whereby the dayspring from on high has visited us
Luke 2:32
a light to be revealed unto the Gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel.
John 8:12
Then Jesus spoke again unto them, saying, I AM the light of the world; he that follows me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life.
John 12:46
I am come as a light into the world that whosoever believes in me should not abide in darkness.
Job 10:21
before I go, to not return, to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;
Psalm 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 shall comfort me.
Psalm 107:10
Such as sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and in irons,
Psalm 107:14
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke their bonds asunder.
Isaiah 9:1
Nevertheless this darkness shall not be the same as the affliction that came upon her when they lightly touched the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, nor afterward when they more grievously afflicted her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the Gentiles.
Isaiah 50:10
Who is among you that fears the LORD? Hearken unto the voice of his slave. He who walked in darkness and had 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.
Isaiah 60:19
The sun shall no longer be thy light by day; nor shall the moon give light unto thee for brightness; but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light and thy God thy glory.
Amos 5:8
look unto him that makes the seven stars and Orion and turns the shadow of death into the morning and makes the day dark with night, that calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name;
Micah 7:8-9
Do not rejoice against me, O my enemy; for if I have fallen, I shall arise; if I sit in darkness, the LORD is my light.
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 walks in darkness does not know where he goes.
Ephesians 5:13-14
But all these things when they are reproved by the light are made manifest, for the light is that which manifests everything.
1 Peter 2:9
But ye are the chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, an acquired people, that ye should show forth the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.
1 John 1:5-7
This then is the promise which we have heard of him and declare unto you, That God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.