Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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 {But there will be no gloom for those who were in distress}. In former times he treated [the] land of Zebulun and Naphtali with contempt, but in the future he will honor the way of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee [of] the nations. 2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; light has shined on those who lived in a land of darkness. 3 You have made the nation numerous; you have not made the joy great. They rejoice in your presence as [with] joy at the harvest, as they rejoice when they divide plunder.
Cross References
Matthew 4:16
the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and the ones who sit in the land and shadow of death, a light has dawned on them."
Ephesians 5:8
for you were formerly darkness, but now [you are] light in the Lord. Live like children of light
Luke 1:78-79
because of the merciful compassion of our God by which the dawn will visit to help us from on high,
Luke 2:32
a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory to your people Israel."
John 8:12
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
John 12:46
I have come [as] a light into the world, in order that everyone who believes in me will not remain in the darkness.
Job 10:21
Before I go--and I will not return-- to [the] land of darkness and deep shadow,
Psalm 23:4
Even when I walk in a dark valley, I fear no evil because you [are] with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me
Psalm 107:10
[Those who] sat in darkness and gloom, prisoners of misery and iron--
Psalm 107:14
He brought them out of darkness and gloom, and tore off their bonds.
Isaiah 9:1
{But there will be no gloom for those who were in distress}. In former times he treated [the] land of Zebulun and Naphtali with contempt, but in the future he will honor the way of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee [of] the nations.
Isaiah 50:10
Who among you [is] in fear of Yahweh, obeys the voice of his servant? Who walks [in] darkness and has no light, trusts in the name of Yahweh and depends on his God?
Isaiah 60:1-3
"Arise, shine! For your light has come, and the glory of Yahweh has risen on you.
Isaiah 60:19
The sun shall no longer be your light by day, and for bright light the moon shall not give you light, but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God your glory.
Amos 5:8
The one who made the Pleiades and Orion and who turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens day [into] night, the one who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh [is] his name!
Micah 7:8-9
You should not rejoice over me, O my enemy! When I fall I will stand up; when I sit in darkness Yahweh [will be] a light for me.
John 12:35
So Jesus said to them, "Yet a little time the light is with you! Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness does not overtake you! And the one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
Ephesians 5:13-14
but all [things] exposed by the light are made visible,
1 Peter 2:9
But you [are] a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for [God's] possession, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light,
1 John 1:5-7
And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light and there [is] no darkness in him at all.