Isaiah 9
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The Great Isaiah Scroll, the best preserved of the biblical scrolls found at Qumran from the second century BC, contains all the verses in this chapter. | |
| Book | Book of Isaiah |
| Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Bible part | 23 |
| Category | Nevi'im |
Isaiah 9 is the ninth chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] This book contains the prophecies spoken by the prophet Isaiah, and is a part of the Book of the Prophets.[3][4]
Text
- The original text is written in Hebrew language.
- This chapter is divided into 21 verses.
Textual versions
Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter in Hebrew language:
Ancient translations in Koine Greek:
- Septuagint (3rd century BC)
- Theodotion version (~AD 180)
Structure
This chapter can be grouped:
- Isaiah 9:1-7 = The Government of the Promised Son
- Isaiah 9:8-21 = The Punishment of Samaria
Verse 1
- Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed,
- As when at first He lightly esteemed
- The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
- And afterward more heavily oppressed her,
- By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,
- In Galilee of the Gentiles.[7]
Cross reference: Matthew 4:13-16 Gospel of Matthew cites this and the next verse in chapter 4 as a fulfillment of Messianic Prophecies of Jesus.
Verse 2
- 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.[8]
Gospel of Matthew cites this and the preceeding verse in chapter 4 as a fulfillment of Messianic Prophecies of Jesus.
Verse 6
- For unto us a Child is born,
- Unto us a Son is given;
- And the government will be upon His shoulder.
- And His name will be called
- Wonderful,
- Counselor,
- Mighty God,
- Everlasting Father,
- Prince of Peace.[9]
Christian interpretation
In Christian interpretation, based partly on the proximity of a quote of Isaiah 9:2 found in Matthew 4, [10] the name is taken as referring to Jesus and Messianic prophecy. The full verse "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." is quoted in the libretto of Handel's Messiah.
See also
- Galilee
- Jewish messianism
- Messianic prophecies of Jesus
- Related Bible parts: Isaiah 7, Isaiah 8, Matthew 4
Notes and references
- ↑ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ↑ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ↑ J. D. Davis. 1960. A Dictionary of The Bible. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House.
- ↑ Therodore Hiebert, et.al. 1996. The New Intrepreter's Bible: Volume: VII. Nashville: Abingdon.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Dead sea scrolls - Isaiah
- ↑ Timothy A. J. Jull; Douglas J. Donahue; Magen Broshi; Emanuel Toy (1995). "Radiocarbon Dating of Scrolls and Linen Fragments from the Judean Desert". Radiocarbon. 37 (1): 14. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ Isaiah 9:1
- ↑ Isaiah 9:2
- ↑ Isaiah 9:6
- ↑ R. T. France The Gospel of Matthew 2007 p142 "It also emphasizes the link between his Galilean location and the dawning of the light, which in the Isaiah context is the prelude to the great messianic prophecy of the child “born to us” who is called “wonderful counsellor,.."