Isaiah:9
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Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation ,
when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali ,
and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea ,
beyond Jordan ,
in Galilee of the nations .
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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 .
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Thou hast multiplied the nation ,
and not increased the joy :
they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest ,
and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil .
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For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden ,
and the staff of his shoulder ,
the rod of his oppressor ,
as in the day of Midian .
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For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise ra #
ash #,
and garments rolled in blood ;
but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire .
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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 .
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Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end ,
upon the throne of David ,
and upon his kingdom ,
to order it ,
and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever .
The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this .
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The Lord sent a word into Jacob Ya #
aqob #,
and it hath lighted upon Israel Yisra #
el #.
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And all the people shall know ,
even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria ,
that say in the pride and stoutness of heart ,
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The bricks are fallen down ,
but we will build with hewn stones :
the sycomores are cut down ,
but we will change them into cedars .
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Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him ,
and join #
his enemies together ;
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The Syrians before ,
and the Philistines behind ;
and they shall devour Israel with open mouth .
For all this his anger is not turned away ,
but his hand is stretched out still .
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For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them ,
neither do they seek the LORD of hosts .
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Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail ,
branch and rush ,
in one day .
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The ancient and honourable paniym #,
he is the head ro #
sh #;
and the prophet that teacheth lies ,
he is the tail .
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For the leaders of this people cause them to err ;
and they that are led of them are destroyed .
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Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men ,
neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows :
for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer ,
and every mouth speaketh folly .
For all this his anger is not turned away ,
but his hand is stretched out still .
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For wickedness burneth as the fire :
it shall devour the briers and thorns ,
and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest ya #
ar #,
and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke .
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Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened ,
and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire :
no man shall spare his brother .
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And he shall snatch on the right hand ,
and be hungry ra #
eb #;
and he shall eat on the left hand s @
mo #
wl #,
and they shall not be satisfied :
they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm :
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Manasseh ,
Ephraim ;
and Ephraim ,
Manasseh :
and they together shall be against Judah .
For all this his anger is not turned away ,
but his hand is stretched out still .