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A Great Light in Galilee

23 But there is no gloom to her[a]
    who was in anguish, as in time past.
He treated lightly the land of Zebulun
    and the land of Naphtali,
but in the future He will bring glory—
by the way of the sea,
    beyond the Jordan—
    Galilee of the Gentiles.
The people walking in darkness
    will see a great light.
Upon those dwelling in the land of the shadow of death,
    light will shine.[b]

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 8:23 Traditional Christian text reads as 9:1-21.
  2. Isaiah 9:1 cf. Matt. 4:14-16; Luke 1:79.

[a]Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom(A) for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,(B) but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan—

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 9:1 In Hebrew texts 9:1 is numbered 8:23, and 9:2-21 is numbered 9:1-20.