Isaiah 9:2

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“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”

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BSBPD

“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“The people who are walking in darkness Have seen a great light, Dwellers in a land of death-shade, Light hath shone upon them.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 9:2 — 22 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 5:30‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil— a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’
  2. Job 10:21before I go—never to return— to a land of darkness and gloom,
  3. Psalms 4:8I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
  4. Psalms 23:4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
  5. Psalms 107:10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,
  6. Psalms 107:14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.
  7. Isaiah 9:1Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:
  8. Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
  9. Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
  10. Isaiah 60:19No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.
  11. Amos 5:8He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth— the LORD is His name—
  12. Micah 7:8Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
  13. Matthew 4:16the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
  14. Luke 1:78because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
  15. Luke 2:32a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
  16. John 8:12Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
  17. John 12:35Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
  18. John 12:46I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.
  19. Ephesians 5:8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
  20. Ephesians 5:13But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.
  21. 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
  22. 1 John 1:5And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

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