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Isaiah 9:1
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Isaiah 9:1
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9 [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—
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- Isaiah 9:1 In Hebrew texts 9:1 is numbered 8:23, and 9:2-21 is numbered 9:1-20.
Isaiah 9:1
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Isaiah 9:1
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For to Us a Child Is Born
9 [a] But there will be no (A)gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he (B)brought into contempt the land of (C)Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he (D)has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.[b]
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- Isaiah 9:1 Ch 8:23 in Hebrew
- Isaiah 9:1 Or of the Gentiles
Matthew 4:13-16
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Matthew 4:13-16
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13 Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum,(A) which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— 14 to fulfill(B) what was said through the prophet Isaiah:
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- Matthew 4:16 Isaiah 9:1,2
Matthew 4:13-16
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Matthew 4:13-16
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13 And leaving (A)Nazareth he went and lived in (B)Capernaum by (C)the sea, in the territory of (D)Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 (E)so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
15 (F)“The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
16 (G)the people dwelling in darkness
have seen a great light,
and for those dwelling in the region and (H)shadow of death,
on them a light has dawned.”
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