Isaiah 9:1
The Scripture
(1) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Isaiah prophesied the birth of a child who would bear the government upon his shoulder and be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, and The Prince of Peace, establishing an everlasting kingdom. He also pronounced judgment on the pride and wickedness of Israel and Ephraim, warning that God's anger was not turned away.
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