Isaiah · Chapter 9 King James Version

Isaiah 9:17

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The Scripture

(17) 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.
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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