KJV Easy Read Bible The Government of the Promised Son1Nevertheless 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. 2The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them has the light shined. LUKE 1:79 3You have multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before You according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. plunder 4For You have broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian. 5For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire. for the 6For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. LUKE 2:11 | the Messiah; Els.f. Gibbor 7Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from hereafter even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. Jehovahs.f. Tsebaothp.f. The Punishment of Samaria8The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it has lighted upon Israel. Adonaip.f.; fallen 9And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart, arrogance 10The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycamores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars. cut; replace; with 11Therefore the Lord shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together; raise 12The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still. 13For the people turn not to Him that smite them, neither do they seek the Lord of hosts. strikes 14Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. type of plant 15The ancient and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet that teaches lies, he is the tail. elder 16For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. 17Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is a hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still. 18For wickedness burns as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke. 19Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother. 20And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm: slice off what is 21Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still. The Trusted King James in an Easy Read Format® is a registered trademarks of Whitaker Corporation. KJVERTM, Word of GodTM, Red Letter OldTM, Old Testament Direct Words of God in RedTM, King James Version Sword BibleTM, and SwordKJVTM are trademarked slogans of Whitaker Corporation. |
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