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| 1But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. | 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: |
| 2The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone. | 2The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned. |
| 3You have multiplied the nation; you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as they are glad when they divide the spoil. | 3You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder. |
| 4For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian. | 4For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor. |
| 5For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire. | 5For every trampling boot of battle and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire. |
| 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, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. | 6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. |
| 7Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this. | 7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. |
| 8The Lord has sent a word against Jacob, and it will fall on Israel; | 8The Lord has sent a message against Jacob, and it has fallen upon Israel. |
| 9and all the people will know, Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, who say in pride and in arrogance of heart: | 9All the people will know it—Ephraim and the dwellers of Samaria. With pride and arrogance of heart they will say: |
| 10“The bricks have fallen, but we will build with dressed stones; the sycamores have been cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.” | 10“The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.” |
| 11But the LORD raises the adversaries of Rezin against him, and stirs up his enemies. | 11The LORD has raised up the foes of Rezin against him and joined his enemies together. |
| 12The Syrians on the east and the Philistines on the west devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still. | 12Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised. |
| 13The people did not turn to him who struck them, nor inquire of the LORD of hosts. | 13But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts. |
| 14So the LORD cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed in one day— | 14So the LORD will cut off Israel’s head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day. |
| 15the elder and honored man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail; | 15The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies. |
| 16for those who guide this people have been leading them astray, and those who are guided by them are swallowed up. | 16For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up. |
| 17Therefore the Lord does not rejoice over their young men, and has no compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is godless and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still. | 17Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised. |
| 18For wickedness burns like a fire; it consumes briers and thorns; it kindles the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke. | 18For wickedness burns like a fire that consumes the thorns and briers and kindles the forest thickets which roll upward in billows of smoke. |
| 19Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts the land is scorched, and the people are like fuel for the fire; no one spares another. | 19By the wrath of the LORD of Hosts the land is scorched, and the people are fuel for the fire. No man even spares his brother. |
| 20They slice meat on the right, but are still hungry, and they devour on the left, but are not satisfied; each devours the flesh of his own arm, | 20They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring. |
| 21Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim devours Manasseh; together they are against Judah. For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still. | 21Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised. |
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