Isa 9:1 | LEB | STEP | ⌞But there will be no gloom for those who were in distress⌟ . In former times he treated the land of Zebulun and Naphtali with contempt, but in the future he will honor the way of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

Isaiah 9:1

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1 ^{▼▼Isaiah 9:1–21 in the English Bible is 8:23–9:20 in the Hebrew Bible} ⌞But there will be no gloom for those who were in distress⌟. ^{▼▼Literally “Indeed there is no gloom for the one to whom there was anxiety for her”}

In former times he ^{▼▼That is, Yahweh} treated the land of Zebulun and Naphtali with contempt, but in the future he will honor the way of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.