Isaiah 9

Isaiah prophesies that despite the gloom in the lands of **Zebulun** and **Naphtali**, the people will see a great light, with joy increasing as **YHWH** breaks the yoke of oppression; a child is born, a son given, called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace, whose government will expand eternally on David's throne with justice[1][3][4]. The chapter condemns the arrogant pride of Ephraim and Samaria who vow to rebuild better after destruction, warns of **YHWH**'s judgment through enemies like Arameans and Philistines, cutting off leaders and false prophets, and depicts wickedness as a devouring fire leading to civil strife among Manasseh, Ephraim, and Judah, yet **YHWH**'s anger remains[1][2][3].

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כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because for HC יֶ֣לֶד 𐤉𐤋𐤃 yeled child male child male child HNcmsa יֻלַּד 𐤉𐤋𐤃 yulad fyala (Bemba) is-born was brought forth was fathered HVPp3ms לָ֗/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu to-us to us HR/Sp1cp בֵּ֚ן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son son HNcmsa נִתַּן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 nitan is-given being given being given HVNp3ms לָ֔/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu-2 to-us to us HR/Sp1cp וַ/תְּהִ֥י 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 vatehi and-becomes and she became and it became HC/Vqw3fs הַ/מִּשְׂרָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤄 hamiserah the-government the dominion the dominion HTd/Ncfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR שִׁכְמ֑/וֹ 𐤔𐤊𐤌/𐤅 shikhemo his-shoulder his shoulder his shoulder HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּקְרָ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 vayiqera and-is-called he called and he called HC/Vqw3ms שְׁמ֜/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo his-name his name his name HNcmsc/Sp3ms פֶּ֠לֶא 𐤐𐤋𐤀 pele Wonder extraordinary wonder extraordinary wonder HNcmsc יוֹעֵץ֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤏𐤑 yoets Counselor counseling one of counselor HVqrmsa אֵ֣ל 𐤀𐤋 el Mighty-God toward mighty god HNcmsa גִּבּ֔וֹר 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓 gibor Mighty mighty man mighty one HAamsa אֲבִי 𐤀𐤁𐤉 avi Everlasting-Father my father father HNcmsc עַ֖ד 𐤏𐤃 ad Everlasting up to, until until forever HNcmsa שַׂר 𐤔𐤓 sar Prince ruling-chief of chief of HNcmsc שָׁלֽוֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 shalom of-Peace wholeness peace HNcmsa
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ל/םרבה 𐤋/𐤌𐤓𐤁𐤄 lmrvh for-the-increase for increase of for increase of HR/Ncmsc לְ/מַרְבֵּ֨ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤓𐤁𐤄 lemarebeh of his government for increase of for increase of HR/Ncmsc הַ/מִּשְׂרָ֜ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤄 hamiserah and the government the dominion the dominion HTd/Ncfsa וּ/לְ/שָׁל֣וֹם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 uleshalom and to peace and to wholeness and to wholeness HC/R/Ncmsa אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no there is not there is not HTn קֵ֗ץ 𐤒𐤑 qets end cut-off end of end of HNcmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR כִּסֵּ֤א 𐤊𐤎𐤀 kise the throne throne of throne of HNcmsc דָוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david of David David David HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and upon and upon and upon HC/R מַמְלַכְתּ֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤕/𐤅 mamelakheto his kingdom his kingdom his kingdom HNcfsc/Sp3ms לְ/הָכִ֤ין 𐤋/𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍 lehakhin to establish to make firm to establish HR/Vhc אֹתָ/הּ֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤄 otah it her [·] HTo/Sp3fs וּֽ/לְ/סַעֲדָ֔/הּ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤎𐤏𐤃/𐤄 ulesaadah and to uphold it and to support her and to support her HC/R/Vqc/Sp3fs בְּ/מִשְׁפָּ֖ט 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 bemishepat with justice in binding judgment in judgment HR/Ncmsa וּ/בִ/צְדָקָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤁/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 uvitsedaqah and with righteousness and in righteousness and in righteousness HC/R/Ncfsa מֵ/עַתָּה֙ 𐤌/𐤏𐤕𐤄 meatah from now from this time onward from now onward HR/D וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead and until and up to and up to HC/R עוֹלָ֔ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam forever hidden age forever HNcmsa קִנְאַ֛ת 𐤒𐤍𐤀𐤕 qineat the zeal ardent zeal of ardent jealousy of HNcfsc יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֖וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa תַּעֲשֶׂה 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤄 taaseh will do you shall do will do HVqi3fs זֹּֽאת 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this one this one HPdxfs
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עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon upon HR כֵּ֨ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) thus thus thus HTm עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 over upon upon HR בַּחוּרָ֜י/ו 𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤉/𐤅 bachurayv his young men his chosen young men his youths HNcmpc/Sp3ms לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יִשְׂמַ֣ח 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇 yisemach samka (Kirundi) will rejoice he will rejoice he will rejoice HVqi3ms אֲדֹנָ֗/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-his and object-marker [·] HC/To יְתֹמָ֤י/ו 𐤉𐤕𐤌𐤉/𐤅 yetomayv orphans his fatherless children his fatherless children HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and-his and object-marker [·] HC/To אַלְמְנֹתָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤅 alemenotayv widows his widows his widows HNcfpc/Sp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn יְרַחֵ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤌 yerachem will have mercy he will show tender compassion he will show tender compassion HVpi3ms כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC כֻלּ/וֹ֙ 𐤊𐤋/𐤅 khulo kila (Swahili) all of them its entirety all of it HNcmsc/Sp3ms חָנֵ֣ף 𐤇𐤍𐤐 chanef hypocrites impious man impious man HAamsa וּ/מֵרַ֔ע 𐤅/𐤌𐤓𐤏 umera and evildoers one causing harm one causing harm HC/Vhrmsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and every and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc פֶּ֖ה 𐤐𐤄 peh mouth mouth mouth HNcmsa דֹּבֵ֣ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 dover speaks speaking-one speaking-one HVqrmsa נְבָלָ֑ה 𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤄 nevalah foolishness disgraceful outrage disgraceful outrage HNcfsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal kila (Swahili) in all in the whole of in all HR/Ncmsc זֹאת֙ 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this one this one HPdxfs לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 not not not HTn שָׁ֣ב 𐤔𐤁 shav turned he returned he returned HVqp3ms אַפּ֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤐/𐤅 apo his anger his nose his anger HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/ע֖וֹד 𐤅/𐤏𐤅𐤃 veod and still and still / again and still HC/D יָד֥/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms נְטוּיָֽה 𐤍𐤈𐤅𐤉𐤄 netuyah is stretched out stretched-out stretched-out HVqsfsa
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