Isaiah 9:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 9:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 9:1 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Ze..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 9:1 — KJV
“Nevertheless 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. of the nations: or, populous”
— Isaiah 9:1 (KJV)
Isaiah 9:1 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 9:1
“The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 9:1: land, way, sea
“Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 9:1: land, more, way
“Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. images: or, teraphim”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 9:1: land, more, way
“Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them. rowed: Heb. digged wrought...: or, grew more and more tempestuous: Heb. went”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 9:1: nevertheless, land, more
“Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more. Though...: or, If they would have been at peace, so should they have been many, and so should they have been shorn, and he should have passed away cut down: Heb. shorn”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 9:1: afflicted, more, afflict
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