Isaiah 9:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 9:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 9:3 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 9:3 — KJV
“Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. not: or, to him”
— Isaiah 9:3 (KJV)
Isaiah 9:3 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 9:3
“Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 9:3: hast, before, according
“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you;”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 9:3: multiplied, nation, according
“Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein. blood: Heb. bloods”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 9:3: hast, nation, men
“And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 9:3: before, according, men
“(For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;)”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 9:3: nation, before, men
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