11 translations · Hebrew
Isaiah 9:2
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who lived in the land of the shadow of death, on them the light has shined.
Isaiah 9:2 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who lived in the land of the shadow of death, on them the light has shined.
- KJV King James Version
- The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- The people who are walking in darkness || Have seen a great light, || Dwellers in a land of death-shade, || Light has shone on them.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- People walking in the dark will see a bright light; a light will shine on those living in a land of total darkness.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- The people who are walking in darkness Have seen a great light, Dwellers in a land of death-shade, Light hath shone upon them.
- DBY Darby Translation
- the people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them light hath shone.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shades of death, upon them hath the light shined.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. The light has shined on those who lived in the land of the shadow of death.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- The people that walked in darkness, have seen a great light: to them that dwelt in the region of the shadow of death, light is risen.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| הָעָם֙ | hā·‘ām | The people | H5971 עַם people |
| הַהֹלְכִ֣ים | ha·hō·lə·ḵîm | walking | H1980 הָלַךְ to go: went |
| בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְ | ba·ḥō·šeḵ | in darkness | H2822 חֹ֫שֶׁךְ darkness |
| רָא֖וּ | rā·’ū | have seen | H7200 רָאָה to see: see |
| א֣וֹר | ’ō·wr | light | H216 אוֹר light |
| גָּד֑וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | a great | H1419 גָּדוֹל great: large |
| יֹשְׁבֵי֙ | yō·šə·ḇê | those living | H3427 יָשַׁב to dwell |
| בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | bə·’e·reṣ | in the land | H776 אֶ֫רֶץ land: country/planet |
| צַלְמָ֔וֶת | ṣal·mā·weṯ | of the shadow of death | H6757 צַלְמָ֫וֶת shadow |
| א֖וֹר | ’ō·wr | a light | H216 אוֹר light |
| נָגַ֥הּ | nā·ḡah | has dawned | H5050 נָגַהּ to shine |
| עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ | ‘ă·lê·hem | on | H5921 עַל upon |
Related verses
- Matthew 4:16
the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, to those who sat in the region and shadow of death, to them light has dawned.”
- Ephesians 5:8
For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- John 8:12
Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- John 12:46
I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness.
- Luke 1:78–79
because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dawn from on high will visit us, to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
- 1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
- 1 John 1:5–7
This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and don’t tell the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.
- Isaiah 60:1–3
“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you. For, behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but Yahweh will arise on you, and his glory shall be seen on you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
- Luke 2:32
a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel.”
- Isaiah 60:19
The sun will be no more your light by day; nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 But there shall be no more 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 it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who lived in the land of the shadow of death, on them the light has shined.
3 You have multiplied the nation. You have increased their joy. They rejoice before you according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the plunder.
4 For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian.
Read all of Isaiah 9 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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