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Isaiah 9:2
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.
Isaiah 9:2 · Webster Bible
Isaiah 9:2 in other translations
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.
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.
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.
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In context
1 Nevertheless the dimness [shall] not [be] such as [was] in her distress, 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.
2 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.
3 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.
4 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
5 For every battle of the warrior [is] with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but [this] shall be with burning [and] fuel of fire.
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