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Isaiah 9:8

Isaiah 9:8
The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

The Lord sent a word unto Jacob,.... The prophet, having comforted Judah with the promise of the Messiah, returns to denounce the judgments of God upon the ten tribes, under the names of Jacob and…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The Lord sent - Not Yahweh here, but “Adonai.” It is apparent that this verse is the commencement of a new prophecy, that is not connected with that which precedes it. The strain of the preceding…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 9:8-21

Here are terrible threatenings, which are directed primarily against Israel, the kingdom of the ten tribes, Ephraim and Samaria, the ruin of which is here foretold, with all the woeful confusions that…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Isaiah 9:8-21

Isa 9:8 to Isa 10:4 (+ Isa 5:25-30)

Jehovah's hand stretched out in wrath over His people. An oracle against North Israel

The key-note of the prophecy is given in the recurrent refrain Isa 9:12; Isa…

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