Isaiah 9:1-2

New International Reader's Version

9 But there won’t be any more sadness for those who were suffering. In the past the Lord brought shame on the land of Zebulun. He also brought shame on the land of Naphtali. But in days to come he will honor Galilee, where people from other nations live. He will honor the land along the Mediterranean Sea. And he will honor the territory east of the Jordan River.

²The people who are now living in darkness
will see a great light.
They are now living in a very dark land.
But a light will shine on them.

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Isaiah 9:1-2

New International Version

9 ^[a]Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom^(A) for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,^(B) but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan—

²The people walking in darkness^(C)
have seen a great light;^(D)
on those living in the land of deep darkness^(E)
a light has dawned.^(F)