Isaiah 9:2

Good News Translation

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. They lived in a land of shadows, but now light is shining on them.

Cross References

Job 10:21

I am going soon and will never come back— going to a land that is dark and gloomy,

Psalm 107:10

Some were living in gloom and darkness, prisoners suffering in chains,

Psalm 107:14

He brought them out of their gloom and darkness and broke their chains in pieces.

Psalm 23:4

Even if I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid, Lord, for you are with me. Your shepherd's rod and staff protect me.

Psalm 4:8

When I lie down, I go to sleep in peace; you alone, O Lord, keep me perfectly safe.

Isaiah 50:10

All of you that honor the Lord and obey the words of his servant, the path you walk may be dark indeed, but trust in the Lord, rely on your God.

Isaiah 60:19

“No longer will the sun be your light by day Or the moon be your light by night; I, the Lord, will be your eternal light; The light of my glory will shine on you.

Isaiah 9:1

There will be no way for them to escape from this time of trouble. The land of the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali was once disgraced, but the future will bring honor to this region, from the Mediterranean eastward to the land on the other side of the Jordan, and even to Galilee itself, where the foreigners live.

Amos 5:8

The Lord made the stars, the Pleiades and Orion. He turns darkness into daylight and day into night. He calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the earth. His name is the Lord.

Matthew 4:16

The people who live in darkness will see a great light. On those who live in the dark land of death the light will shine.”

Luke 2:32

A light to reveal your will to the Gentiles and bring glory to your people Israel.”

John 12:35

Jesus answered, “The light will be among you a little longer. Continue on your way while you have the light, so that the darkness will not come upon you; for the one who walks in the dark does not know where he is going.

John 12:46

I have come into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in the darkness.

John 8:12

Jesus spoke to the Pharisees again. “I am the light of the world,” he said. “Whoever follows me will have the light of life and will never walk in darkness.”

Ephesians 5:8

You yourselves used to be in the darkness, but since you have become the Lord's people, you are in the light. So you must live like people who belong to the light,

1 Peter 2:9

But you are the chosen race, the King's priests, the holy nation, God's own people, chosen to proclaim the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his own marvelous light.

Judges 5:30

“They are only finding things to capture and divide, a woman or two for every soldier, rich cloth for Sisera, embroidered pieces for the neck of the queen.”