Isaiah 9:2

New International Reader's Version

The 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.

Cross References

Job 10:21

Turn away before I go to the place I can’t return from. It’s the land of gloom and total darkness.

Psalm 107:10

Others lived in the deepest darkness. They suffered as prisoners in iron chains.

Psalm 107:14

He brought them out of the deepest darkness. He broke their chains off.

Psalm 23:4

Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid. You are with me. Your shepherd’s rod and staff comfort me.

Psalm 4:8

In peace I will lie down and sleep. Lord, you alone keep me safe.

Isaiah 50:10

Does anyone among you have respect for the Lord? Does anyone obey the message of the Lord’s servant? Let the person who walks in the dark trust in the Lord. Let the one who doesn’t have any light to guide them depend on their God.

Isaiah 60:19

You will not need the light of the sun by day anymore. The bright light of the moon will no longer have to shine on you. I will be your light forever. My glory will shine on you. I am the Lord your God.

Isaiah 9:1

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.

Amos 5:8

The Lord made the Pleiades and Orion. He turns midnight into sunrise. He makes the day fade into night. He sends for the waters in the clouds. Then he pours them out on the surface of the land. His name is the Lord.

Matthew 4:16

The people who are now living in darkness have seen a great light. They are now living in a very dark land. But a light has shined on them.” (Isaiah 9:1,2)

Luke 2:32

It is a light to be given to the Gentiles. It will be the glory of your people Israel.”

John 12:35

Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light. Do this before darkness catches up with you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going.

John 12:46

I have come into the world to be its light. So no one who believes in me will stay in darkness.

John 8:12

Jesus spoke to the people again. He said, “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in darkness. They will have that light. They will have life.”

Ephesians 5:8

At one time you were in the dark. But now you are in the light because of what the Lord has done. Live like children of the light.

1 Peter 2:9

But God chose you to be his people. You are royal priests. You are a holy nation. You are God’s special treasure. You are all these things so that you can give him praise. God brought you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Judges 5:30

She says, ‘They must be finding riches to bring back. They must be dividing them up. Each man is getting a woman or two. They are giving colorful clothes to Sisera. The clothes are very beautiful. He will bring some for me to wear. The men must be finding many things to bring home.’