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Isaiah 9:1 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Isaiah 9:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 9 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
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“Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, 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. of the nations: or, populous”
Isaiah 9:1 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 9:1
This verse transitions from judgment to hope. The regions 'vexed' and 'afflicted'—Zebulun and Naphtali in Galilee—would be honored afterward. The 'way of the sea' (Via Maris trade route), 'beyond Jordan,' and 'Galilee of the nations' (Gentiles) identify the specific geographic area. What was first humiliated (by Assyrian conquest in 732 BC) would later be glorified. This prepares for verse 2's great light—Matthew 4:13-16 identifies Jesus's Galilean ministry as the fulfillment. God's redemptive pattern: He glorifies what was humbled.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 9:1
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“and took Ijon”
“and see distress”
“and the spirit of Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria”
“and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they struck Ijon”
“even I”
“between my father and your father: behold”
“Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I”
“and went up to Samaria”