IX. I Yet there is no darkness to her that had distress. As at the ﬁrst he brought into contempt the land of Zabulon and the land of Naphthali, so in the‘latter time he (hath) brought honour to the way of the sea, beyond— Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

2 The people that walk in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them ’ · hath the light shined.

3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou hast increased its joyz’ they joy before thee like the joy in harvest, and as men exult when they divide the spoil.

4 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staﬂ’ of his shoulder, the rod of his exactor, as in the day of Midian.

5 For every boot of him that is booted with tumult, and the cloke rolled in blood—it shall be for burning, for fuel of ﬁre.

6 For a child is born unto us, a son is given unto us; and the government is upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonder, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace. ’

1. ‘ contempt...horfour.’ Heb. roots often denote lzlgrhm::...ﬁeavine::.3. So Heb. marg.: Heb. text, ‘thou hast not increased the joy’: readings pronounced alike, written with diﬁ’erence of one letter.5. ‘ is booted ’: or, ‘tramps’: ‘tumult,’ lit. ‘shaking’; ‘ earthquake,’ xix. 6. v

7 To the increase of his government and to peace there is no end, upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom, to establish it and to sustain it with judgment and with righteous- ness from henceforth and for ever. The jealousy of the LORD of Hosts will do this.

8 The LORD sent a word into Jacob, and it shall fall upon Israel.

9 And the whole people, they shall know, Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in pride and stoutness of heart,

10 Bricks are fallen, and we will build with hewn stones; sycamores are cut down, and we will change (them) forcedars.