Isaiah 9:7
His reign will be increased, and there will be no end to his peace. He will sit upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to confirm and strengthen it, in judgment and justice, from now even unto eternity. The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall accomplish this.
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In Context
8The Lord sent a word to Jacob, and it fell upon Israel.
Cross References
2 Kings 19:31Indeed, a remnant shall go forth from Jerusalem, and what may be saved shall go forth from mount Zion. The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall accomplish this.
Psalms 45:4They thundered, and the waters were stirred up among them; the mountains have been disturbed by his strength.
Psalms 72:7Their iniquity has proceeded, as if from fat. They have parted from the affection of the heart.
Isaiah 11:3And he will be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord. He will not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the ears.
Isaiah 32:1Behold, the king will reign in justice, and the princes will rule in judgment.
Isaiah 42:3The bruised reed he will not break, and the smoldering wick he will not extinguish. He will lead forth judgment unto truth.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 9:2-8
Judgment and Mercy; The Promise of Gospel Grace; The Promise of Messiah; The Titles of Messiah. ( b. c. 740.) 1 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. 2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light… Read the whole commentary →