Isaiah 9:3 — You will make the nation grow enormously, and will make it extremely happy. The… — FBV | maBible
Read Isaiah 9:3 (Free Bible Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Isaiah 9.3, Isaiah 9v3, Es. 9:3. You will make the nation grow enormously, and will make it extremely happy. The people will celebrate before you as people celebrate at harvest-time, as soldiers celebrate wh…
Other reference formats: Isaiah 9.3, Isaiah 9v3, Es. 9:3.
3 You will make the nation grow enormously, and will make it extremely happy. The people will celebrate before you as people celebrate at harvest-time, as soldiers celebrate when dividing up what has been looted.
Passage themes
Un peuple multiplié — tu multiplies la nation
Une joie accrue — tu accrois sa joie
La joie de la moisson — comme on se réjouit à la moisson
Le partage du butin — comme on pousse des cris au partage du butin
Notes and references
The verbs in this section (9:2-7) are in the past tense, but are translated here in the future tense, since this is an example of the “prophetic perfect” tense in which future actions are considered so definite they are stated as if they had already happened.