<vn='1'><sn="3588">Nevertheless</s> the <sn="4155">dimness</s> shall <sn="3808">not</s> be such <sn="834">as</s> was in her <sn="4164">vexation</s>, <sn="6256">when</s> at the <sn="7223">first</s> he lightly <sn="7043">afflicted</s> the <sn="776">land</s> of <sn="2074">Zebulun</s> and the <sn="776">land</s> of <sn="5321">Naphtali</s>, and <sn="314">afterward</s> did more grievously <sn="3513">afflict</s> her by the <sn="1870">way</s> of the <sn="3220">sea</s>, <sn="5676">beyond</s><sn="3383">Jordan</s>, in <sn="1551">Galilee</s> of the <sn="1471">nations</s>. </v>
<vn='2'>The <sn="5971">people</s> that <sn="1980">walked</s> in <sn="2822">darkness</s> have <sn="7200">seen</s> a <sn="1419">great</s><sn="216">light</s>: they that <sn="3427">dwell</s> in the <sn="776">land</s> of the shadow of <sn="6757">death</s>, <sn="5921">upon</s> them hath the <sn="216">light</s><sn="5050">shined</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>Thou hast <sn="7235">multiplied</s> the <sn="1471">nation</s>, and <sn="3808">not</s><sn="1431">increased</s> the <sn="8057">joy</s>: they <sn="8055">joy</s><sn="6440">before</s> thee according to the <sn="8057">joy</s> in <sn="7105">harvest</s>, and <sn="834">as</s> men <sn="1523">rejoice</s> when they <sn="2505">divide</s> the <sn="7998">spoil</s>. </v>
<vn='4'><sn="3588">For</s> thou hast <sn="2865">broken</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="5923">yoke</s> of his <sn="5448">burden</s>, and the <sn="4294">staff</s> of his <sn="7926">shoulder</s>, the <sn="7626">rod</s> of his <sn="5065">oppressor</s>, as in the <sn="3117">day</s> of <sn="4080">Midian</s>. </v>
<vn='5'><sn="3588">For</s><sn="3605">every</s><sn="5430">battle</s> of the <sn="5431">warrior</s> is with confused <sn="7494">noise</s>, and <sn="8071">garments</s><sn="1556">rolled</s> in <sn="1818">blood</s>; but this shall <sn="1961">be</s> with <sn="8316">burning</s> and <sn="3980">fuel</s> of <sn="784">fire</s>. </v>
<vn='6'><sn="3588">For</s> unto us a <sn="3206">child</s> is <sn="3205">born</s>, unto us a <sn="1121">son</s> is <sn="5414">given</s>: and the <sn="4951">government</s> shall be <sn="5921">upon</s> his <sn="7926">shoulder</s>: and his <sn="8034">name</s> shall <sn="1961">be</s><sn="7121">called</s><sn="6382">Wonderful</s>, <sn="3289">Counselor</s>, The <sn="1368">mighty</s><sn="410">God</s>, The <sn="5703">everlasting</s><sn="1">Father</s>, The <sn="8269">Prince</s> of <sn="7965">Peace</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>Of the <sn="4766">increase</s> of his <sn="4951">government</s> and <sn="7965">peace</s> there shall be <sn="369">no</s><sn="7093">end</s>, <sn="5921">upon</s> the <sn="3678">throne</s> of <sn="1732">David</s>, and <sn="5921">upon</s> his <sn="4467">kingdom</s>, to <sn="3559">order</s> it, and to <sn="5582">establish</s> it with <sn="4941">judgment</s> and with <sn="6666">justice</s> from <sn="4480 6258">henceforth</s> even <sn="5704 5769">forever</s>. The <sn="7068">zeal</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s> of <sn="6635">hosts</s> will <sn="6213">perform</s><sn="2063">this</s>. </v>
<vn='8'>The <sn="136">Lord</s><sn="7971">sent</s> a <sn="1697">word</s> into <sn="3290">Jacob</s>, and it hath <sn="5307">lighted</s> upon <sn="3478">Israel</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>And <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="5971">people</s> shall <sn="3045">know</s>, even <sn="669">Ephraim</s> and the <sn="3427">inhabitant</s> of <sn="8111">Samaria</s>, that <sn="559">say</s> in the <sn="1346">pride</s> and <sn="1433">stoutness</s> of <sn="3824">heart</s>, </v>
<vn='10'>The <sn="3843">bricks</s> are fallen <sn="5307">down</s>, but we will <sn="1129">build</s> with hewn <sn="1496">stones</s>: the <sn="8256">sycamores</s> are cut <sn="1438">down</s>, but we will <sn="2498">change</s> them into <sn="730">cedars</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>Therefore the <sn="3068">LORD</s> shall set <sn="7682">up</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="6862">adversaries</s> of <sn="7526">Rezin</s><sn="5921">against</s> him, and join his enemies <sn="5526 *853 341">together</s>; </v>
<vn='12'>The <sn="758">Syrians</s><sn="4480 6924">before</s>, and the <sn="6430">Philistines</s><sn="4480 268">behind</s>; and they shall <sn="398">devour</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="3478">Israel</s> with <sn="3605">open</s><sn="6310">mouth</s>. For <sn="3605">all</s><sn="2063">this</s> his <sn="639">anger</s> is <sn="3808">not</s> turned <sn="7725">away</s>, but his <sn="3027">hand</s> is stretched <sn="5186">out</s><sn="5750">still</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>For the <sn="5971">people</s><sn="7725">turneth</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="5704">unto</s> him that <sn="5221">smiteth</s> them, <sn="3808">neither</s> do they <sn="1875">seek</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s> of <sn="6635">hosts</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>Therefore the <sn="3068">LORD</s> will cut <sn="3772">off</s> from <sn="4480 3478">Israel</s><sn="7218">head</s> and <sn="2180">tail</s>, <sn="3712">branch</s> and <sn="100">rush</s>, in <sn="259">one</s><sn="3117">day</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>The <sn="2205">ancient</s> and <sn="5375 6440">honorable</s>, <sn="1931">he</s> is the <sn="7218">head</s>; and the <sn="5030">prophet</s> that <sn="3384">teacheth</s><sn="8267">lies</s>, <sn="1931">he</s> is the <sn="2180">tail</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>For the <sn="833">leaders</s> of <sn="2088">this</s><sn="5971">people</s> cause them to <sn="8582">err</s>; and they that are <sn="833">led</s> of them are <sn="1104">destroyed</s>. </v>
<vn='17'><sn="5921 3651">Therefore</s> the <sn="136">Lord</s> shall have <sn="3808">no</s><sn="8055">joy</s><sn="5921">in</s> their young <sn="970">men</s>, <sn="3808">neither</s> shall have <sn="7355">mercy</s> on their <sn="3490">fatherless</s> and <sn="490">widows</s>: <sn="3588">for</s> every <sn="3605">one</s> is a <sn="2611">hypocrite</s> and an <sn="7489">evildoer</s>, and <sn="3605">every</s><sn="6310">mouth</s><sn="1696">speaketh</s><sn="5039">folly</s>. For <sn="3605">all</s><sn="2063">this</s> his <sn="639">anger</s> is <sn="3808">not</s> turned <sn="7725">away</s>, but his <sn="3027">hand</s> is stretched <sn="5186">out</s><sn="5750">still</s>. </v>
<vn='18'><sn="3588">For</s><sn="7564">wickedness</s><sn="1197">burneth</s> as the <sn="784">fire</s>: it shall <sn="398">devour</s> the <sn="8068">briers</s> and <sn="7898">thorns</s>, and shall <sn="3341">kindle</s> in the <sn="5442">thickets</s> of the <sn="3293">forest</s>, and they shall mount <sn="55">up</s> like the lifting <sn="1348">up</s> of <sn="6227">smoke</s>. </v>
<vn='19'>Through the <sn="5678">wrath</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s> of <sn="6635">hosts</s> is the <sn="776">land</s><sn="6272">darkened</s>, and the <sn="5971">people</s> shall <sn="1961">be</s> as the <sn="3980">fuel</s> of the <sn="784">fire</s>: <sn="3808">no</s><sn="376">man</s> shall <sn="2550 413">spare</s> his <sn="251">brother</s>. </v>
<vn='20'>And he shall <sn="1504">snatch</s><sn="5921">on</s> the right <sn="3225">hand</s>, and be <sn="7456">hungry</s>; and he shall <sn="398">eat</s><sn="5921">on</s> the left <sn="8040">hand</s>, and they shall <sn="3808">not</s> be <sn="7646">satisfied</s>: they shall <sn="398">eat</s> every <sn="376">man</s> the <sn="1320">flesh</s> of his own <sn="2220">arm</s>: </v>
<vn='21'><sn="4519">Manasseh</s>, <sn="*853"></s><sn="669">Ephraim</s>; and <sn="669">Ephraim</s>, <sn="*853"></s><sn="4519">Manasseh</s>: and <sn="1992">they</s><sn="3162">together</s> shall be <sn="5921">against</s><sn="3063">Judah</s>. For <sn="3605">all</s><sn="2063">this</s> his <sn="639">anger</s> is <sn="3808">not</s> turned <sn="7725">away</s>, but his <sn="3027">hand</s> is stretched <sn="5186">out</s><sn="5750">still</s>. </v>