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Isaiah 9

Isa. 9:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Thou hast multiplied
rabah (Hebrew #7235)
to increase (in whatever respect)
KJV usage: (bring in) abundance (X -antly), + archer (by mistake for 7232), be in authority, bring up, X continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, X -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), X process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.
Pronounce: raw-baw'
Origin: a primitive root
the nation
gowy (Hebrew #1471)
apparently from the same root as 1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
KJV usage: Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Pronounce: go'-ee
Origin: rarely (shortened) goy {go'-ee}
, and ζnot increased
gadal (Hebrew #1431)
properly, to twist (compare 1434), i.e. to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
KJV usage: advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
Pronounce: gaw-dal'
Origin: a primitive root
the joy
simchah (Hebrew #8057)
blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
KJV usage: X exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).
Pronounce: sim-khaw'
Origin: from 8056
: they joy
samach (Hebrew #8055)
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
KJV usage: cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, X very.
Pronounce: saw-makh'
Origin: a primitive root
before
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
thee according to the joy
simchah (Hebrew #8057)
blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
KJV usage: X exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).
Pronounce: sim-khaw'
Origin: from 8056
in harvest
qatsiyr (Hebrew #7105)
severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage)
KJV usage: bough, branch, harvest (man).
Pronounce: kaw-tseer'
Origin: from 7114
, and as men rejoice
giyl (Hebrew #1523)
a primitive root; properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
KJV usage: be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.
Pronounce: gheel
Origin: or (by permutation) guwl {gool}
when they divide
chalaq (Hebrew #2505)
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
KJV usage: deal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-)part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).
Pronounce: khaw-lak'
Origin: a primitive root
the spoil
shalal (Hebrew #7998)
booty
KJV usage: prey, spoil.
Pronounce: shaw-lawl'
Origin: from 7997
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or, to him.

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Ministry on This Verse

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hast multiplied.
Isa. 26:15• 15Thou hast increased the nation, Jehovah, thou hast increased the nation; thou art glorified. Thou hadst removed [it] far [unto] all the ends of the earth. (Isa. 26:15)
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Isa. 49:20‑22• 20The children of thy bereavement shall yet say in thine ears, The place [is] too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell.
 21And thou shalt say in thy heart, Who hath begotten me these (seeing I had lost my children, and was desolate, a captive, and driven to and fro)? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where [were] they?
 22Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and set up my ensign to the peoples; and they shall bring thy sons in [their] bosom, and thy daughters shall be carried upon [their] shoulders. (Isa. 49:20‑22)
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Neh. 9:23• 23And their children thou didst multiply as the stars of heaven, and thou broughtest them into the land concerning which thou didst say to their fathers that they should go in to possess it. (Neh. 9:23)
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Psa. 107:38• 38And he blesseth them,{HR}And multiplieth greatly{HR}And their cattle he doth not diminish. (Psa. 107:38)
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Hos. 4:7• 7As they increased, so they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame. (Hos. 4:7)
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Zech. 2:11• 11And many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and shall be unto me for a people; And I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto thee. (Zech. 2:11)
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Zech. 8:23• 23Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: in those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you. (Zech. 8:23)
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Zech. 10:8• 8I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased. (Zech. 10:8)
not increased the joy.
or, to him increased the joy.
theyjoy.
Isa. 12:1• 1And in that day thou shalt say,{HR}I will praise thee, O Jehovah.{HR}Though thou hast been angry with me,{HR}Thine anger is turned away,{HR}And thou comfortest me. (Isa. 12:1)
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Isa. 25:9• 9And it shall be said in that day, Behold, this [is] our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this [is] Jehovah; we have waited for him; we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. (Isa. 25:9)
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Isa. 35:2,10• 2It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon: they shall see the glory of Jehovah, and the excellency of our God.
 10And the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. (Isa. 35:2,10)
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Isa. 54:1• 1Exult, thou barren, [that] didst not bear; break forth into singing, and shout aloud, thou [that] didst not travail with child: for more [are] the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith Jehovah. (Isa. 54:1)
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Isa. 55:12• 12For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap [their] hands. (Isa. 55:12)
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Isa. 61:7,10• 7Instead of your shame [ye shall have] double; [instead of] confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double; everlasting joy shall be unto them.
 10I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh [himself] with the turban, and as a bride adorneth [herself] with her jewels. (Isa. 61:7,10)
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Isa. 65:18• 18But be glad and rejoice forever [in that] which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. (Isa. 65:18)
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Isa. 66:10• 10Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her; rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn over her; (Isa. 66:10)
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Psa. 4:7• 7Thou hast put joy into my heart{HR}More than at the time their corn and their wine were increased. (Psa. 4:7)
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Psa. 126:5‑6• 5Those that sow with tears{HR}Shall reap with joyful song.
 6Surely (going) he goeth and weepeth, bearing a load of the seed;{HR}Surely (coming) he shall come with joyful song, bearing his sheaves. (Psa. 126:5‑6)
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Jer. 31:7,12‑14• 7For thus saith Jehovah; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, Jehovah, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.
 12Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of Jehovah, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
 13Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
 14And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith Jehovah. (Jer. 31:7,12‑14)
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Acts 8:8• 8And there was great joy in that city. (Acts 8:8)
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Phil. 4:4• 4Rejoice in [the] Lord always: again I will say, rejoice. (Phil. 4:4)
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1 Peter 1:8• 8whom, having not seen, ye love; in whom, though not now seeing but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and glorified, (1 Peter 1:8)
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Isa. 16:9‑10• 9Therefore I will weep with the weeping of Jaazer for the vine of Sibmah; with my tears will I water thee, Heshbon, and Elealeh, for a cry is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy harvest.
 10And taken away is joy and gladness out of the fruitful field; and in the vineyard there is no singing, neither is there shouting: the treaders tread out no wine in the presses; I have made the cry to cease. (Isa. 16:9‑10)
and as men.
Judg. 5:3• 3Hear, ye kings; give ear, ye princes,{HR}I, even I, will sing to Jehovah;{HR}I will hymn to Jehovah the God of Israel.{HR} (Judg. 5:3)
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1 Sam. 30:16• 16And he brought him down, and behold, they were spread over the whole land, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah. (1 Sam. 30:16)
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2 Chron. 20:25‑28• 25And Jehoshaphat and his people came to plunder the spoil of them, and they found among them in abundance, both riches with the dead bodies, and precious things, and they stripped off for themselves more than they could carry away; and they were three days in plundering the spoil, it was so much.
 26And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah, for there they blessed Jehovah: therefore the name of the same place was called the valley of Berachah unto this day.
 27And they returned, all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at their head, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for Jehovah had made them to rejoice over their enemies.
 28And they came to Jerusalem with lutes and harps and trumpets, to the house of Jehovah. (2 Chron. 20:25‑28)
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Psa. 119:162• 162For me, I [am] joyful over thy saying{HR}As a finder of great spoil. (Psa. 119:162)
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Luke 11:22• 22but when the stronger than he coming upon [him], overcometh him, he taketh away his panoply in which he trusted, and he will divide the spoil [he has taken] from him. (Luke 11:22)
• Verse 3, of the great joy that follows; for translation authorities tell us that the word “not” should be deleted. (“Isaiah 9” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Thou hast multiplied the nation, hast increased its joy: they joy before thee like to the joy in harvest; as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

W. Kelly Translation

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Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou hasta increased their joy: they joy before thee as with the joy of harvest, as they rejoice when they divide the spoil.

WK Translation Notes

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It is plain that "not increased the joy" is erroneous. The margin is right, substantially, as the next clause might prove to any reader.