Because the yoke that was laid upon them has been taken away, and the rod that was on their neck: for he has broken the rod of the exactors, as in the day of Madiam.
LXX2012
Isaiah 9:3
The multitude of the people which you have brought down in your joy, they shall even rejoice before you as they that rejoice in harvest, and as they that divide the spoil.
Parallel Translations
Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
You have multiplied the nation. You have increased their joy. They rejoice before you according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the plunder.
Cross References
Psalms 119:162Isaiah 26:15Isaiah 65:18Isaiah 35:10Isaiah 66:10Isaiah 61:7Jeremiah 31:12–14Jeremiah 31:71 Peter 1:82 Chronicles 20:25–28Psalms 126:5–61 Samuel 30:16Psalms 4:7Isaiah 25:9Isaiah 12:1
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