Isaiah 9:4 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 9:4

For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.

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ASV

For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as in the day of Midian.

KJV

For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

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Commentary

5 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah (420)

For the yoke of their burden, and the rod of their shoulder, and the scepter of their exactor you have overcome, as in the day of Midian. LXX: For the yoke that was upon them, and the rod from their neck, has been taken away. For the rod of the oppressors shall be broken, as in the day of Midian.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden,.... Of Galilee, of the nation multiplied, of the spiritual inhabitants of it, whose joy was increased; and this is one reason of it, because they were delivered by the Lord from the burdensome yoke of the ceremonial law, which was broken off and abolished by Christ; and from the tyranny of Satan, the god of this world, out of whose hands they were ransomed and delivered; and from the dominion of sin, under the power of which they had been in bondage.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The staff - The staff or staves by which he was forced to carry burdens upon his shoulders. The rod - Wherewith he beat him. Oppressor - Of all his oppressors, but especially of sin and the devil.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

For thou hast broken - This verse, and the following, show the way in which the occasion of the joy had been furnished. The expression ‘thou hast’ does not necessarily refer to the past, but is a form of expression derived from the nature of the prophetic visions, where that is described as past which is seen to pass before the eyes of the prophet; see the Introduction, section

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

As the "dividing of the spoil" (Isa 9:3) was followed by that which was "not joy," the making of the idolatrous ephod (Jud 8:24-27), so the gospel victory was soon followed by apostasy at the first, and shall be so again after the millennial overthrow of Antichrist (Re 20:3, 7-9), previous to Satan's last doom (Re 20:10).

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּ֣י׀	ki	for	H3588 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
עֹ֣ל	'ol	[the] yoke of	H5923 →
סֻבֳּל֗וֹ	su.bo.Lo	burden its	H5448 →
וְאֵת֙	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
מַטֵּ֣ה	ma.Teh	[the] staff of	H4294 →
שִׁכְמ֔וֹ	shikh.Mo	shoulder its	H7926 →
שֵׁ֖בֶט	She.vet	[the] rod of	H7626 →
הַנֹּגֵ֣שׂ	ha.no.Ges	the [one who] oppresses	H5065 →
בּ֑וֹ	bo	<in> it
הַחִתֹּ֖תָ	ha.chi.To.ta	you will shatter	H2865 →
כְּי֥וֹם	ke.Yom	like [the] day of	H3117 →
מִדְיָֽן׃	mid.Yan	Midian	H4080 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Nahum 1:13
For I will now break their yoke from your neck and tear away your shackles.”
leads to
- Isaiah 10:27
  On that day the burden will be lifted from your shoulders, and the yoke from your neck. The yoke will be broken because your neck will be too large.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 2:20
  “For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute.
Through
Jeremiah 30:8
On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will break the yoke off their necks and tear off their bonds, and no longer will strangers enslave them.
leads to
- Nahum 1:13
  For I will now break their yoke from your neck and tear away your shackles.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Isaiah 54:14
In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you.
leads to
- Proverbs 3:25–26
  Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
- Jeremiah 30:10
  As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants…
- Zechariah 9:8
  But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with…
- Zechariah 8:3
  This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be…
- Zechariah 2:4–5

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Isaiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Isaiah