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Isa. 9:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For unto us a child is born, untoi us a son is given: and the governmentk shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty Godm, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peacen.

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Luke 2:11• ¹¹for unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ [the] Lord. (Luke 2:11)

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Matt. 28:18• ¹⁸{i}And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All power has been given me in heaven and upon earth.{/i} (Matt. 28:18)

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Heb. 1:8• ⁸but as to the Son, Thy throne, O God, [is] forever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom. (Heb. 1:8)

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Eph. 2:14• ¹⁴For he is our peace that made both one, and broke down the middle wall of the fence, (Eph. 2:14)

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For unto.

Isa. 7:14• ¹⁴Therefore will Jehovah Himself give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuel. (Isa. 7:14)

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Luke 1:35• ³⁵{i}And the angel answering said to her,{/i} [The] Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of [the] Highest overshadow thee, therefore the holy thing also which shall be born [of thee] shall be called Son of God. (Luke 1:35)

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Luke 2:11• ¹¹for unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ [the] Lord. (Luke 2:11)

unto us a son.

John 1:14• ¹⁴And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only-begotten from beside a father), full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)

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John 3:16‑17• ¹⁶For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, that every one that believeth on him should not perish but have life eternal.
¹⁷For God sent not his Son into the world that he should judge the world, but that the world might be saved through him. (John 3:16‑17)

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Rom. 8:32• ³²He at least that spared not his own Son but gave him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely grant us all things? (Rom. 8:32)

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1 John 4:10‑14• ¹⁰Herein is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us, and sent his Son [as] propitiation for our sins.
¹¹Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
¹²No one hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love hath been perfected in us.
¹³Herein we know that we abide in him, and he in us, because he hath given to us of his Spirit.
¹⁴And we have beheld, and testify that the Father hath sent his Son as Saviour of the world. (1 John 4:10‑14)

the government.

Isa. 22:21‑22• ²¹and I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.
²²And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; and he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. (Isa. 22:21‑22)

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Psa. 2:6‑12• ⁶"Yet have I anointed my king upon Zion{HR}The mountain of my holiness."
⁷"Let me declare the decree;{HR}Jehovah said unto me,{HR}'Thou art my Son;{HR}This day have I begotten thee.'
⁸Ask of me, and I will give nations [for] thine inheritance,{HR}And the ends of the earth [for] thy possession.
⁹Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron;{HR}As a potter's vessel shalt thou dash them in pieces."
¹⁰And now, O ye kings, be wise;{HR}Be admonished, ye judges of the earth;
¹¹Serve Jehovah with fear and rejoice with trembling;
¹²Kiss the Son, lest he be angry and ye perish in the way{HR}When his anger consumeth but a little:{HR}Blessed [are] all who trust in him. (Psa. 2:6‑12)

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Psa. 110:1‑4• ¹A psalm of David.{HR}Jehovah said unto my Lord, Sit at my right hand{HR}Until I make thine enemies a stool for thy feet.
²Jehovah shall send the rod of thy might out of Zion:{HR}Rule in the midst of thine enemies.
³Thy people offer themselves willingly{HR}In the day of thy power, in ornaments of holiness;{HR}From the womb of the dawn to thee [is] the dew of thy youth.
⁴Jehovah hath sworn and will not repent,{HR}{i}Thou{/i} [art] priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. (Psa. 110:1‑4)

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Jer. 23:5‑6• ⁵Behold the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
⁶In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, JEHOVAH OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. (Jer. 23:5‑6)

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Zech. 6:12‑13• ¹²and speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of Jehovah:
¹³even he shall build the temple of Jehovah; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. (Zech. 6:12‑13)

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Zech. 9:9‑10• ⁹Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
¹⁰{i}And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle-bow shall be cut off. And he shall speak peace unto the nations; and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.{/i} (Zech. 9:9‑10)

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Matt. 11:27• ²⁷{i}All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son but the Father, nor does anyone know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son may be pleased to reveal [him].{/i} (Matt. 11:27)

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Matt. 28:18• ¹⁸{i}And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All power has been given me in heaven and upon earth.{/i} (Matt. 28:18)

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1 Cor. 15:25• ²⁵For he must reign until he put all the enemies under his feet. (1 Cor. 15:25)

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Eph. 1:21‑22• ²¹far above every principality and authority and power and lordship and every name named not only in this age but also in that to come;
²²and put all things under his feet, and gave him as head over all things to the assembly, (Eph. 1:21‑22)

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Rev. 19:16• ¹⁶And he hath upon the garment and upon his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. (Rev. 19:16)

his name.

Isa. 7:14• ¹⁴Therefore will Jehovah Himself give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuel. (Isa. 7:14)

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Judg. 13:18• ¹⁸{i}And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, How is it that thou askest after my name, seeing it is wonderful?{/i} (Judg. 13:18)

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Judg. 13• (Judg. 13)

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Jer. 31:22• ²²How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for Jehovah hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man. (Jer. 31:22)

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Matt. 1:23• ²³{i}Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, 'God with us.'{/i} (Matt. 1:23)

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1 Tim. 3:16• ¹⁶And confessedly great is the mystery of piety: he who was manifested in flesh, was justified in Spirit, appeared unto angels, was preached among Gentiles, was believed on in [the] world, was received up in glory. (1 Tim. 3:16)

Counsellor.

Isa. 28:29• ²⁹This also cometh forth from Jehovah of hosts; he is wonderful in counsel, great in wisdom. (Isa. 28:29)

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Zech. 6:13• ¹³even he shall build the temple of Jehovah; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne; and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. (Zech. 6:13)

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Luke 21:15• ¹⁵for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to resist or reply unto. (Luke 21:15)

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John 1:16• ¹⁶and of his fullness all we received, and grace for grace. (John 1:16)

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1 Cor. 1:30• ³⁰But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made wisdom to us from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption; (1 Cor. 1:30)

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Col. 2:3• ³in which are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. (Col. 2:3)

The mighty God.

Isa. 45:24‑25• ²⁴Only in Jehovah, shall [one] say, have I righteousness and strength: to him shall [men] come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
²⁵In Jehovah shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory. (Isa. 45:24‑25)

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Psa. 45:3,6• ³Gird thy sword upon the thigh,{HR}Ο mighty one, thy glory and thy majesty.
⁶Thy throne, Ο God, [is] for ever and ever;{HR}A sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom. (Psa. 45:3,6)

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Psa. 50:1• ¹A psalm of Asaph.{HR}God (El), Elohim-Jehovah, hath spoken{HR}And called the earth from the rising of the sun unto its setting. (Psa. 50:1)

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Jer. 23:5‑6• ⁵Behold the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
⁶In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, JEHOVAH OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. (Jer. 23:5‑6)

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John 1:1‑2• ¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
²The same was in the beginning with God. (John 1:1‑2)

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Acts 20:28• ²⁸Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock in which the Holy Spirit set you overseers to tend the assembly of God, which he purchased with his own blood. (Acts 20:28)

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Rom. 9:5• ⁵whose are the fathers, and of whom [is] the Christ as far as according to flesh, who is over all God blessed forever. Amen. (Rom. 9:5)

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Titus 2:13• ¹³looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ; (Titus 2:13)

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Heb. 1:8• ⁸but as to the Son, Thy throne, O God, [is] forever and ever; a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre of thy kingdom. (Heb. 1:8)

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1 John 5:20• ²⁰And we know that the Son of God came, and hath given to us understanding that we should know the true one; and we are in the true one, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and life eternal. (1 John 5:20)

The everlasting Father.

Isa. 8:18• ¹⁸Behold, I and the children whom Jehovah hath given me [are] for signs and for wonders in Israel from Jehovah of hosts who dwelleth in mount Zion. (Isa. 8:18)

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Isa. 53:10• ¹⁰Yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath put [him] to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see a seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand. (Isa. 53:10)

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Prov. 8:23• ²³I was set up from everlasting,{HR}From the beginning, before the earth was. (Prov. 8:23)

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Heb. 2:13‑14• ¹³And again, I will trust in him; and again, Behold, I and the little children which God gave to me.
¹⁴Since then the little children are partakers of blood and flesh, he also in like manner took part of the same, that through death he might annul him that hath the might of death, that is, the devil; (Heb. 2:13‑14)

The Prince of Peace.

Isa. 11:6‑9• ⁶The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them.
⁷And the cow and the she-bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
⁸And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the adder, and the weaned child shall put forth his hand to the viper's den.
⁹They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea. (Isa. 11:6‑9)

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Isa. 53:5• ⁵But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. (Isa. 53:5)

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Psa. 72:3,7• ³The mountains shall bring peace to the people,{HR}And the hills in righteousness.
⁷In his days shall a righteous one flourish,{HR}And much peace till the moon [be] no more. (Psa. 72:3,7)

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Psa. 85:10• ¹⁰Mercy and truth are met together;{HR}Righteousness and peace have kissed. (Psa. 85:10)

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Dan. 9:24‑25• ²⁴seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
²⁵Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem, unto the Messiah, the Prince, shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. The street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. (Dan. 9:24‑25)

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Mic. 5:4‑5• ⁴He shall stand and feed in the strength of Jehovah, in the majesty of the name of Jehovah his God; and they shall abide; for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
⁵And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land, {i}and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight princes of men.{/i} (Mic. 5:4‑5)

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Luke 2:14• ¹⁴Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good pleasure in men. (Luke 2:14)

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John 14:27• ²⁷Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you, not as the world giveth give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:27)

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Acts 10:36• ³⁶The word which he sent forth to the sons of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all), a (Acts 10:36)

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Rom. 5:1‑10• ¹Having then, been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
²through whom also we have had the access into this grace wherein we stand, and boast in hope of the glory of God.
³And not only [so], but we also boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation worketh out endurance;
⁴and endurance proof, and proof hope:
⁵and hope maketh not ashamed, because the love of God is poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit that was given to us.
⁶For Christ, while we were yet weak, died in due time for ungodly [men].
⁷For hardly in behalf of a righteous [man] will one die: for in behalf of the good [man] perhaps one even dareth to die;
⁸but God commendeth his own love towards us, because, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
⁹Much more then, having been now justified by his blood, we shall be saved by him from wrath.
¹⁰For if while enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more having been reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. (Rom. 5:1‑10)

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2 Cor. 5:19• ¹⁹how that it was God in Christ reconciling [the] world to himself, not reckoning to them their offences, and putting in us the word of the reconciliation. (2 Cor. 5:19)

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Eph. 2:14‑18• ¹⁴For he is our peace that made both one, and broke down the middle wall of the fence,
¹⁵having annulled the enmity in his flesh, the law of the commandments in ordinances, that he might create the two in himself into one new man, making peace,
¹⁶and might reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, having slain the enmity in it.
¹⁷And having come he preached peace to you that were afar off and peace to those that were nigh.
¹⁸For through him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. (Eph. 2:14‑18)

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Col. 1:20‑21• ²⁰and by him to reconcile the universe unto him, having made peace by the blood of his cross(by him, whether the things on the earth or those in the heavens.
²¹And you [who] once were alienated and enemies in mind by wicked works, (Col. 1:20‑21)

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Heb. 7:2‑3• ²to whom also Abraham divided a tenth from all, first being interpreted King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is peace,
³without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but assimilated to the Son of God, abideth a priest continuously. (Heb. 7:2‑3)

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Heb. 13:20• ²⁰But the God of peace, that brought again from among [the] dead our Lord Jesus the great Shepherd of the sheep in virtue of blood of an everlasting covenant, (Heb. 13:20)

• Verse 6 begins with “For”; that is, it supplies the basic reason or ground on which the prophecy rests. The meaning and implications of the great name, Immanuel, are unfolded to us. He is truly the “Child” born to the virgin but He is also the “Son” given. In the fuller light of the New Testament we can see how fitting is the word “given” here rather than “born”. He who was “Son” became “seed of David according to the flesh” (Rom. 1:3); that is, by His birth of the virgin. Hence His Sonship preceded His birth, and, as the fruit of inspiration, the prophecy was so worded as to be in harmony with the truth later to be revealed. (“Isaiah 9” by F.B. Hole)

• The government is to rest on the shoulder of Immanuel, and the full import of the name is now given to us under five headings. The first is “Wonderful”; that is, Singular and beyond all powers of human scrutiny. Then He is “Counselor”; One involved in the counseling which precedes Divine acts, as for instance, “Let Us make man...” (Gen. 1:26). This must be so inasmuch as He is “Mighty God”. Again, being so, when He takes flesh and blood, His name of course must be “God with us”. Moreover, He is “Father of eternity”, as more literally the words read. Eternity has its origin in Him. The ascription of Deity to the Child born could not be more distinct. (“Isaiah 9” by F.B. Hole)

• He is “Prince of peace”, the only One who, in this rebellious world, can establish it upon a permanent basis. This He will do by the warrior judgments predicted in verses 4 and 5. (“Isaiah 9” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonderfula, Counsellor, Mighty *God, Father of Eternityb, Prince of Peace.

JND Translation Notes

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See Judg. 13.18.

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Or "Father of the age."

W. Kelly Translation

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For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of eternitya , Prince of Peace.

WK Translation Notes

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Or, the coming age.