Isaiah 9:3
Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 9
“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.”Isaiah 9:3
What Does Isaiah 9:3 Mean?
Isaiah 9:3 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 9, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Joy.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Isaiah 9:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 4:7“Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.”Job 12:23“He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.”Psalms 119:162“I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.”Isaiah 26:15“Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.”Isaiah 35:10“And the ransomed of the LORD 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.”Isaiah 65:18“But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.”Isaiah 66:10“Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:”Isaiah 61:7“For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.”Jeremiah 31:7“For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.”Jeremiah 31:12“Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, 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.”1 Peter 1:8“Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:”1 Samuel 30:16“And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, 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.”2 Chronicles 20:25“And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.”Psalms 126:5“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.”Isaiah 12:1“And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.”Isaiah 25:9“And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”Isaiah 55:12“For 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.”Philippians 4:4“Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.”Joel 1:12“The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.”Proverbs 16:19“Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.”
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