Isaiah 9:9 (DRB)

Passage

And all the people of Ephraim shall know, and the inhabitants of Samaria that say in the pride and haughtiness of their heart:

Nearby Context

Isaiah 9:7 His empire shall be multiplied, and there shall be no end of peace: he shall sit upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom; to establish it and strengthen it with judgment and with justice, from henceforth and for ever: the zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

Isaiah 9:8 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.

Isaiah 9:9 And all the people of Ephraim shall know, and the inhabitants of Samaria that say in the pride and haughtiness of their heart:

Isaiah 9:10 The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with square stones: they have cut down the sycamores, but we will change them for cedars.

Isaiah 9:11 And the Lord shall set up the enemies of Rasin over him, and shall bring on his enemies in a crowd:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "people", "ephraim", "shall", "inhabitants", "samaria", "pride", "haughtiness", and "heart". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "people" and "ephraim", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "The Lord sent a word into Jacob..." into verse 10's "The bricks are fallen down but we...", so "people" and "ephraim" belong inside that flow. In Isaiah context, the local focus is the Holy One of Israel, judgment and restoration, the servant of the LORD, and Zion's hope.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "people" and "ephraim" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.