Isaiah 9:11 (GNV)

Passage

Neuerthelesse the Lord will raise vp the aduersaries of Rezin against him, and ioyne his enemies together.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 9:9 And all the people shall knowe, euen Ephraim, and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and presumption of the heart,

Isaiah 9:10 The brickes are fallen, but we will build it with hewen stones: the wilde figge trees are cut downe, but we will change them into ceders.

Isaiah 9:11 Neuerthelesse the Lord will raise vp the aduersaries of Rezin against him, and ioyne his enemies together.

Isaiah 9:12 Aram before and the Philistims behinde, and they shall deuoure Israel with open mouth: yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Isaiah 9:13 For the people turneth not vnto him that smiteth them, neither doe they seeke the Lord of hostes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "neuerthelesse", "lord", "raise", "aduersaries", "rezin", "against", "ioyne", and "enemies". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "neuerthelesse" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "The brickes are fallen but we will..." into verse 12's "Aram before and the Philistims behinde and...", so "neuerthelesse" and "lord" 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 "neuerthelesse" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.