Isaiah 9:6 (WEB)

Passage

For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Nearby Context

Isaiah 9:4 For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian.

Isaiah 9:5 For all the armor of the armed man in the noisy battle, and the garments rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.

Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on David’s throne, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.

Isaiah 9:8 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it falls on Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "child", "born", "given", "government", "shoulders", "name", and "wonderful". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "child", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "For all the armor of the armed..." into verse 7's "Of the increase of his government and...", so "called" and "child" 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 "called" and "child" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.