Isaiah 9:9 (YLT)

Passage

And the people have known--all of it, Ephraim, and the inhabitant of Samaria, In pride and in greatness of heart, saying,

Nearby Context

Isaiah 9:7 To the increase of the princely power, And of peace, there is no end, On the throne of David, and on his kingdom, To establish it, and to support it, In judgment and in righteousness, Henceforth, even unto the age, The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts doth this.

Isaiah 9:8 A word hath the Lord sent into Jacob, And it hath fallen in Israel.

Isaiah 9:9 And the people have known--all of it, Ephraim, and the inhabitant of Samaria, In pride and in greatness of heart, saying,

Isaiah 9:10 `Bricks have fallen, and hewn work we build, Sycamores have been cut down, and cedars we renew.'

Isaiah 9:11 And Jehovah setteth the adversaries of Rezin on high above him, And his enemies he joineth together,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "A word hath the Lord sent into..." into verse 10's "Bricks have fallen and hewn work we...", so "people" and "known--all" 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 "known--all" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.