Isaiah 9:1
Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:
What it says
The lands once humbled will no longer remain in gloom, because God will honor Galilee of the nations.
What it is doing
This verse opens the chapter by overturning the darkness of prior distress.
In context
1Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations: 2The people walking in darkness 3You have enlarged the nation 4For as in the day of Midian 5For every trampling boot of battle 6For unto us a child is born, 7Of the increase of His government and peace