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    "content": "Isaias, Chapter 9 — 21 verses (Douay-Rheims)",
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  "citation": "Isaias 9 (Douay-Rheims)",
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      "verse": 1,
      "text": "At the first time the land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephtali was lightly touched: and at the last the way of the sea beyond the Jordan of the Galilee of the Gentiles was heavily loaded.",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:1 (Douay-Rheims)"
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      "verse": 2,
      "text": "The people that walked in darkness, have seen a great light: to them that dwelt in the region of the shadow of death, light is risen.",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:2 (Douay-Rheims)"
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    {
      "verse": 3,
      "text": "Thou hast multiplied the nation, and hast not increased the joy. They shall rejoice before thee, as they that rejoice in the harvest, as conquerors rejoice after taking a prey, when they divide the spoils.",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:3 (Douay-Rheims)"
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      "verse": 4,
      "text": "For the yoke of their burden, and the rod of their shoulder, and the sceptre of their oppressor thou hast overcome, as in the day of Madian.",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:4 (Douay-Rheims)"
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      "verse": 5,
      "text": "For every violent taking of spoils, with tumult, and garment mingled with blood, shall be burnt, and be fuel for the fire.",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:5 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 6,
      "text": "For a CHILD IS BORN to us, and a son is given to us, and the government is upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, God the Mighty, the Father of the world to come, the Prince of Peace.",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:6 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 7,
      "text": "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.",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:7 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 8,
      "text": "The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:8 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
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      "verse": 9,
      "text": "And all the people of Ephraim shall know, and the inhabitants of Samaria that say in the pride and haughtiness of their heart:",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:9 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 10,
      "text": "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.",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:10 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 11,
      "text": "And the Lord shall set up the enemies of Rasin over him, and shall bring on his enemies in a crowd:",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:11 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 12,
      "text": "The Syrians from the east, and, the Philistines from the west: and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his indignation is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:12 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 13,
      "text": "And the people are not returned to him who hath struck them, and have not sought after the Lord of hosts.",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:13 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
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      "verse": 14,
      "text": "And the Lord shall destroy out of Israel the head and the tail, him that bendeth down, and him that holdeth back, in one day.",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:14 (Douay-Rheims)"
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      "verse": 15,
      "text": "The aged and honourable, he is the head: and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:15 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 16,
      "text": "And they that call this people blessed, shall cause them to err: and they that are called blessed, shall be thrown down, headlong.",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:16 (Douay-Rheims)"
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    {
      "verse": 17,
      "text": "Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men: neither shall he have mercy on their fatherless, and widows: for every one is a hypocrite and wicked, and every mouth hath spoken folly. For all this his indignation is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:17 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 18,
      "text": "For wickedness is kindled as a fire, it shall devour the brier and the thorn: and shall kindle in the thicket of the forest, and it shall be wrapped up in smoke ascending on high.",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:18 (Douay-Rheims)"
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      "verse": 19,
      "text": "By the wrath of the Lord of hosts the land is troubled, and the people shall be as fuel for the fire: no man shall spare his brother.",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:19 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 20,
      "text": "And he shall turn to the right hand, and shall be hungry: and shall eat on the left hand, and shall not be filled: every one shall eat the flesh of his own arm: Manasses Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasses, and they together shall be against Juda.",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:20 (Douay-Rheims)"
    },
    {
      "verse": 21,
      "text": "After all these things his indignation is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.",
      "citation": "Isaias 9:21 (Douay-Rheims)"
    }
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