Verse Comparison: Isaiah 9:2
American Standard Version
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
Amplified® Bible
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great Light; those who dwelt in the land of intense darkness {and} the shadow of death, upon them has the Light shined.
Contemporary English Version
Those who walked in the dark have seen a bright light. And it shines upon everyone who lives in the land of darkest shadows.
Darby English Version
the people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them light hath shone.
Good News Bible
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. They lived in a land of shadows, but now light is shining on them.
King James Version
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
New American Standard Bible
The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them.
New International Version
The people walking in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death
a light has dawned.
New King James Version
The people who walked in darkness
Have seen a great light;
Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death,
Upon them a light has shined.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them.
Revised Standard Version
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined.
Young's Literal Translation
The people who are walking in darkness Have seen a great light, Dwellers in a land of death-shade, Light hath shone upon them.