Yesaya 9:5

9:5 Indeed every boot that marches and shakes the earth ¹ 

and every garment dragged through blood

is used as fuel for the fire.

Yesaya 9:2

9:2 (9:1) The people walking in darkness

see a bright light; ² 

light shines

on those who live in a land of deep darkness. ³ 

1 Timotius 1:7

1:7 They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or the things they insist on so confidently. ⁴ 

[9:5]  ¹ tn Heb “Indeed every boot marching with shaking.” On the meaning of סְאוֹן (sÿ’on, “boot”) and the related denominative verb, both of which occur only here, see HALOT 738 s.v. סְאוֹן.

[9:2]  ² sn The darkness symbolizes judgment and its effects (see 8:22); the light represents deliverance and its effects, brought about by the emergence of a conquering Davidic king (see vv. 3-6).

[9:2]  ³ tn Traditionally צַלְמָוֶת (tsalmavet) has been interpreted as a compound noun, meaning “shadow of death” (so KJV, ASV, NIV), but usage indicates that the word, though it sometimes refers to death, means “darkness.” The term should probably be repointed as an abstract noun צַלְמוּת (tsalmut). See the note at Ps 23:4.

[1:7]  ⁴ tn The Greek reinforces this negation: “understand neither what they are saying nor the things they insist on…”