1. But suddenly there will be no more gloom for the land that suffered. In the past God made the lands of Zebulun and Naphtali hang their heads in shame, but in the future those lands will be made great. They will stretch from the road along the Mediterranean Sea to the land beyond the Jordan River and north to Galilee, the land of people who are not Israelites.
2. Before those people lived in darkness,but now they have seen a great light.They lived in a dark land,but a light has shined on them.
3. God, you have caused the nation to growand made the people happy.And they have shown their happiness to you,like the joy during harvest time,like the joy of peopletaking what they have won in war.
4. Like the time you defeated Midian,you have taken away their heavy loadand the heavy pole from their backsand the rod the enemy used to punish them.
5. Every boot that marched in battleand every uniform stained with bloodhas been thrown into the fire.