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Isaiah 60:1

Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. shine: or, be enlightened; for thy light cometh

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“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you.

Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

Arise, shine; for your light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen on you.

60:2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

What does Isaiah 60:1 mean?

Isaiah 60:1 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include קוּם (qûwm), אוֹר (ʼôwr), בּוֹא (bôwʼ).

Hebrew interlinear

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Arise,קוּםqûwm/koom/H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
shine;אוֹרʼôwr/ore/H215to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)
for
thy
lightאוֹרʼôwr/ore/H216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
is
come,בּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
and
the
gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôwd/kaw-bode'/H3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
of
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
is
risenזָרַחzârach/zaw-rakh'/H2224properly, to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e. to rise (as the sun); specifically, to appear (as a symptom of leprosy)
upon
thee.
shine:
or,
be
enlightened;
for
thy
light
cometh

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Church (2)Heathen, theLight

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 60:1.

2 Samuel 23:4

And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

Job 33:30

To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.

Nehemiah 9:5

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

Numbers 10:9

And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.

Numbers 20:6

And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them.

Numbers 6:12

And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled. be lost: Heb. fall

Numbers 6:6

All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body.

Numbers 7:3

And they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 60:1 say?

Isaiah 60:1 (King James Version) reads: "Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. shine: or, be enlightened; for thy light cometh"

Is Isaiah 60:1 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 60:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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