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Isaiah 60:11“Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the Lord shines on you!Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Eph 5:14Eph 5:8John 8:12Isa 52:1-2Isa 60:19-20Isa 58:8John 12:46Matt 5:16Mal 4:2Luke 1:78-79
Isaiah 60:22For, look, darkness covers the earth and deep darkness covers the nations, but the Lord shines on you; his splendor appears over you.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Col 1:131 Pet 2:9Acts 17:30-312 Cor 4:4-6Eph 4:17-20Hag 2:7-9Acts 26:18Mal 4:2Rom 1:21-322 Cor 3:18
Isaiah 60:33Nations come to your light, kings to your bright light.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Acts 13:47Isa 49:23Rev 21:24Isa 2:2-5Mic 4:1-2Ps 117:1-2John 12:32Zech 8:20-23Isa 45:14Ps 68:29
Isaiah 60:44Look all around you! They all gather and come to you— your sons come from far away, and your daughters are escorted by guardians.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 42:6Isa 49:18Isa 49:20-22Gal 3:28-29Isa 43:6Acts 13:44Isa 66:11-12Matt 8:11Isa 11:12John 4:35
Isaiah 60:55Then you will look and smile, you will be excited and your heart will swell with pride. For the riches of distant lands will belong to you, and the wealth of nations will come to you.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 61:6Isa 23:18Acts 10:45Ps 98:7-91 Sam 2:1Acts 11:17Hos 1:10-11Hos 3:5Isa 24:14-15Isa 54:2
Isaiah 60:66Camel caravans will cover your roads, young camels from Midian and Ephah. All the merchants of Sheba will come, bringing gold and incense and singing praises to the Lord.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Matt 2:11Ps 72:10Ps 72:151 Pet 2:9Gen 25:3-4Judg 6:51 Pet 2:5Rev 5:9-10Phil 2:17Rev 7:9-12
Isaiah 60:77All the sheep of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will be available to you as sacrifices. They will go up on my altar acceptably, and I will bestow honor on my majestic temple.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 56:7Gen 25:13Heb 13:15-16Hag 2:7-9Job 42:8Rom 12:1Rom 15:16Isa 42:11Isa 60:13Heb 13:10
Isaiah 60:88Who are these who float along like a cloud, who fly like doves to their shelters?Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Rev 7:9Luke 13:29Heb 12:1Isa 49:21Isa 60:4Gen 8:8-11Isa 45:22
Isaiah 60:99Indeed, the coastlands look eagerly for me; the large ships are in the lead, bringing your sons from far away, along with their silver and gold, to honor the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has bestowed honor on you.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 55:5Isa 2:16Isa 11:11Isa 51:5Gal 4:26Isa 42:10Isa 42:4Isa 49:1Isa 66:19-201 Kgs 10:1
Isaiah 60:1010Foreigners will rebuild your walls; their kings will serve you. Even though I struck you down in my anger, I will restore my favor and have compassion on you.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 61:5Isa 49:23Rev 21:26Isa 14:1-2Isa 60:3Rev 21:24Zech 6:15Isa 12:1Isa 54:7-8Isa 57:17-18
Isaiah 60:1111Your gates will remain open at all times; they will not be shut during the day or at night, so that the wealth of nations may be delivered, with their kings leading the way.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Rev 21:25-26Isa 60:5Isa 60:18Isa 62:10Ps 149:8
Isaiah 60:1212Indeed, nations or kingdoms that do not serve you will perish; such nations will definitely be destroyed.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 54:15Zech 14:12-19Dan 2:44-45Isa 14:2Isa 41:11Ps 2:12Dan 2:35Luke 19:27Matt 21:44Rev 2:26-27
Isaiah 60:1313The splendor of Lebanon will come to you, its evergreens, firs, and cypresses together, to beautify my palace; I will bestow honor on my throne room.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 35:21 Chr 28:2Ps 132:7Ps 96:6Ezra 7:27Hos 14:6-7Isa 41:19-20Isa 55:13Isa 66:1
Isaiah 60:1414The children of your oppressors will come bowing to you; all who treated you with disrespect will bow down at your feet. They will call you, ‘The City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.’Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Rev 3:9Isa 49:23Heb 12:22Isa 45:14Isa 1:26Isa 14:1-2Isa 62:12Rev 3:12Jer 16:19Ps 87:3
Isaiah 60:1515You were once abandoned and despised, with no one passing through, but I will make you a permanent source of pride and joy to coming generations.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 61:7Jer 30:17Isa 49:14-23Isa 35:10Jer 33:11Isa 4:2Isa 54:6-14Isa 6:12Rev 11:15-17Isa 65:18
Isaiah 60:1616You will drink the milk of nations; you will nurse at the breasts of kings. Then you will recognize that I, the Lord, am your Deliverer, your Protector, the Powerful One of Jacob.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 49:23Isa 66:11-12Isa 66:14Isa 61:6Isa 43:3-4Ezek 34:30Isa 59:20
Isaiah 60:1717Instead of bronze, I will bring you gold; instead of iron, I will bring you silver; instead of wood, I will bring you bronze; instead of stones, I will bring you iron. I will make prosperity your overseer, and vindication your sovereign ruler.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Heb 11:40Isa 30:26Isa 1:26Zech 12:81 Kgs 10:21-272 Pet 3:13Isa 32:1-2
Isaiah 60:1818Sounds of violence will no longer be heard in your land, or the sounds of destruction and devastation within your borders. You will name your walls, ‘Deliverance,’ and your gates, ‘Praise.’Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 26:1Isa 11:9Zech 9:8Ps 72:3-7Isa 2:4Mic 4:3Rev 19:1-6
Isaiah 60:1919The sun will no longer supply light for you by day, nor will the moon’s brightness shine on you; the Lord will be your permanent source of light— the splendor of your God will shine upon you.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Rev 21:23Rev 22:5Zech 2:5Ps 36:9Ps 3:3Ps 62:7Luke 2:32Ps 4:2
Isaiah 60:2020Your sun will no longer set; your moon will not disappear; the Lord will be your permanent source of light; your time of sorrow will be over.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Rev 21:4Ps 84:11Isa 35:10Ps 27:1Mal 4:2Isa 30:26Isa 25:8Rev 7:15-17Isa 30:19Isa 65:19
Isaiah 60:2121All your people will be godly; they will possess the land permanently. I will plant them like a shoot; they will be the product of my labor, through whom I reveal my splendor.Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Matt 15:13Ps 37:22Ps 37:11Isa 29:23Isa 61:3John 15:2Ps 92:13Eph 2:10Eph 2:7Isa 43:21
Isaiah 60:2222The least of you will multiply into a thousand; the smallest of you will become a large nation. When the right time comes, I the Lord will quickly do this!”Copy LinkKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Hab 2:3Heb 10:36Luke 18:7Matt 13:31-322 Pet 3:8Isa 66:8Isa 5:19Dan 2:44Rev 7:9Acts 5:14
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