Isaiah 60:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

ק֥וּמִי א֖וֹרִי כִּ֣י בָ֣א אוֹרֵ֑ךְ וּכְב֥וֹד יְהוָ֖ה עָלַ֥יִךְ זָרָֽח׃

Transliteration

qûmî ʾôrî kî bāʾ ʾôrēk û-ḵəḇôḏ YHWH ʿālayik zārāḥ

Grammar Details

*qûmî*: imperative, feminine singular - rise/arise
*ʾôrî*: imperative, feminine singular - shine/be bright
*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*bāʾ*: perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has come
*ʾôrēk*: noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your light
*û-ḵəḇôḏ*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and glory of
*YHWH*: divine name, proper noun
*ʿālayik*: preposition with 2nd feminine singular suffix - upon you
*zārāḥ*: perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has risen/shone

Word Meanings

*qûmî*: arise/stand up/get up
*ʾôrî*: shine/become light/be illuminated
*kî*: because/for/when/that
*bāʾ*: has come/has arrived/has entered
*ʾôr*: light/daylight/brightness/enlightenment
*kəḇôḏ*: glory/honor/splendor/abundance
*zārāḥ*: has risen/has shone/has appeared/has dawned

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Eph 5:14 : 14 Wherefore [he] saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.
Eph 5:8 : 8 For ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light
Isa 52:1-2 : 1 Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. 2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, sit [on thy throne], O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bonds of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.
Isa 58:8 : 8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy healing shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of Jehovah shall by thy rearward.
Isa 60:19-20 : 19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but Jehovah will be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. 20 Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for Jehovah will be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Mal 4:2 : 2 But unto you that fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings; and ye shall go forth, and gambol as calves of the stall.
John 8:12 : 12 Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not {G3361} walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Rev 22:5 : 5 And there shall be night no more; and they need no light of lamp, neither light of sun; for the Lord God shall give them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
John 12:46 : 46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness.
1 Pet 4:14 : 14 If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed [are ye]; because the [Spirit] of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you.
Rev 21:23 : 23 And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp thereof [is] the Lamb.
Matt 4:16 : 16 the people that sat in darkness saw a great light, and to them that sat in the region and shadow of death, to them did light spring up.
Matt 5:16 : 16 Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Luke 1:78-79 : 78 Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us, 79 To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace.
Luke 2:32 : 32 A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of thy people Israel.
John 1:9 : 9 There was the true light, [even the light] which lighteth every man, coming into the world.
John 3:19 : 19 And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
Phil 2:15 : 15 that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world,
Isa 9:2 : 2 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Isa 60:2-5
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2For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Jehovah will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
3And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
4Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: they all gather themselves together, they come to thee; thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be carried in the arms.
5Then thou shalt see and be radiant, and thy heart shall thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee, the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee.
Isa 60:19-20
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19The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but Jehovah will be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
20Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for Jehovah will be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Isa 9:1-2
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1But there shall be no gloom to her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time hath he made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
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Isa 58:8
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8Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy healing shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of Jehovah shall by thy rearward.
Matt 4:16
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16the people that sat in darkness saw a great light, and to them that sat in the region and shadow of death, to them did light spring up.
Isa 62:1-3
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1For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burneth.
2And the nations shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory, and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of Jehovah shall name.
3Thou shalt also be a crown of beauty in the hand of Jehovah, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
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Jer 13:16
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Isa 52:1-2
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1Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
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Isa 40:9
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Isa 2:5
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5O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of Jehovah.
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Isa 60:15
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2 Cor 4:6
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6Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Eph 5:14
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Zech 14:6
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Isa 61:10
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10I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
Isa 42:7
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Ps 18:28
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28For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.
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Isa 52:9
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9Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem; for Jehovah hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
Isa 13:10
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10For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in its going forth, and the moon shall not cause its light to shine.
Isa 24:23
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23Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed; for Jehovah of hosts will reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem; and before his elders shall be glory.
Isa 30:26
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26Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that Jehovah bindeth up the hurt of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.
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5And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, Jehovah be magnified beyond the border of Israel.
Job 25:3
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3Is there any number of his armies? And upon whom doth not his light arise?
Isa 35:2
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2It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing; the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon: they shall see the glory of Jehovah, the excellency of our God.
Joel 3:15
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15The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
Isa 60:13
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13The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir-tree, the pine, and the box-tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
Num 6:25
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Ps 4:6
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6Many there are that say, Who will show us [any] good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
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