Isaiah 60:1

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Zion’s Future Splendor“Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the LORD shines on you!

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Referenced Verses

  • Eph 5:14 : 14 For everything made visible is light, and for this reason it says:“Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!”
  • Eph 5:8 : 8 for you were at one time darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live like children of light–
  • Isa 52:1-2 : 1 Wake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your beautiful clothes, O Jerusalem, holy city! For uncircumcised and unclean pagans will no longer invade you. 2 Shake off the dirt! Get up, captive Jerusalem! Take off the iron chains around your neck, O captive daughter Zion!
  • Isa 58:8 : 8 Then your light will shine like the sunrise; your restoration will quickly arrive; your godly behavior will go before you, and the LORD’s splendor will be your rear guard.
  • Isa 60:19-20 : 19 The 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. 20 Your 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.
  • Mal 4:2 : 2 But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall.
  • John 8:12 : 12 Jesus as the Light of the World Then Jesus spoke out again,“I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
  • Rev 22:5 : 5 Night will be no more, and they will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.
  • John 12:46 : 46 I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in darkness.
  • 1 Pet 4:14 : 14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, who is the Spirit of God, rests on you.
  • Rev 21:23 : 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God lights it up, and its lamp is the Lamb.
  • Matt 4:16 : 16 the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned.”
  • Matt 5:16 : 16 In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.
  • Luke 1:78-79 : 78 Because of our God’s tender mercy the dawn will break upon us from on high 79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in 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 for glory to your people Israel.”
  • John 1:9 : 9 The true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
  • John 3:19 : 19 Now this is the basis for judging: that the light has come into the world and people loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.
  • Phil 2:15 : 15 so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse society, in which you shine as lights in the world
  • Isa 9:2 : 2 (9:1) The people walking in darkness see a bright light; light shines on those who live in a land of deep darkness.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Isa 60:2-5
    4 verses
    91%

    2For, look, darkness covers the earth and deep darkness covers the nations, but the LORD shines on you; his splendor appears over you.

    3Nations come to your light, kings to your bright light.

    4Look all around you! They all gather and come to you– your sons come from far away and your daughters are escorted by guardians.

    5Then 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.

  • Isa 60:19-20
    2 verses
    80%

    19The 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.

    20Your 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.

  • Isa 9:1-2
    2 verses
    77%

    1(8:23) The gloom will be dispelled for those who were anxious. In earlier times he humiliated the land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali; but now he brings honor to the way of the sea, the region beyond the Jordan, and Galilee of the nations.

    2(9:1) The people walking in darkness see a bright light; light shines on those who live in a land of deep darkness.

  • Isa 58:8
    76%

    8Then your light will shine like the sunrise; your restoration will quickly arrive; your godly behavior will go before you, and the LORD’s splendor will be your rear guard.

  • Matt 4:16
    74%

    16the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned.”

  • Isa 62:1-3
    3 verses
    74%

    1The Lord Takes Delight in Zion“For the sake of Zion I will not be silent; for the sake of Jerusalem I will not be quiet, until her vindication shines brightly and her deliverance burns like a torch.”

    2Nations will see your vindication, and all kings your splendor. You will be called by a new name that the LORD himself will give you.

    3You will be a majestic crown in the hand of the LORD, a royal turban in the hand of your God.

  • Luke 2:32
    74%

    32a light, for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”

  • Ps 50:2
    73%

    2From Zion, the most beautiful of all places, God has come in splendor.

  • Isa 40:5
    73%

    5The splendor of the LORD will be revealed, and all people will see it at the same time. For the LORD has decreed it.”

  • Jer 13:16
    73%

    16Show the LORD your God the respect that is due him. Do it before he brings the darkness of disaster. Do it before you stumble into distress like a traveler on the mountains at twilight. Do it before he turns the light of deliverance you hope for into the darkness and gloom of exile.

  • Isa 52:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1Wake up! Wake up! Clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your beautiful clothes, O Jerusalem, holy city! For uncircumcised and unclean pagans will no longer invade you.

    2Shake off the dirt! Get up, captive Jerusalem! Take off the iron chains around your neck, O captive daughter Zion!

  • Isa 40:9
    72%

    9Go up on a high mountain, O herald Zion! Shout out loudly, O herald Jerusalem! Shout, don’t be afraid! Say to the towns of Judah,“Here is your God!”

  • Isa 2:5
    72%

    5O descendants of Jacob, come, let us walk in the LORD’s guiding light.

  • Luke 1:79
    72%

    79to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

  • Isa 60:15
    72%

    15You 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.

  • 2 Cor 4:6
    72%

    6For God, who said“Let light shine out of darkness,” is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.

  • Eph 5:14
    71%

    14For everything made visible is light, and for this reason it says:“Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!”

  • Zech 14:6
    71%

    6On that day there will be no light– the sources of light in the heavens will congeal.

  • Ezek 43:2
    71%

    2I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east; the sound was like that of rushing water; and the earth radiated his glory.

  • Isa 33:10
    71%

    10“Now I will rise up,” says the LORD.“Now I will exalt myself; now I will magnify myself.

  • Mic 7:8
    71%

    8Jerusalem Will Be Vindicated My enemies, do not gloat over me! Though I have fallen, I will get up. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.

  • Ps 102:16
    71%

    16when the LORD rebuilds Zion, and reveals his splendor,

  • Jer 31:6
    70%

    6Yes, a time is coming when watchmen will call out on the mountains of Ephraim,“Come! Let us go to Zion to worship the LORD our God!”’”

  • 2 Sam 22:29
    70%

    29Indeed, you are my lamp, LORD. The LORD illumines the darkness around me.

  • Matt 5:16
    70%

    16In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.

  • Isa 61:10
    70%

    10I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; I will be overjoyed because of my God. For he clothes me in garments of deliverance; he puts on me a robe symbolizing vindication. I look like a bridegroom when he wears a turban as a priest would; I look like a bride when she puts on her jewelry.

  • Isa 42:7
    70%

    7to open blind eyes, to release prisoners from dungeons, those who live in darkness from prisons.

  • Ps 18:28
    70%

    28Indeed, you light my lamp, LORD. My God illuminates the darkness around me.

  • Isa 62:10
    70%

    10Come through! Come through the gates! Prepare the way for the people! Build it! Build the roadway! Remove the stones! Lift a signal flag for the nations!

  • Isa 52:9
    70%

    9In unison give a joyful shout, O ruins of Jerusalem! For the LORD consoles his people; he protects Jerusalem.

  • Isa 13:10
    70%

    10Indeed the stars in the sky and their constellations no longer give out their light; the sun is darkened as soon as it rises, and the moon does not shine.

  • Isa 24:23
    70%

    23The full moon will be covered up, the bright sun will be darkened; for the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will rule on Mount Zion in Jerusalem in the presence of his assembly, in majestic splendor.

  • Isa 30:26
    70%

    26The light of the full moon will be like the sun’s glare and the sun’s glare will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, when the LORD binds up his people’s fractured bones and heals their severe wound.

  • Mal 1:5
    70%

    5Your eyes will see it, and then you will say,‘May the LORD be magnified even beyond the border of Israel!’”

  • Job 25:3
    70%

    3Can his armies be numbered? On whom does his light not rise?

  • Isa 35:2
    70%

    2Let it richly bloom; let it rejoice and shout with delight! It is given the grandeur of Lebanon, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the grandeur of the LORD, the splendor of our God.

  • Joel 3:15
    70%

    15The sun and moon are darkened; the stars withhold their brightness.

  • Isa 60:13
    70%

    13The 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.

  • Num 6:25
    69%

    25The LORD make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you;

  • Ps 4:6
    69%

    6Many say,“Who can show us anything good?” Smile upon us, LORD!

  • Jer 6:4
    69%

    4They will say,‘Prepare to do battle against it! Come on! Let’s attack it at noon!’ But later they will say,‘Woe to us! For the day is almost over and the shadows of evening are getting long.

  • Ezek 11:23
    69%

    23The glory of the LORD rose up from within the city and stopped over the mountain east of it.