2 Samuel 23:4

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And as the light of morning he riseth, A morning sun -- no clouds! By the shining, by the rain, Tender grass of the earth!

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  • Judg 5:31 : 31 So do all Thine enemies perish, O Jehovah, And those loving Him `are' As the going out of the sun in its might!' and the land resteth forty years.
  • Ps 72:6 : 6 He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers -- sprinkling the earth.
  • Ps 89:36 : 36 His seed is to the age, And his throne `is' as the sun before Me,
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 And the path of the righteous `is' as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established,
  • Hos 6:5 : 5 Therefore I have hewed by prophets, I have slain them by sayings of My mouth, And My judgments to the light goeth forth.
  • Mic 5:7 : 7 And the remnant of Jacob hath been in the midst of many peoples, As dew from Jehovah -- as showers on the herb, That waiteth not for man, nor stayeth for the sons of men.
  • Mal 4:2 : 2 And risen to you, ye who fear My name, Hath the sun of righteousness -- and healing in its wings, And ye have gone forth, and have increased as calves of a stall.
  • Luke 1:78-79 : 78 Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us, 79 To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.'
  • John 1:7 : 7 this one came for testimony, that he might testify about the Light, that all might believe through him;
  • Deut 32:2 : 2 Drop as rain doth My doctrine; Flow as dew doth My sayings; As storms on the tender grass, And as showers on the herb,
  • Isa 4:2 : 2 In that day is the Shoot of Jehovah for desire and for honour, And the fruit of the earth For excellence and for beauty to the escaped of Israel.
  • Isa 60:1 : 1 Arise, be bright, for come hath thy light, And the honour of Jehovah hath risen on thee.
  • Isa 60:3 : 3 And come have nations to thy light, And kings to the brightness of thy rising.
  • Isa 60:18-20 : 18 Violence is not heard any more in thy land, Spoiling and destruction in thy borders, And thou hast called `Salvation' thy walls, And thy gates, `Praise.' 19 To thee no more is the sun for a light by day, And for brightness the moon giveth not light to thee, And Jehovah hath become to thee A light age-during, and thy God thy beauty. 20 Thy sun goeth no more in, And thy moon is not removed, For Jehovah becometh to thee a light age-during. And the days of thy mourning have been completed.
  • Hos 6:3 : 3 And we know -- we pursue to know Jehovah, As the dawn prepared is His going forth, And He cometh in as a shower to us, As gathered rain -- sprinkling earth.'
  • Ps 110:3 : 3 Thy people `are' free-will gifts in the day of Thy strength, in the honours of holiness, From the womb, from the morning, Thou hast the dew of thy youth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 72:6-7
    2 verses
    78%

    6 He cometh down as rain on mown grass, As showers -- sprinkling the earth.

    7 Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.

  • 6 And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.

  • Hos 14:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5 I am as dew to Israel, he flourisheth as a lily, And he striketh forth his roots as Lebanon.

    6 Go on do his sucklings, And his beauty is as an olive, And he hath fragrance as Lebanon.

  • 17 And above the noon doth age rise, Thou fliest -- as the morning thou art.

  • 3 He said -- the God of Israel -- to me, He spake -- the Rock of Israel: He who is ruling over man `is' righteous, He is ruling in the fear of God.

  • 4 For thus said Jehovah unto me, `I rest, and I look on My settled place, As a clear heat on an herb. As a thick cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

  • 4 And he hath stood and delighted in the strength of Jehovah, In the excellency of the name of Jehovah his God, And they have remained, For now he is great unto the ends of earth.

  • Hos 6:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3 And we know -- we pursue to know Jehovah, As the dawn prepared is His going forth, And He cometh in as a shower to us, As gathered rain -- sprinkling earth.'

    4 What do I do to thee, O Ephraim? What do I do to thee, O Judah? Your goodness `is' as a cloud of the morning, And as dew rising early -- going.

  • Ps 89:36-37
    2 verses
    71%

    36 His seed is to the age, And his throne `is' as the sun before Me,

    37 As the moon it is established -- to the age, And the witness in the sky is stedfast. Selah.

  • 4 Light hath risen in darkness to the upright, Gracious, and merciful, and righteous.

  • 5 Lo, days are coming -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have raised to David a righteous shoot, And a king hath reigned and acted wisely, And done judgment and righteousness in the earth.

  • 8 Then broken up as the dawn is thy light, And thy health in haste springeth up, Gone before thee hath thy righteousness, The honour of Jehovah doth gather thee.

  • 18 And the path of the righteous `is' as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established,

  • 23 And He hath given rain `for' thy seed, With which thou dost sow the ground, And bread, the increase of the ground, And it hath been fat and plenteous, Enjoy do thy cattle in that day an enlarged pasture.

  • 71%

    3 And he hath been as a tree, Planted by rivulets of water, That giveth its fruit in its season, And its leaf doth not wither, And all that he doth he causeth to prosper.

  • 2 Drop as rain doth My doctrine; Flow as dew doth My sayings; As storms on the tender grass, And as showers on the herb,

  • 4 And they have sprung up as among grass, As willows by streams of water.

  • 8 And hath been as a tree planted by waters, And by a rivulet he sendeth forth his roots, And he doth not see when heat cometh, And his leaf hath been green, And in a year of dearth he is not sorrowful, Nor doth he cease from making fruit.

  • 5 For -- not so `is' my house with God; For -- a covenant age-during He made with me, Arranged in all things, and kept; For -- all my salvation, and all desire, For -- He hath not caused `it' to spring up.

  • 1 They asked of Jehovah rain in a time of latter rain, Jehovah is making lightnings, And rain `in' showers He doth give to them. To each -- the herb in the field.

  • 16 Green he `is' before the sun, And over his garden his branch goeth out.

  • 2 Yea, he cometh up as a tender plant before Him, And as a root out of a dry land, He hath no form, nor honour, when we observe him, Nor appearance, when we desire him.

  • 2 While that the sun is not darkened, and the light, And the moon, and the stars, And the thick clouds returned after the rain.

  • 4 He doth not become weak nor bruised, Till he setteth judgment in the earth, And for his law isles wait with hope.

  • 15 In the light of a king's face `is' life, And his good-will `is' as a cloud of the latter rain.

  • 2 And risen to you, ye who fear My name, Hath the sun of righteousness -- and healing in its wings, And ye have gone forth, and have increased as calves of a stall.

  • 21 And now, they have not seen the light, Bright it `is' in the clouds, And the wind hath passed by and cleanseth them.

  • 11 Truth from the earth springeth up, And righteousness from heaven looketh out,

  • 16 There is a handful of corn in the earth, On the top of mountains, Shake like Lebanon doth its fruit, And they flourish out of the city as the herb of the earth.

  • 5 And he, as a bridegroom, goeth out from his covering, He rejoiceth as a mighty one To run the path.

  • Isa 32:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1 Lo, for righteousness doth a king reign, As to princes, for judgment they rule.

    2 And each hath been as a hiding-place `from' wind, And as a secret hiding-place `from' inundation, As rivulets of waters in a dry place, As a shadow of a heavy rock in a weary land.

  • 7 And there hath been one day, It is known to Jehovah, not day nor night, And it hath been at evening-time -- there is light.

  • 3 Thy people `are' free-will gifts in the day of Thy strength, in the honours of holiness, From the womb, from the morning, Thou hast the dew of thy youth.

  • 3 Is their `any' number to His troops? And on whom ariseth not His light?

  • 23 And I have fixed him a nail in a stedfast place, And he hath been for a throne of honour To the house of his father.

  • 26 And the light of the moon hath been as the light of the sun, And the light of the sun is sevenfold, As the light of seven days, In the day of Jehovah's binding up the breach of His people, When the stroke of its wound He healeth.

  • 4 And the brightness is as the light, He hath rays out of His hand, And there -- the hiding of His strength.

  • 11 For a sun and a shield `is' Jehovah God, Grace and honour doth Jehovah give. He withholdeth not good To those walking in uprightness.

  • 27 To satisfy a desolate and waste place, And to cause to shoot up The produce of the tender grass?

  • 7 Sweet also `is' the light, And good for the eyes to see the sun.

  • 3 As dew of Hermon -- That cometh down on hills of Zion, For there Jehovah commanded the blessing -- Life unto the age!

  • 13 Righteousness before Him goeth, And maketh His footsteps for a way!

  • 23 And ye sons of Zion, joy and rejoice, In Jehovah your God, For He hath given to you the Teacher for righteousness, And causeth to come down to you a shower, Sprinkling and gathered -- in the beginning.

  • 15 In those days, and at that time, I cause to shoot up to David a shoot of righteousness, And he hath done judgment and righteousness in the earth.

  • 6 And he hath been as a naked thing in a desert, And doth not see when good cometh, And hath inhabited parched places in a wilderness, A salt land, and not inhabited.