And (A)he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises,
A morning without clouds,
Like the tender grass springing out of the earth,
By clear shining after rain.’

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he is like the light(A) of morning(B) at sunrise(C)
    on a cloudless morning,
like the brightness after rain(D)
    that brings grass from the earth.’

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31 “Thus let all Your enemies (A)perish, O Lord!
But let those who love Him be (B)like the (C)sun
When it comes out in full (D)strength.”

So the land had rest for forty years.

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31 “So may all your enemies perish,(A) Lord!
    But may all who love you be like the sun(B)
    when it rises in its strength.”(C)

Then the land had peace(D) forty years.

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(A)He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing,
Like showers that water the earth.

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May he be like rain(A) falling on a mown field,
    like showers watering the earth.

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Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets,
I have slain them by (A)the words of My mouth;
And [a]your judgments are like light that goes forth.

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  1. Hosea 6:5 Or the judgments on you

Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets,
    I killed you with the words of my mouth(A)
    then my judgments go forth like the sun.[a](B)

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  1. Hosea 6:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.

36 (A)His seed shall endure forever,
And his throne (B)as the sun before Me;

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36 that his line will continue forever
    and his throne endure before me like the sun;(A)

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This man came for a (A)witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might (B)believe.

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He came as a witness to testify(A) concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.(B)

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78 Through the tender mercy of our God,
With which the [a]Dayspring from on high [b]has visited us;
79 (A)To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
To (B)guide our feet into the way of peace.”

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  1. Luke 1:78 Lit. Dawn; the Messiah
  2. Luke 1:78 NU shall visit

78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
    by which the rising sun(A) will come to us from heaven
79 to shine on those living in darkness
    and in the shadow of death,(B)
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”(C)

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But to you who (A)fear My name
The (B)Sun of Righteousness shall arise
With healing in His wings;
And you shall go out
And grow fat like stall-fed calves.

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But for you who revere my name,(A) the sun of righteousness(B) will rise with healing(C) in its rays. And you will go out and frolic(D) like well-fed calves.

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Then (A)the remnant of Jacob
Shall be in the midst of many peoples,
(B)Like dew from the Lord,
Like showers on the grass,
That [a]tarry for no man
Nor [b]wait for the sons of men.

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  1. Micah 5:7 wait
  2. Micah 5:7 delay

The remnant(A) of Jacob will be
    in the midst of many peoples
like dew(B) from the Lord,
    like showers on the grass,(C)
which do not wait for anyone
    or depend on man.

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(A)Let us know,
Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord.
His going forth is established (B)as the morning;
(C)He will come to us (D)like the rain,
Like the latter and former rain to the earth.

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Let us acknowledge the Lord;
    let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
    he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,(A)
    like the spring rains that water the earth.(B)

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18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land,
Neither [a]wasting nor destruction within your borders;
But you shall call (A)your walls Salvation,
And your gates Praise.

God the Glory of His People

19 “The (B)sun shall no longer be your light by day,
Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you;
But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light,
And (C)your God your glory.
20 (D)Your sun shall no longer go down,
Nor shall your moon withdraw itself;
For the Lord will be your everlasting light,
And the days of your mourning shall be ended.

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  1. Isaiah 60:18 devastation

18 No longer will violence(A) be heard in your land,
    nor ruin or destruction(B) within your borders,
but you will call your walls Salvation(C)
    and your gates Praise.(D)
19 The sun will no more be your light by day,
    nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,(E)
    and your God will be your glory.(F)
20 Your sun(G) will never set again,
    and your moon will wane no more;
the Lord will be your everlasting light,
    and your days of sorrow(H) will end.

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The (A)Gentiles shall come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.

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Nations(A) will come to your light,(B)
    and kings(C) to the brightness of your dawn.

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The Gentiles Bless Zion

60 Arise, (A)shine;
For your light has come!
And (B)the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.

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The Glory of Zion

60 “Arise,(A) shine, for your light(B) has come,
    and the glory(C) of the Lord rises upon you.

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