2 Samuel 23:4
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4 is like the light of morning,
like the sun rising on a cloudless morning,
gleaming from the rain on the grassy land.”(A)
Judges 5:31
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31 So perish all your enemies, O Lord!
But may your friends be like the sun as it rises in its might.”
And the land had rest forty years.(A)
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Psalm 72:6
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6 May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass,
like showers that water the earth.(A)
Hosea 6:5
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5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;
I have killed them by the words of my mouth,
and my[a] judgment goes forth as the light.(A)
Footnotes
- 6.5 Gk Syr: Heb your
Psalm 89:36
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36 His line shall continue forever,
and his throne endure before me like the sun.(A)
John 1:7
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7 He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him.
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Luke 1:78-79
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Malachi 4:2
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2 But for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.(A)
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Micah 5:7
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The Future Role of the Remnant
7 Then the remnant of Jacob,
surrounded by many peoples,
shall be like dew from the Lord,
like showers on the grass,
which do not depend upon people
or wait for any mortal.(A)
Hosea 6:3
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3 Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord;
his appearing is as sure as the dawn;
he will come to us like the showers,
like the spring rains that water the earth.”(A)
Isaiah 60:18-20
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18 Violence shall no more be heard in your land,
devastation or destruction within your borders;
you shall call your walls Salvation
and your gates Praise.(A)
God the Glory of Zion
19 The sun shall no longer be
your light by day,
nor for brightness shall the moon
give light to you by night,[a]
but the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your glory.(B)
20 Your sun shall no more go down
or your moon withdraw itself,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your days of mourning shall be ended.(C)
Footnotes
- 60.19 Q ms Gk OL Tg: MT lacks by night
Isaiah 60:3
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3 Nations shall come to your light
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.(A)
Isaiah 60:1
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The Ingathering of the Dispersed
60 Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.(A)
Isaiah 4:2
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The Future Glory of the Survivors in Zion
2 On that day the branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride and glory of the survivors of Israel.(A)
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Proverbs 4:18
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18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
which shines brighter and brighter until full day.(A)
Psalm 110:3
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3 Your people will offer themselves willingly
on the day you lead your forces
on the holy mountains.[a]
From the womb of the morning,
like dew, your youth[b] will come to you.(A)
Deuteronomy 32:2
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2 May my teaching drop like the rain,
my speech condense like the dew,
like gentle rain on grass,
like showers on new growth.(A)
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