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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23 (A)Kings shall be your foster fathers,
And their queens your nursing mothers;
They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth,
And (B)lick up the dust of your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord,
(C)For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me.”

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23 Kings(A) will be your foster fathers,
    and their queens your nursing mothers.(B)
They will bow down(C) before you with their faces to the ground;
    they will lick the dust(D) at your feet.
Then you will know that I am the Lord;(E)
    those who hope(F) in me will not be disappointed.(G)

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47 For so the Lord has commanded us:

(A)‘I have set you as a light to the Gentiles,
That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.’

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47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us:

“‘I have made you[a] a light for the Gentiles,(A)
    that you[b] may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’[c](B)

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  1. Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
  2. Acts 13:47 The Greek is singular.
  3. Acts 13:47 Isaiah 49:6

24 (A)And the nations [a]of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor [b]into it.

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  1. Revelation 21:24 NU, M omit of those who are saved
  2. Revelation 21:24 M of the nations to Him

24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.(A)

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The Lord’s Reign in Zion(A)

Now (B)it shall come to pass in the latter days
That the mountain of the Lord’s house
Shall be established on the top of the mountains,
And shall be exalted above the hills;
And peoples shall flow to it.
Many nations shall come and say,
“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
To the house of the God of Jacob;
He will teach us His ways,
And we shall walk in His paths.”
For out of Zion the law shall go forth,
And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

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The Mountain of the Lord(A)

In the last days

the mountain(B) of the Lord’s temple will be established
    as the highest of the mountains;
it will be exalted above the hills,(C)
    and peoples will stream to it.(D)

Many nations will come and say,

“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,(E)
    to the temple of the God of Jacob.(F)
He will teach us(G) his ways,(H)
    so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law(I) will go out from Zion,
    the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

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Now (A)it shall come to pass (B)in the latter days
(C)That the mountain of the Lord’s house
Shall be established on the top of the mountains,
And shall be exalted above the hills;
And all nations shall flow to it.
Many people shall come and say,
(D)“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
To the house of the God of Jacob;
He will teach us His ways,
And we shall walk in His paths.”
(E)For out of Zion shall go forth the law,
And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
He shall judge between the nations,
And rebuke many people;
They shall beat their swords into plowshares,
And their spears into pruning [a]hooks;
Nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
Neither shall they learn war anymore.

The Day of the Lord

O house of Jacob, come and let us (F)walk
In the light of the Lord.

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  1. Isaiah 2:4 knives

In the last days(A)

the mountain(B) of the Lord’s temple will be established
    as the highest of the mountains;(C)
it will be exalted(D) above the hills,
    and all nations will stream to it.(E)

Many peoples(F) will come and say,

“Come, let us go(G) up to the mountain(H) of the Lord,
    to the temple of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
    so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law(I) will go out from Zion,
    the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.(J)
He will judge(K) between the nations
    and will settle disputes(L) for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.(M)
Nation will not take up sword against nation,(N)
    nor will they train for war anymore.

Come, descendants of Jacob,(O)
    let us walk in the light(P) of the Lord.

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20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:

‘Peoples shall yet come,
Inhabitants of many cities;
21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying,
(A)“Let us continue to go and pray before the Lord,
And seek the Lord of hosts.
I myself will go also.”
22 Yes, (B)many peoples and strong nations
Shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem,
And to pray before the Lord.’

23 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘In those days ten men (C)from every language of the nations shall (D)grasp the [a]sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard (E)that God is with you.” ’ ”

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  1. Zechariah 8:23 Lit. wing, corner of a garment

20 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come, 21 and the inhabitants of one city will go to another and say, ‘Let us go at once to entreat(A) the Lord and seek(B) the Lord Almighty. I myself am going.’ 22 And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord Almighty and to entreat him.”(C)

23 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’”(D)

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32 And I, (A)if I am [a]lifted up from the earth, will draw (B)all peoples to Myself.”

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  1. John 12:32 Crucified

32 And I, when I am lifted up[a] from the earth,(A) will draw all people to myself.”(B)

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  1. John 12:32 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted.

The Lord, the Only Savior

14 Thus says the Lord:

(A)“The labor of Egypt and merchandise of Cush
And of the Sabeans, men of stature,
Shall come over to you, and they shall be yours;
They shall walk behind you,
They shall come over (B)in chains;
And they shall bow down to you.
They will make supplication to you, saying, (C)‘Surely God is in you,
And there is no other;
(D)There is no other God.’ ”

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14 This is what the Lord says:

“The products(A) of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush,[a]
    and those tall Sabeans(B)
they will come over to you(C)
    and will be yours;
they will trudge behind you,(D)
    coming over to you in chains.(E)
They will bow down before you
    and plead(F) with you, saying,
‘Surely God is with you,(G) and there is no other;
    there is no other god.(H)’”

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  1. Isaiah 45:14 That is, the upper Nile region

Let All Peoples Praise the Lord

117 Praise (A)the Lord, all you Gentiles!
[a]Laud Him, all you peoples!
For His merciful kindness is great toward us,
And (B)the truth of the Lord endures forever.

Praise the Lord!

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  1. Psalm 117:1 Praise

Psalm 117

Praise the Lord,(A) all you nations;(B)
    extol him, all you peoples.
For great is his love(C) toward us,
    and the faithfulness of the Lord(D) endures forever.

Praise the Lord.[a]

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  1. Psalm 117:2 Hebrew Hallelu Yah

17 So that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord,
Even all the Gentiles who are called by My name,
Says the [a]Lord who does all these things.’

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  1. Acts 15:17 NU Lord, who makes these things

17 that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord,
    even all the Gentiles who bear my name,
says the Lord, who does these things’[a](A)

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  1. Acts 15:17 Amos 9:11,12 (see Septuagint)

11 (A)“Many nations shall be joined to the Lord (B)in that day, and they shall become (C)My people. And I will dwell in your midst. Then (D)you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you.

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11 “Many nations will be joined with the Lord in that day and will become my people.(A) I will live among you and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.(B)

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19 (A)I will set a sign among them; and those among them who escape I will send to the nations: to Tarshish and [a]Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, and Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame nor seen My glory. (B)And they shall declare My glory among the Gentiles. 20 Then they shall (C)bring all your brethren (D)for an offering to the Lord out of all nations, on horses and in chariots and in litters, on mules and on camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the Lord, “as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord.

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  1. Isaiah 66:19 So with MT, Tg.; LXX Put (cf. Jer. 46:9)

19 “I will set a sign(A) among them, and I will send some of those who survive(B) to the nations—to Tarshish,(C) to the Libyans[a] and Lydians(D) (famous as archers), to Tubal(E) and Greece,(F) and to the distant islands(G) that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory.(H) They will proclaim my glory among the nations. 20 And they will bring(I) all your people, from all the nations, to my holy mountain(J) in Jerusalem as an offering to the Lord—on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels,”(K) says the Lord. “They will bring them, as the Israelites bring their grain offerings, to the temple of the Lord in ceremonially clean vessels.(L)

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  1. Isaiah 66:19 Some Septuagint manuscripts Put (Libyans); Hebrew Pul