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Matthew 4:16
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Matthew 4:16
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16 the people who sat in darkness
have seen a great light,
and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death
light has dawned.”(A)
Matthew 4:16
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Matthew 4:16
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Isaiah 9:2
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Isaiah 9:2
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2 [a]The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who lived in a land of deep darkness—
on them light has shined.(A)
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- 9.2 9.1 in Heb
Isaiah 9:2
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Isaiah 9:2
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Isaiah 42:6-7
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Isaiah 42:6-7
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6 I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness;
I have taken you by the hand and kept you;
I have given you as a covenant to the people,[a]
a light to the nations,(A)
7 to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
from the prison those who sit in darkness.(B)
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- 42.6 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Isaiah 42:6-7
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Isaiah 42:6-7
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6 “I, the Lord, have called(A) you in righteousness;(B)
I will take hold of your hand.(C)
I will keep(D) you and will make you
to be a covenant(E) for the people
and a light(F) for the Gentiles,(G)
7 to open eyes that are blind,(H)
to free(I) captives from prison(J)
and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.(K)
Isaiah 60:1-3
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Isaiah 60:1-3
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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)
2 For darkness shall cover the earth
and thick darkness the peoples,
but the Lord will arise upon you,
and his glory will appear over you.(B)
3 Nations shall come to your light
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.(C)
Isaiah 60:1-3
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Isaiah 60:1-3
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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.
2 See, darkness(D) covers the earth
and thick darkness(E) is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
and his glory appears over you.
3 Nations(F) will come to your light,(G)
and kings(H) to the brightness of your dawn.
Luke 1:78-79
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Luke 1:78-79
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Luke 1:78-79
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Luke 1:78-79
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Micah 7:8
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Micah 7:8
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Penitence and Trust in God
8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemies;[a]
when I fall, I shall rise;
when I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be a light to me.(A)
Footnotes
- 7.8 Heb enemy
Micah 7:8
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Micah 7:8
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Israel Will Rise
Psalm 107:10-14
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Psalm 107:10-14
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10 Some sat in darkness and in gloom,
prisoners in misery and in irons,(A)
11 for they had rebelled against the words of God
and spurned the counsel of the Most High.(B)
12 Their hearts were bowed down with hard labor;
they fell down, with no one to help.(C)
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress;(D)
14 he brought them out of darkness and gloom,
and broke their bonds apart.(E)
Psalm 107:10-14
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Psalm 107:10-14
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10 Some sat in darkness,(A) in utter darkness,
prisoners suffering(B) in iron chains,(C)
11 because they rebelled(D) against God’s commands
and despised(E) the plans(F) of the Most High.
12 So he subjected them to bitter labor;
they stumbled, and there was no one to help.(G)
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them(H) from their distress.
14 He brought them out of darkness,(I) the utter darkness,(J)
and broke away their chains.(K)
Luke 2:32
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Luke 2:32
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32 a light for revelation to the gentiles
and for glory to your people Israel.”(A)
Luke 2:32
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Luke 2:32
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32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and the glory of your people Israel.”(A)
Amos 5:8
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Amos 5:8
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8 The one who made the Pleiades and Orion
and turns deep darkness into the morning
and darkens the day into night,
who calls for the water of the sea
and pours it out on the surface of the earth,
the Lord is his name,(A)
Amos 5:8
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Amos 5:8
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Jeremiah 13:16
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Jeremiah 13:16
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16 Give glory to the Lord your God
before he brings darkness
and before your feet stumble
on the mountains at twilight;
while you look for light,
he turns it into gloom
and makes it deep darkness.(A)
Jeremiah 13:16
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Jeremiah 13:16
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Job 34:22
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Job 34:22
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22 There is no gloom or deep darkness
where evildoers may hide themselves.(A)
Job 34:22
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Job 34:22
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Job 10:22
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Job 10:22
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22 the land of gloom[a] and chaos,
where light is like darkness.’ ”
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- 10.22 Heb gloom as darkness, deep darkness
Job 10:22
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Job 10:22
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Job 3:5
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Job 3:5
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5 Let gloom and deep darkness claim it.
Let clouds settle upon it;
let the blackness of the day terrify it.(A)
Job 3:5
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Job 3:5
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5 May gloom and utter darkness(A) claim it once more;
may a cloud settle over it;
may blackness overwhelm it.
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