Isaiah 60:2
For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but upon thee the LORD will arise, and His glory shall be seen upon thee.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
1Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
3And nations shall walk at thy light, and kings at the brightness of thy rising.
Cross References
Leviticus 9:23And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and came out, and blessed the people; and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.
1 Kings 8:11so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.
Isaiah 8:22or look unto the earth, behold distress and darkness, the gloom of anguish, and outspread thick darkness.
Isaiah 62:1For Zion's sake will I not hold My peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her triumph go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a torch that burneth.
Ezekiel 10:4And the glory of the LORD mounted up from the cherub to the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD'S glory.
Haggai 2:7and I will shake all nations, and the choicest things of all nations shall come, and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 60:2-9
The Extension of the Church. ( b. c. 706.) 1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. 2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. 3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. 4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters… Read the whole commentary →