Isaiah 60:2
For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise on you, and his glory shall be seen on you.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
1"Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord is risen on you.
3Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
Cross References
Leviticus 9:23Moses and Aaron went into the Tent of Meeting, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the Lord appeared to 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 8:22and look to the earth, and see distress, darkness, and the gloom of anguish. They will be driven into 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 righteousness go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burns.
Ezekiel 10:4The glory of the Lord mounted up from the cherub, and stood over 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. The precious things of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory, says 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 →