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Isaiah 60:1
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"Jerusalem, get up and shine! Your Light is coming! The Glory of the Lord will shine on you.
"Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you.
Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of Yahweh has risen on you.
"Jerusalem, get up and shine, because your light has come, and the glory of the Lord shines on you.
"Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the Lord shines on you!
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
Arise, shine; for your light is come, and the glory of Yahweh is risen on you.
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
Rise thou, Jerusalem, be thou liytned, for thi liyt is comun, and the glorie of the Lord is risun on thee.
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
Jerusalem, stand up! Shine! Your new day is dawning. The glory of the Lord shines brightly on you.
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee.
Up! let your face be bright, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord is shining on you.
"Arise, shine [Yerushalayim], for your light has come, the glory of Adonai has risen over you.
Arise, shine! for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee.
Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen vpon thee.
"Rise up and shine, for your light has come. The shining-greatness of the Lord has risen upon you.
Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
Arise, O Ierusalem: be bright, for thy light is come, and the glorie of the Lorde is risen vpon thee.
ARISE,, shine; for your light is come, and the glory of the LORD shall rise upon you.
Arise - shine, For thy light, hath come, - And, the glory of Yahweh, on thee, hath beamed;
Arise, be enlightened, O Jerusalem: for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.
Get thee vp betymes, and be bright [O Hierusalem] for thy light commeth, and the glorie of the Lord is risen vp vpon thee.
Be enlightened, be enlightened, O Jerusalem, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
Arise, Jerusalem, and shine like the sun; The glory of the Lord is shining on you!
Arise, shine, for your light has come,
Arise, shine; for your light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen on you.
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
"Arise, shine! For your light has come, and the glory of Yahweh has risen on you.
Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of Jehovah has risen on you!
Arise, be bright, for come hath thy light, And the honour of Jehovah hath risen on thee.
And therfore get the vp by tymes, for thy light cometh, & the glory of ye LORDE shal ryse vp vpo ye.
"Get out of bed, Jerusalem! Wake up. Put your face in the sunlight. God 's bright glory has risen for you. The whole earth is wrapped in darkness, all people sunk in deep darkness, But God rises on you, his sunrise glory breaks over you. Nations will come to your light, kings to your sunburst brightness. Look up! Look around! Watch as they gather, watch as they approach you: Your sons coming from great distances, your daughters carried by their nannies. When you see them coming you'll smile—big smiles! Your heart will swell and, yes, burst! All those people returning by sea for the reunion, a rich harvest of exiles gathered in from the nations! And then streams of camel caravans as far as the eye can see, young camels of nomads in Midian and Ephah, Pouring in from the south from Sheba, loaded with gold and frankincense, preaching the praises of God . And yes, a great roundup of flocks from the nomads in Kedar and Nebaioth, Welcome gifts for worship at my altar as I bathe my glorious Temple in splendor.
"Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.
Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you.
"Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.
"Arise, shine, for your light has come,And the glory of Yahweh has risen upon you.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Arise: Isaiah 52:1, Isaiah 52:2, Matthew 5:16, Ephesians 5:8, Ephesians 5:14, Philippians 2:15
shine; for thy light is come: or, be enlightened, for thy light cometh, Isaiah 60:19, Isaiah 60:20, Isaiah 9:2, Matthew 4:16, Luke 1:78, Luke 1:79, John 1:9, John 3:19, John 8:12, John 12:46, Ephesians 5:8, Revelation 21:23, Revelation 22:5
the glory: Malachi 4:2, Luke 2:32, 1 Peter 4:14
Reciprocal: Genesis 49:10 - the gathering Exodus 10:23 - but all Exodus 29:43 - sanctified Judges 5:12 - Deborah 2 Samuel 23:4 - as the light 1 Kings 8:41 - cometh out 1 Chronicles 22:19 - arise 2 Chronicles 6:32 - is come Psalms 27:1 - light Psalms 36:9 - in thy Psalms 45:16 - children Psalms 72:7 - In his days Psalms 80:1 - shine Psalms 87:3 - Glorious Psalms 87:5 - of Zion Psalms 97:11 - Light Psalms 102:13 - Thou Psalms 102:16 - he shall Psalms 107:14 - brought Psalms 118:27 - showed Song of Solomon 2:11 - General Song of Solomon 8:8 - what Isaiah 2:5 - come ye Isaiah 11:9 - for the Isaiah 11:11 - set his hand Isaiah 25:7 - he will Isaiah 26:19 - Awake Isaiah 28:5 - shall the Isaiah 29:22 - Jacob shall Isaiah 32:3 - General Isaiah 32:15 - wilderness Isaiah 35:2 - they shall Isaiah 40:1 - comfort Isaiah 40:5 - the glory Isaiah 40:10 - the Lord God Isaiah 42:6 - a light Isaiah 42:16 - I will bring Isaiah 43:5 - I will Isaiah 49:9 - to them Isaiah 51:17 - awake Isaiah 62:2 - the Gentiles Jeremiah 16:19 - Gentiles Ezekiel 43:2 - the earth Micah 7:8 - the Lord Zechariah 14:6 - not Malachi 1:11 - my name Matthew 2:1 - from Matthew 8:11 - That Mark 4:21 - Is a Mark 16:15 - into Luke 2:9 - and the Luke 4:18 - and Luke 9:32 - they saw Luke 21:28 - look Luke 24:47 - among John 1:14 - we John 9:5 - long John 12:36 - believe Acts 3:19 - when Acts 8:26 - Arise Acts 12:7 - Arise Acts 26:18 - and to Romans 11:12 - their Romans 11:25 - until 2 Corinthians 4:4 - shine Titus 2:11 - hath appeared 1 Peter 2:9 - show 2 Peter 1:19 - a light 1 John 2:8 - the darkness Revelation 7:9 - a great Revelation 12:1 - a woman Revelation 18:1 - and the Revelation 21:11 - the glory
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Arise, shine,.... The Targum adds, "O Jerusalem"; and so the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions; and no doubt but the church of God is here addressed: and by what follows it seems to be the Jewish church, as distinct from the Gentiles, since they are said to come to it, the Jews, now converted, and brought into a church state; and who are called upon to arise out of their low dejected state and condition, in which they have long lain, and "shine": or to "awake", as some p render it, out of that sleep and lethargy they have been so long in, and to shine forth in the exercise of grace and discharge of duty: or to be "enlightened" q; with the light of Christ and of the Gospel, now come unto them; and to diffuse this light to others, to hold it forth in profession and conversation; see Matthew 5:16
for thy light is come: the Targum,
"for the time of thy redemption is come;''
meaning from the Babylonish captivity, which that paraphrase refers to: but this is not intended here, but the spiritual prosperity and happiness of the Jews in the latter day, at the time of their conversion; and the sense is, either that Christ, the Light of the world, was come unto them in a spiritual way; or that the glorious light of the Gospel of Christ was come unto them, and shone upon them; or the time was come that the blindness that had been so long upon them should be taken oft, and the veil be taken away they had been so long covered with, and they be turned to the Lord, the fulness of the Gentiles now being about to be brought in; see Romans 11:25:
and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee; or the glorious Lord; he, whose glory is to be seen, as the glory of the only begotten, who is the brightness of his Father's glory, the sun of righteousness; who shall now, rise upon these, and, leave a glory upon them that shall be visible.
p אורי "expergiscere", Grotius. q אורי "illuminare", Pagninus, Montanus Piscator.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Arise - This is evidently addressed to the church, or to Zion regarded as the seat of the church. It is represented as having been in a state of affliction and calamity (compare the notes at Isaiah 3:26; Isaiah 52:1-2). She is now called on to arise from the dust, and to impart to others the rich privileges which were conferred on her.
Shine - (אורי 'ôrı̂y). Lowth renders this, ‘Be thou enlightened.’ Margin, ‘Be enlightened, for thy light cometh.’ Noyes, ‘Enjoy light.’ Septuagint Φωτίζου φωτίζου Phōtizou phōtizou - ‘Be enlightened; be enlightened, O Jerusalem.’ Herder renders it, ‘Be light.’ Vitringa regards the expression as equivalent to this, ‘pass into a state of light. That is, enjoy light thyself, and impart it freely to others, Gesenius renders it, ‘Shine, be bright; that is, be surrounded and resplendent with light.’ The idea probably is this, ‘rise now from a state of obscurity and darkness. Enter into light; enter into times of prosperity.’ It is not so much a command to impart light to others as it is to be encompassed with light and glory. It is the language of prophecy rather than of command; a call rather to participate in the light that was shining than to impart it to others. The Septuagint and the Chaldee here add the name ‘Jerusalem,’ and regard it as addressed directly to her.
Thy light is come - On the word ‘light,’ see the notes at Isaiah 58:8, Isaiah 58:10. The light here referred to is evidently that of the gospel; and when the prophet says that that light ‘is come,’ he throws himself into future times, and sees in vision the Messiah as having already come, and as pouring the light of salvation on a darkened church and world (compare the notes at Isaiah 9:2).
And the glory of the Lord - There is refer once here, doubtless, to the Shechinah or visible splendor which usuallv accompanied the manifestations of God to his people (see the notes at Isaiah 4:5). As Yahweh manifested himself in visible glory to the Israelites during their journey to the promised land, so he would manifest himself in the times of the Messiah as the glorious protector and guide of his people. The divine character and perfections would be manifested like the sun rising over a darkened world.
Is risen upon thee - As the sun rises. The word used here (זרח zârach) is commonly applied to the rising of the sun Genesis 32:31; Exodus 22:2; 2 Samuel 23:4; Psalms 104:22. The comparison of the gospel to the sun rising upon a dark world is exceedingly beautiful, and often occurs in the Bible (compare Malachi 4:2; Luke 1:78, margin.)
Upon thee - Upon thee, in contradistinction from other nations and people. The gospel shed its first beams of glory on Jerusalem.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER LX
The glorious prospect displayed in this chapter seems to have
elevated the prophet even above his usual majesty. The subject
is the very flourishing condition of the Church of Jesus Christ
at that period of the Gospel dispensation when both Jews and
Gentiles shall become one fold under one Shepherd. The imagery
employed is of the most consolatory and magnificent
description. This blessed state of the world shall follow a
time of gross darkness, 1, 2.
The universal diffusion of vital godliness beautifully set
forth by a great variety of images, 3-14.
The everlasting duration and spotless purity of this kingdom of
Christ, 15-21.
A time appointed in the counsels of Jehovah for the
commencement of this happy period; and when this time arrives,
the particulars of the prophecy shall have a speedy
accomplishment, 22.
The subject of this chapter is the great increase and flourishing state of the Church of God by the conversion and accession of the heathen nations to it, which is set forth in such ample and exalted terms, as plainly show that the full completion of this prophecy is reserved for future times. This subject is displayed in the most splendid colours under a great variety of images highly poetical, designed to give a general idea of the glories of that perfect state of the Church of God which we are taught to expect in the latter times; when the fulness of the Gentiles shall come in, and the Jews shall be converted and gathered from their dispersions, and the kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ.
Of the use in prophecy of general or common poetical images, in setting forth the greatness and importance of a future event universally, without descending to particulars, or too minutely explaining circumstances, I have already pretty largely treated in the twentieth prelection on the Hebrew poetry; and have more than once observed in these notes that such images are not always to he applied particularly to persons and things, and were never intended to be minutely explained. I shall add here the opinion of a very learned and judicious person upon this subject: "It is, I think, a mark of right understanding in the language of prophecy, and in the design of prophecy too, to keep to what appears the design and meaning of the prophecy in general, and what the whole of it laid together points out to us, and not to suffer a warm imagination to mislead us from the real intention of the spirit of prophecy, by following uncertain applications of the parts of it." Lowman on the Revelation, note on Revelation 19:21. - L. To this testimony I must add my own. This is one of the most glorious chapters in the whole of the Old Testament. The splendour, glory, and excellence of the Church of Christ are here pointed out in language which the Spirit of God alone is capable of using. But when shall this state of blessedness take place? Lord, thou only knowest.
NOTES ON CHAP. LX
Verse Isaiah 60:1. Arise — Call upon God through Christ, for his salvation; and,
Shine — אורי ori, be illuminated: for till thou arise and call upon God, thou wilt never receive true light.
For thy light is come — כי בא אורך ki ba orech, for thy light cometh. The Messiah is at the door; who, while he is a light to lighten the Gentiles, will be the glory - the effulgence, of his people Israel.
