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Isaiah 60:2
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KJ21
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.
ASV
For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Jehovah will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
AMP
“For in fact, darkness will cover the earth And deep darkness will cover the peoples; But the Lord will rise upon you [Jerusalem] And His glory and brilliance will be seen on you.
AMPC
For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and dense darkness [all] peoples, but the Lord shall arise upon you [O Jerusalem], and His glory shall be seen on you.
BRG
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.
CSB
For look, darkness will cover the earth, and total darkness the peoples; but the Lord will shine over you, and his glory will appear over you.
CSBA
For look, darkness will cover the earth, and total darkness the peoples; but the Lord will shine over you, and his glory will appear over you.
CEB
Though darkness covers the earth and gloom the nations, the Lord will shine upon you; God’s glory will appear over you.
CJB
For although darkness covers the earth and thick darkness the peoples; on you Adonai will rise; over you will be seen his glory.
CEV
The earth and its people are covered with darkness, but the glory of the Lord is shining upon you.
DARBY
For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Jehovah will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen on thee.
DRA
For behold darkness shall cover the earth, and a mist the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
ERV
Darkness now covers the earth, and the people are in darkness. But the Lord will shine on you, and his Glory will appear over you.
EASY
Look! Darkness covers all the earth and its people. But the Lord shines his light on you, so that his glory appears over you.
EHV
Look, darkness covers the earth, and deep darkness covers the peoples, but the Lord will dawn upon you, and his glory will be seen over you.
ESV
For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you.
ESVUK
For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you.
EXB
[L Look; T Behold] Darkness ·now covers [or will cover] the earth; deep darkness covers ·her people [the nations]. But the Lord shines on you, and people see his glory [C his manifest presence] ·around [upon] you.
GNV
For behold, 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.
GW
Darkness now covers the earth, and thick darkness covers the nations. But the Lord dawns, and his glory appears over you.
GNT
Other nations will be covered by darkness, But on you the light of the Lord will shine; The brightness of his presence will be with you.
HCSB
For look, darkness covers the earth, and total darkness the peoples; but the Lord will shine over you, and His glory will appear over you.
ICB
Darkness now covers the earth. Deep darkness covers her people. But the Lord shines on you, and people see his glory around you.
ISV
For look! Darkness will cover the earth and thick darkness is over the people, but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you.
JUB
For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
For behold, darkness will cover the earth And dense gloom the peoples; But Yahweh will rise upon you, And His glory will appear upon you.
LEB
For look! darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples, but Yahweh will rise on you, and his glory will appear over you.
TLB
Darkness as black as night shall cover all the peoples of the earth, but the glory of the Lord will shine from you.
MSG
“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.
MEV
For the darkness shall cover the earth and deep darkness the peoples; but the Lord shall rise upon you, and His glory shall be seen upon you.
NOG
Darkness now covers the earth, and thick darkness covers the nations. But Yahweh dawns, and his glory appears over you.
NABRE
Though darkness covers the earth, and thick clouds, the peoples, Upon you the Lord will dawn, and over you his glory will be seen.
NASB
For behold, darkness will cover the earth And deep darkness the peoples; But the Lord will rise upon you And His glory will appear upon you.
NASB1995
“For behold, darkness will cover the earth And deep darkness the peoples; But the Lord will rise upon you And His glory will appear upon you.
NCB
Even though darkness covers the earth and thick darkness enshrouds the peoples, upon you the Lord will shine, and over you his glory will appear.
NCV
Darkness now covers the earth; deep darkness covers her people. But the Lord shines on you, and people see his glory around you.
NET
For, look, darkness covers the earth and deep darkness covers the nations, but the Lord shines on you; his splendor appears over you.
NIRV
Darkness covers the earth. Thick darkness spreads over the nations. But I will rise and shine on you. My glory will appear over you.
NIV
See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you.
NIVUK
See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you.
NKJV
For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the Lord will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you.
NLV
For see, darkness will cover the earth. Much darkness will cover the people. But the Lord will rise upon you, and His shining-greatness will be seen upon you.
NLT
Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth, but the glory of the Lord rises and appears over you.
NRSVA
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.
NRSVACE
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.
NRSVCE
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.
NRSVUE
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.
OJB
For, hinei, the choshech shall cover Eretz, and gross darkness the nations; but Hashem shall arise upon thee, and His kavod shall be seen upon thee.
RGT
For behold, darkness shall cover the Earth, and gross darkness the people. But the LORD shall arise upon you, and His Glory shall be seen upon you.
RSV
For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you.
RSVCE
For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you.
TLV
For behold, darkness covers the earth, and deep darkness the peoples. But Adonai will arise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.
VOICE
See truly; look carefully—darkness blankets the earth; people all over are cloaked in darkness. But God will rise and shine on you; the Eternal’s bright glory will shine on you, a light for all to see.
WEB
For behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but Yahweh will arise on you, and his glory shall be seen on you.
WYC
For lo! darknesses shall cover the earth, and mist shall cover peoples; but the Lord shall rise [up]on thee, and his glory shall be seen in thee. (For lo! darkness shall cover the earth, and mist shall cover the nations; but the Lord shall shine upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.)
YLT
For, lo, the darkness doth cover the earth, And thick darkness the peoples, And on thee rise doth Jehovah, And His honour on thee is seen.
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