Parallel Verses

Amplified


“Nations will come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.

New American Standard Bible

Nations will come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.

King James Version

And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

Holman Bible

Nations will come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your radiance.

International Standard Version

Nations will come to your light, and kings before your dawn.

A Conservative Version

And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

American Standard Version

And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

Bible in Basic English

And nations will come to your light, and kings to your bright dawn.

Darby Translation

And the nations shall walk by thy light, and kings by the brightness of thy rising.

Julia Smith Translation

And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

King James 2000

And the Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the bright light of your sunrise.

Modern King James verseion

And the nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawning.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the heathen shall walk in thy light, and the kings in the brightness that is risen over thee.

NET Bible

Nations come to your light, kings to your bright light.

New Heart English Bible

Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

The Emphasized Bible

So shall nations come to thy light, And kings to the brightness of thy dawning.

Webster

And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

World English Bible

Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

Youngs Literal Translation

And come have nations to thy light, And kings to the brightness of thy rising.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the Gentiles
גּי גּוי 
Gowy 
Usage: 558

הלך 
Halak 
go, walk, come, ...away, ...along,
Usage: 1545

to thy light
אור 
'owr 
Usage: 122

and kings
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

to the brightness
נגהּ 
Nogahh 
Usage: 19

References

Context Readings

Zion Glorified

2
“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.
3 
“Nations will come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.
4
“Lift up your eyes around you and see;
They all gather together, they come to you.
Your sons will come from far away,
And your daughters will be looked after at their side.


Cross References

Isaiah 49:23


“Kings will be your attendants,
And their princesses your nurses.
They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth
And lick the dust of your feet;
And you shall know [with an understanding based on personal experience] that I am the Lord;
For they shall not be put to shame who wait and hope expectantly for Me.

Isaiah 45:14

For this is what the Lord says,

“The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush (ancient Ethiopia)
And the Sabeans, men of stature,
Will come over to you and they will be yours;
They will walk behind you, in chains [of subjection to you] they will come over,
And they will bow down before you;
They will make supplication to you, [humbly and earnestly] saying,
‘Most certainly God is with you, and there is no other,
No other God [besides Him].’”

Revelation 21:24

The nations [the redeemed people from the earth] will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring into it their glory.

Genesis 49:10


“The scepter [of royalty] shall not depart from Judah,
Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
Until Shiloh [the Messiah, the Peaceful One] comes,
And to Him shall be the obedience of the peoples.

Psalm 2:10


Now therefore, O kings, act wisely;
Be instructed and take warning, O leaders (judges, rulers) of the earth.

Psalm 22:27


All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord,
And all the families of the nations will bow down and worship before You,

Psalm 67:1-4

God be gracious and kind-hearted to us and bless us,
And make His face shine [with favor] on us— Selah.

Psalm 68:29


Because of Your temple at Jerusalem
[Pagan] kings will bring gifts to You [out of respect].

Psalm 72:11


Yes, all kings will bow down before him,
All nations will serve him.

Psalm 72:17-19


May his name endure forever;
May his name continue as long as the sun;
And let men bless themselves by him;
Let all nations call him blessed.

Psalm 98:2-3


The Lord has made known His salvation;
He has [openly] revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations.

Psalm 117:1-2

O praise the Lord, all you nations!
Praise Him, all you people!

Psalm 138:4


All the kings of the land will give thanks and praise You, O Lord,
When they have heard of the promises of Your mouth [which were fulfilled].

Isaiah 2:2-5


Now it will come to pass that
In the last days
The mountain of the house of the Lord
Will be [firmly] established as the highest of the mountains,
And will be exalted above the hills;
And all the nations will stream to it.

Isaiah 11:10


Then in that day
The nations will make supplications to the Root of Jesse
Who will stand as a signal for the peoples;
And His resting place will be glorious.

Isaiah 19:23-25

In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrians will come into Egypt and the Egyptians into Assyria; and the Egyptians will worship and serve [the Lord] with the Assyrians.

Isaiah 49:6-7


He says, “It is too trivial a thing that You should be My Servant
To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the survivors of Israel;
I will also make You a light to the nations
That My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

Isaiah 49:12


“In fact, these will come from far away;
And, lo, these shall come from the north and from the west,
And these from the land of Aswan (southern Egypt).”

Isaiah 54:1-3

“Shout for joy, O barren one, she who has not given birth;
Break forth into joyful shouting and rejoice, she who has not gone into labor [with child]!
For the [spiritual] sons of the desolate one will be more numerous
Than the sons of the married woman,” says the Lord.

Isaiah 60:10


“Foreigners will build up your walls,
And their kings will serve you;
For in My [righteous] wrath I struck you,
But in My favor and grace I have had compassion on you.

Isaiah 60:16


“You will suck the milk of the [Gentile] nations
And suck the breast (abundance) of kings;
Then you will recognize and know that I, the Lord, am your Savior
And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

Isaiah 66:12


For the Lord says this, “Behold, I extend peace to her (Jerusalem) like a river,
And the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;
And you will be nursed, you will be carried on her hip and [playfully] rocked on her knees.

Isaiah 66:19-20

I will set up a [miraculous] sign among them, and from them I will send survivors to the nations: Tarshish, Pul (Put), Lud, Meshech, Tubal and Javan, to the distant islands and coastlands that have not heard of My fame nor seen My glory. And they will declare and proclaim My glory among the nations.

Amos 9:12


That they may possess the remnant of Edom (ancient enemies)
And all the nations that are called by My name,”
Says the Lord who does this.

Micah 4:1-2

But it shall come about in the last days
That the mountain of the house of the Lord
Shall be established as the highest and chief of the mountains;
It shall be above the hills,
And peoples shall flow [like a river] to it.

Zechariah 2:11

Many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day and shall be My people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know (recognize, understand fully) that the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you.

Zechariah 8:20-23

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘It will come to pass that peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will come [to Jerusalem].

Matthew 2:1-11

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king (Herod the Great), magi (wise men) from the east came to Jerusalem, asking,

Matthew 28:19

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations [help the people to learn of Me, believe in Me, and obey My words], baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Luke 24:47

and that repentance [necessary] for forgiveness of sins would be preached in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

John 12:20-21

Now there were some Greeks (Gentiles) among those who were going up to worship at the feast;

John 12:32

And I, if and when I am lifted up from the earth [on the cross], will draw all people to Myself [Gentiles, as well as Jews].”

Acts 13:47

For that is what the Lord has commanded us, saying,

I have placed You as a light for the Gentiles,
So that You may bring [the message of eternal] salvation to the end of the earth.’”

Acts 15:17


So that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord,
And all the Gentiles upon whom My name has been invoked,’

Romans 11:11-15

So I say, have they stumbled so as to fall [to spiritual ruin]? Certainly not! But by their transgression [their rejection of the Messiah] salvation has come to the Gentiles, to make Israel jealous [when they realize what they have forfeited].

Romans 15:9-12

and for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy [to them, since God had no covenant with them]. As it is written and forever remains written,

Therefore I praise You among the Gentiles,
And sing praises to Your name.”

Revelation 11:15

Then the seventh angel sounded [his trumpet]; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying,

“The kingdom (dominion, rule) of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever.”

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