Isaiah

Isaiah 60:2

²For behold, darkness covers the earth,

and thick darkness is over the peoples;

but the LORD will rise upon you,

and His glory will appear over you.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
behold	הִנֵּ֤ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
darkness	הַחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙	ha·ḥō·šeḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
covers	יְכַסֶּה־	yə·ḵas·seh-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3680 cover
the earth	אֶ֔רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and thick darkness	וַעֲרָפֶ֖ל	wa·‘ă·rā·p̄el	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6205 cloud, heavy cloud
the peoples	לְאֻמִּ֑ים	lə·’um·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3816 people
but the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will rise	יִזְרַ֣ח	yiz·raḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2224 rise, come forth
upon you	וְעָלַ֙יִךְ֙	wə·‘ā·la·yiḵ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5921 height
and His glory	וּכְבוֹד֖וֹ	ū·ḵə·ḇō·w·ḏōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
will appear	יֵרָאֶֽה׃	yê·rā·’eh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
over you	עָלַ֥יִךְ	‘ā·la·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5921 height

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.