Isaiah
Isaiah 60:20
20Your sun will no longer set,
and your moon will not wane;
for the LORD will be your everlasting light,
and the days of your sorrow will cease.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your sun | שִׁמְשֵׁ֔ךְ | šim·šêḵ | Noun - common singular construct; second person feminine singular | H8121 sun |
| will no | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| longer | עוֹד֙ | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| set | יָב֥וֹא | yā·ḇō·w | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| and your moon | וִירֵחֵ֖ךְ | wî·rê·ḥêḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H3394 moon |
| will not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| wane | יֵאָסֵ֑ף | yê·’ā·sêp̄ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H622 gather, remove |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will be | יִֽהְיֶה־ | yih·yeh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| your | לָּךְ֙ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| everlasting | עוֹלָ֔ם | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| light | לְא֣וֹר | lə·’ō·wr | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct | H216 light |
| and the days | יְמֵ֥י | yə·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| of your sorrow | אֶבְלֵֽךְ׃ | ’eḇ·lêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H60 mourning |
| will cease | וְשָׁלְמ֖וּ | wə·šā·lə·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7999 be complete, sound |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 21:4 · Psalm 84:11 · Isaiah 35:10 · Psalm 27:1 · Malachi 4:2 · Isaiah 30:26 · Isaiah 25:8 · Revelation 7:15–17 · Isaiah 65:19 · Isaiah 30:19 · Amos 8:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.