58:8 Then your light will shine like the sunrise; 1
your restoration will quickly arrive; 2
your godly behavior 3 will go before you,
and the Lord’s splendor will be your rear guard. 4
60:21 All of your people will be godly; 5
they will possess the land permanently.
I will plant them like a shoot;
they will be the product of my labor,
through whom I reveal my splendor. 6
1 tn Heb “will burst out like the dawn.”
sn Light here symbolizes God’s favor and restored blessing, as the immediately following context makes clear.
2 tn Heb “prosper”; KJV “spring forth speedily.”
3 tn Or “righteousness.” Their godly behavior will be on display for all to see.
4 sn The nation will experience God’s protective presence.
5 tn Or “righteous” (NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “just.”
6 tn Heb “a shoot of his planting, the work of my hands, to reveal splendor.”