Isaiah 58:8 “Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will…”

Isaiah 58:8

Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.

World English Bible

Then your light will break out as the morning, and your healing will appear quickly; then your righteousness shall go before you, and the LORD’s glory will be your rear guard.

American Standard Version

Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy healing shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of Jehovah shall be thy rearward.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then shall thy light breake foorth as the morning, and thine health shall grow speedily: thy righteousnes shall goe before thee, and the glorie of the Lord shall embrace thee.

Darby Translation

Then shall thy light break forth as the dawn, and thy health shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee, the glory of Jehovah shall be thy rearguard.

Young's Literal Translation

Then broken up as the dawn is thy light, And thy health in haste springeth up, Gone before thee hath thy righteousness, The honour of Jehovah doth gather thee.

Bible in Basic English

Then will light be shining on you like the morning, and your wounds will quickly be well: and your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will come after you.

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Cross references

“thy light”

Psalm 37:6 Malachi 4:2 Psalm 97:11 Proverbs 4:18 Job 11:17 Psalm 112:4

Psalm 37:6 · BSB

He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.

Malachi 4:2 · BSB

“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.

Psalm 97:11 · BSB

Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.

Proverbs 4:18 · BSB

The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.

Job 11:17 · BSB

Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.

Psalm 112:4 · BSB

Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

“and thine”

Jeremiah 33:6 Isaiah 57:18 Hosea 14:4 Matthew 13:15 Hosea 6:2

Jeremiah 33:6 · BSB

Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.

Isaiah 57:18 · BSB

I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,

Hosea 14:4 · BSB

I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger has turned away from them.

Matthew 13:15 · BSB

For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I…

Hosea 6:2 · BSB

After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.

“and thy”

Psalm 85:13 Acts 10:35 Acts 10:4 Acts 10:31

Psalm 85:13 · BSB

Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.

Acts 10:35 · BSB

but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.

Acts 10:4 · BSB

Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.

Acts 10:31 · BSB

and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.

“the glory”

Isaiah 52:12 Exodus 14:19

Isaiah 52:12 · BSB

For you will not leave in a hurry nor flee in haste, for the LORD goes before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard.

Exodus 14:19 · BSB

And the angel of God, who had gone before the camp of Israel, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them,

Also

Jeremiah 30:17 Isaiah 30:26

Jeremiah 30:17 · BSB

But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”

Isaiah 30:26 · BSB

The light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds H…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

9Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,

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