Isaiah 60 · Verse 20

Isaiah 60:20

Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Isaiah 60:20, King James Version

Isaiah 60:20 in other translations

BSBYour 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.
WEBYour sun will not go down any more, nor will your moon withdraw itself; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will end.
ASVThy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for Jehovah will be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
YLTThy sun goeth no more in, And thy moon is not removed, For Jehovah becometh to thee a light age-during. And the days of thy mourning have been completed.
DARBYThy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for Jehovah shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
BBEYour sun will never again go down, or your moon keep back her light: for the Lord will be your eternal light, and the days of your sorrow will be ended.
WebsterThy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD will be thy everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

What does Isaiah 60:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
20. There shall be no national and spiritual obscuration again as formerly (Joe 2:10; Am 8:9). mourning ... ended--(Is 25:8; Re 21:4).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 60:15-22

We must look for the full accomplishment in times and things, exceeding those of the Old Testament church. The nations and their kings shall lay themselves out for the good of the church. Such a salvation, such a redemption, shall be wrought out for thee, as discovers itself to be the work of the Lord. Every thing shall be changed for the better. In thy land shall no more be heard threats of those that do violence…

Read the full comment on Isaiah 60:15-22 →

Isaiah 60:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יָב֥וֹאya.Vo'it will goH935
עוֹד֙'OdagainH5750
שִׁמְשֵׁ֔ךְshim.Shekhsun yourH8121
וִירֵחֵ֖ךְvi.re.Chekhand moon yourH3394
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.Sefit will be removedH622
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
יִֽהְיֶה\־yih.yeh-he will becomeH1961
לָּךְ֙loKhof you
לְא֣וֹרle.'or<into> a light ofH216
עוֹלָ֔םo.LamperpetuityH5769
וְשָׁלְמ֖וּve.shal.Muand they will be completeH7999
יְמֵ֥יye.Mei[the] days ofH3117
אֶבְלֵֽךְ\׃'ev.Lekhmourning yourH60

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 60:20

  • Revelation 21:4

    And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

  • Psalms 84:11

    For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

  • Isaiah 35:10

    And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

  • Psalms 27:1

    A Psalm of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

  • Malachi 4:2

    But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

  • Isaiah 30:26

    Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the Lord bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.

  • Isaiah 25:8

    He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.

  • Revelation 7:15-17

    Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

  • Isaiah 65:19

    And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

  • Isaiah 30:19

    For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.

  • Amos 8:9

    And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
sun.
Ps 27:1; 84:11; Am 8:9; Mal 4:2
the days.
25:8; 30:19; 35:10; Re 7:15-17; 21:4

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Context

  • Isaiah 60:19

    The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

  • Isaiah 60:20

    Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

  • Isaiah 60:21

    Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

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Isaiah 60:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
No se pondrá jamás tu sol, ni menguará tu luna: porque te será Jehová por luz perpetua, y los días de tu luto serán acabados.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ton soleil ne se couchera plus, et ta lune ne se retirera pas; car l’ Éternel sera ta lumière à toujours, et les jours de ton deuil seront finis.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Nicht wird ferner deine Sonne untergehen, noch dein Mond sich zurückziehen; denn Jehova wird dir zum ewigen Licht sein. Und die Tage deines Trauerns werden ein Ende haben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Non occidet ultra sol tuus, et luna tua non minuetur, quia erit tibi Dominus in lucem sempiternam, et complebuntur dies luctus tui.