Isaiah 60:2 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

For, lo, the darkness doth cover the earth, And thick darkness the peoples, And on thee rise doth Jehovah, And His honour on thee is seen.

English ASV

For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Jehovah will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

English Amplified

For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and dense darkness [all] peoples, but the Lord shall arise upon you [O Jerusalem], and His glory shall be seen on you. [Isa. 60:19-22; Mal. 4:2; Rev. 21:2, 3.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and dense darkness [all] peoples, but the Lord shall arise upon you [O Jerusalem], and His glory shall be seen on you. [Isa. 60:19-22; Mal. 4:2; Rev. 21:2, 3.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For 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.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For look, darkness will cover the earth, and total darkness the peoples; but the LORD will shine over you, and his glory will appear over you.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Jehovah will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen on thee.

English EASY 2024

Look! Darkness covers all the earth and its people. But the Lord shines his light on you, so that his glory appears over you.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Darkness now covers the earth, and the people are in darkness. But the Lord will shine on you, and his Glory will appear over you.

For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the LORD will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Other nations will be covered by darkness, But on you the light of the Lord will shine; The brightness of his presence will be with you.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Darkness now covers the earth, and thick darkness covers the nations. But the Lord dawns, and his glory appears over you.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For look, darkness covers the earth, and total darkness the peoples; but the LORD will shine over you, and His glory will appear over you.

English KJV 1611

For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

English LSB

For behold, darkness will cover the earth And dense gloom the peoples; But Yahweh will rise upon you, And His glory will appear upon you.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For behold, darkness shall cover the earth and deep darkness the peoples; but the Lord shall rise upon you, and His glory shall be seen upon you.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"For behold, darkness will cover the earth And deep darkness the peoples; But the LORD will rise upon you And His glory will appear upon you.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

See, darkness covers the earth, and thick clouds cover the peoples; But upon you the LORD shines, and over you appears his glory.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For, look, darkness covers the earth and deep darkness covers the nations, but the LORD shines on you; his splendor appears over you.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Darkness covers the earth. Thick darkness spreads over the nations. But I will rise and shine on you. My glory will appear over you.

English NIV

See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you.

English NKJ 1982

For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the Lord will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you.

English NLT

Darkness as black as night will cover all the nations of the earth, but the glory of the LORD will shine over you.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the LORD will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Look carefully! Darkness blankets the earth, and thick clouds covers the nations, but Yahweh arises upon you and the brightness of his glory appears over you!

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Darkness as black as night shall cover all the peoples of the earth, but the glory of the Lord will shine from you.

English Tyndale 1537

For lo, while the darkness and cloud covereth the earth and the people, the LORD shall shew the light, and his glory shall be seen in thee.(For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and a thick mist the nations. But the LORD shall rise as the sun over thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.)

Isaiah 60:2 — Compare Translations