His splendor is like the sunrise. Rays shine from his hand, where his power is hidden.
Parallel translations
- KJV And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
- BSB His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden.
- NKJV His brightness was like the light; He had rays flashing from His hand, And there His power was hidden.
- NASB His radiance is like the sunlight; He has rays flashing from His hand, And the hiding of His might is there.
- NLT His coming is as brilliant as the sunrise. Rays of light flash from his hands, where his awesome power is hidden.
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- Matt 17:2He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.
- Isa 60:19–20The sun will be no more your light by day; nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
- Job 26:14Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?”
- Rev 22:5There will be no night, and they need no lamp light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.
- Exod 14:20It came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud and the darkness, yet gave it light by night: and one didn’t come near the other all night.
- 1 Tim 6:16who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.
- Ps 104:2He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.
- Neh 9:12Moreover, in a pillar of cloud you led them by day; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way in which they should go.
- Exod 13:21Yahweh went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them on their way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light, that they might go by day and by night:
- Rev 21:23The city has no need for the sun, neither of the moon, to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
- Prov 18:10Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
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