Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.
Parallel translations
- WEB House of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of Yahweh.
- KJV O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.
- NKJV O house of Jacob, come and let us walk In the light of the Lord.
- NASB ¶Come, house of Jacob, and let’s walk in the light of the Lord.
- NLT Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord!
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Quick answer
In light of that glorious future, Isaiah calls the house of Jacob to walk now in the LORD's light. The vision becomes a present summons to faithfulness.
Overview
The promised day of peace should motivate God's people to live obediently today. 'Walking in the light' means living according to God's revealed truth and righteousness. This anticipates the call to walk as children of light in Christ, the true light of the world (John 8:12; Ephesians 5:8).
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- Eph 5:8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- 1 Jn 1:7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- Luke 1:79to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
- Isa 60:19–20No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.
- 1 Jn 1:5And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
- Rev 21:23–24And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
- John 12:35–36Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
- Isa 58:1“Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.
- Ps 89:15Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.
- 1 Th 5:5–6For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
- Isa 2:3And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
- Isa 50:10–11Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
- Isa 60:1–2Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
- Rom 13:12–14The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
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