May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.
Parallel translations
- WEB In his days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
- KJV In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
- NKJV In His days the righteous shall flourish, And abundance of peace, Until the moon is no more.
- NASB May the righteous flourish in his days, As well as an abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
- NLT May all the godly flourish during his reign. May there be abundant prosperity until the moon is no more.
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In the king's days the righteous flourish and peace abounds until the moon is no more.
Overview
His reign produces both moral flourishing and lasting peace, described in terms suggesting endless duration. Righteousness and peace belong together under God's anointed ruler. This abundance of peace is fulfilled in Christ, the Prince of Peace, whose kingdom brings the flourishing of all the righteous (Isaiah 9:6-7).
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Cross-references · 22
- Isa 2:4Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war.
- Mal 4:2“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.
- Ps 92:12The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
- Isa 60:22The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly.
- Isa 54:11–17“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.
- Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”
- Isa 9:6–7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Dan 2:44In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
- Isa 11:6–9The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.
- Isa 61:3–6to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
- Eph 2:14–17For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility
- Isa 55:10–13For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,
- Isa 32:3–8Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
- Luke 1:33and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
- Isa 35:1–10The wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
- Isa 61:10–11I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- 1 Chr 22:8–9but this word of the LORD came to me: ‘You have shed much blood and waged great wars. You are not to build a house for My Name because you have shed so much blood on the ground before Me.
- Isa 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
- Ps 132:15–18I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
- 1 Kgs 4:25Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.
- Acts 4:32The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.
- Isa 32:15–20until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.
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