May the righteous flourish in his days, As well as an abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
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- 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.
- BSB May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.
- NKJV In His days the righteous shall flourish, And 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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Quick answer
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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- Isa 2:4He will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
- Mal 4:2But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and leap like calves of the stall.
- Ps 92:12The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
- Isa 60:22The little one will become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation. I, Yahweh, will do this quickly in its time.”
- Isa 54:11–17“You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires.
- Luke 2:14“Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men.”
- Isa 9:6–7For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Dan 2:44In the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.
- Isa 11:6–9The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat; The calf, the young lion, and the fattened calf together; and a little child will lead them.
- Isa 61:3–6to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified.
- Eph 2:14–17For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle wall of partition,
- Isa 55:10–13For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn’t return there, but waters the earth, and makes it grow and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater;
- Isa 32:3–8The eyes of those who see will not be dim, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
- Luke 1:33and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.”
- Isa 35:1–10The wilderness and the dry land will be glad. The desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
- Isa 61:10–11I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh! My soul will be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- 1 Chr 22:8–9But Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, ‘You have shed blood abundantly, and have made great wars. You shall not build a house to my name, because you have shed much blood on the earth in my sight.
- Isa 60:1“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you.
- Ps 132:15–18I will abundantly bless her provision. I will satisfy her poor with bread.
- 1 Kgs 4:25Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
- Acts 4:32The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.
- Isa 32:15–20Until the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is considered a forest.
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