Isaiah 60:20

Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 60:1 Parallel

Isaiah 60:1 commands 'Arise, shine, for your light has come'—the same divine light that becomes Israel's everlasting light here.

Isaiah 25:8 Parallel

In Isaiah 25:8, the promise of God swallowing death and wiping tears away echoes the end of mourning here.

In Isaiah 30:19, the assurance 'you will weep no longer' directly parallels the cessation of mourning here.

In Isaiah 35:10, the promise that sorrow and sighing will flee away mirrors the end of mourning and perpetual joy here.

In Isaiah 30:26, the moon's light becomes like the sun's—a related prophecy of intensified light that expands on this perpetual light theme.

Isaiah 51:11 promises sorrow and sighing flee, while here mourning ends—both describe the end of grief for the redeemed.

Isaiah 65:19 declares weeping and crying will cease—same end of sorrow as the 'days of mourning will be over' here.

In Revelation 7:15-17, the Lamb wipes every tear and becomes their light—directly fulfilling this eschatological vision.

In Revelation 21:4, no more death or mourning and God wiping tears fulfills the promise of ceaseless light and no mourning.

Malachi 4:2 Allusion

Malachi 4:2 promises the 'sun of righteousness' rising with healing — a messianic parallel to the everlasting light Isaiah describes.

Amos 8:9 Contrast

Amos 8:9 foretells the sun going down at noon as judgment — directly opposite to Isaiah's promise that your sun shall never set.

Revelation 21:25 says there will be no night there, fulfilling the promise of perpetual light and no mourning.

Revelation 21:23 directly echoes this, saying the city has no need of sun or moon because God's glory gives light.

Revelation 21:11 describes the New Jerusalem's radiance as God's glory, echoing Isaiah's promise that God will be an everlasting light.

Revelation 22:5 repeats that night will be no more and God will be their light, directly fulfilling Isaiah's vision.

Revelation 7:17 directly fulfills the end of mourning—God wipes away every tear, just as Isaiah 60:20 promised.

Zechariah 14:7 says 'at evening time there will be light'—the same eschatological vision of perpetual light without night.

Revelation 6:12 darkens the sun and turns moon to blood in judgment—opposite to Isaiah 60:20 where they never set because God is light.

Revelation 1:16 shows Christ's face shining like the sun—while Isaiah 60:20 says God's light replaces the sun, both depict divine radiance.

Ephesians 5:8 calls believers to live as children of light, echoing Isaiah 60:20's promise of God as everlasting light.

Psalm 27:1 Parallel

Psalm 27:1 declares 'The Lord is my light' — a personal echo of God being Israel's everlasting light in Isaiah.

Micah 7:8 Contrast

Micah 7:8 declares 'though I sit in darkness, the Lord is my light'—personal trust in light, while here light is perpetual and communal.

Psalm 84:11 Parallel

Psalm 84:11 calls God a sun and shield — the same metaphor for God's illuminating presence that Isaiah expands.