Ayub 22:28

22:28 Whatever you decide ¹  on a matter,

it will be established for you,

and light will shine on your ways.

Mazmur 37:6

37:6 He will vindicate you in broad daylight,

and publicly defend your just cause. ² 

Yesaya 58:8

58:8 Then your light will shine like the sunrise; ³ 

your restoration will quickly arrive; ⁴ 

your godly behavior ⁵  will go before you,

and the Lord’s splendor will be your rear guard. ⁶ 

Yesaya 58:10

58:10 You must ⁷  actively help the hungry

and feed the oppressed. ⁸ 

Then your light will dispel the darkness, ⁹ 

and your darkness will be transformed into noonday. ¹⁰ 

[22:28]  ¹ tn The word is גָּזַר (gazar, “to cut”), in the sense of deciding a matter.

[37:6]  ² tn Heb “and he will bring out like light your vindication, and your just cause like noonday.”

[58:8]  ³ tn Heb “will burst out like the dawn.”

[58:8]  sn Light here symbolizes God’s favor and restored blessing, as the immediately following context makes clear.

[58:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “prosper”; KJV “spring forth speedily.”

[58:8]  ⁵ tn Or “righteousness.” Their godly behavior will be on display for all to see.

[58:8]  ⁶ sn The nation will experience God’s protective presence.

[58:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “if you.” See the note on “you must” in v. 9b.

[58:10]  ⁸ tn Heb “If you furnish for the hungry [with] your being, and the appetite of the oppressed you satisfy.”

[58:10]  ⁹ tn Heb “will rise in the darkness.”

[58:10]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and your darkness [will be] like noonday.”