Ezekiel 16:14

16:14 Your fame ¹  spread among the nations because of your beauty; your beauty was perfect because of the splendor which I bestowed on you, declares the sovereign Lord. ² 

Deuteronomy 4:6

4:6 So be sure to do them, because this will testify of your wise understanding ³  to the people who will learn of all these statutes and say, “Indeed, this great nation is a very wise ⁴  people.”

Micah 5:7

5:7 Those survivors from ⁵  Jacob will live ⁶ 

in the midst of many nations. ⁷ 

They will be like the dew the Lord sends,

like the rain on the grass,

that does not hope for men to come

or wait around for humans to arrive. ⁸ 

Matthew 5:14

5:14 You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.

¹ tn Heb “name.”

² sn The description of the nation Israel in vv. 10-14 recalls the splendor of the nation’s golden age under King Solomon.

³ tn Heb “it is wisdom and understanding.”

⁴ tn Heb “wise and understanding.”

⁵ tn Heb “the remnant of” (also in v. 8).

⁶ tn Heb “will be.”

⁷ tn This could mean “(scattered) among the nations” (cf. CEV, NLT) or “surrounded by many nations” (cf. NRSV).

⁸ tn Heb “that does not hope for man, and does not wait for the sons of men.”