60:20 Your sun will no longer set;
your moon will not disappear; 1
the Lord will be your permanent source of light;
your time 2 of sorrow will be over.
1 sn In this verse “sun” and “moon” refer to the Lord’s light, which will replace the sun and moon (see v. 19). Light here symbolizes the restoration of divine blessing and prosperity in conjunction with the Lord’s presence. See 30:26.
2 tn Heb “days” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).
3 sn In the evening there will be light. The normal pattern is that light breaks through in the morning (Gen 1:3) but in the day of the