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Thenf the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and ηbefore his ancients gloriously.

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Ezek. 32:7• ⁷And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light. (Ezek. 32:7)

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or, there shall be glory before his ancients.

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Jerusalem,

Moon,

Mountain Mount,

Sun,

Zion; Sion; Mount Zion

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the moon.

Isa. 13:10• ¹⁰For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun is darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause its light to shine. (Isa. 13:10)

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Isa. 30:26• ²⁶And the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that Jehovah bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound. (Isa. 30:26)

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Isa. 60:19• ¹⁹The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee; but Jehovah shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. (Isa. 60:19)

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Ezek. 32:7‑8• ⁷And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.
⁸All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord Jehovah. (Ezek. 32:7‑8)

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Joel 2:31• ³¹The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of Jehovah come. (Joel 2:31)

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Joel 3:15• ¹⁵The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. (Joel 3:15)

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Mark 13:24‑26• ²⁴But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give its light;
²⁵and the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in the heavens shall be shaken.
²⁶And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds with great power and glory; (Mark 13:24‑26)

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Rev. 6:12‑14• ¹²And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the whole moon became as blood;
¹³and the stars of the heaven fell unto the earth, as a fig tree shaken by a great wind casteth its untimely figs.
¹⁴And the heaven departed as a scroll rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. (Rev. 6:12‑14)

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Rev. 21:23• ²³And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon, that they should shine on it: for the glory of God illumined it, and the Lamb is the lamp of it. (Rev. 21:23)

when.

Isa. 52:7• ⁷How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace, that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! (Isa. 52:7)

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Ex. 15:21• ²¹And Miriam answered them, Sing to Jehovah, for he is highly exalted: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. (Ex. 15:21)

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Psa. 97:1• ¹Jehovah reigneth; let the earth rejoice,{HR}Let the many islands be glad. (Psa. 97:1)

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Zech. 9:9• ⁹Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. (Zech. 9:9)

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Matt. 6:10,13• ¹⁰let thy kingdom come, let thy will be done as in heaven so upon the earth;
¹³and lead us not into temptation, but save us from evil. (Matt. 6:10,13)

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Rev. 11:15• ¹⁵And the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in the heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world hath become our Lord's and his Christ's, and he shall reign unto the ages of the ages. (Rev. 11:15)

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Rev. 19:4,6• ⁴And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshipped God that sitteth on the throne, saying, Amen, Alleluia!
⁶And I heard as a voice of a great multitude, and as a voice of many waters, and as a voice of strong thunders, saying, Alleluia! for the Lord [our] God the Almighty hath reigned. (Rev. 19:4,6)

mount.

Isa. 12:6• ⁶Cry out and shout, O inhabitress of Zion;{HR}For great in the midst of thee [is] the Holy One of Israel. (Isa. 12:6)

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Mic. 4:7• ⁷And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation; and Jehovah shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even forever. (Mic. 4:7)

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Heb. 12:22• ²²But ye have approached to mount Zion; and to a living God's city, heavenly Jerusalem; and to myriads of angels, a universal assemblage; (Heb. 12:22)

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Rev. 14:1• ¹And I saw, and, behold, the Lamb standing upon the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. (Rev. 14:1)

before his ancients gloriously.

or, there shall be glorybefore his ancients.

Job 38:4‑7• ⁴Where wast thou when I founded the earth?{HR}Declare if thou hast understanding.
⁵Who fixed its measure that thou shouldest know,{HR}Or who stretched the line upon it?
⁶Whereon are its sockets sunken,{HR}Or who laid down its corner-stone,
⁷When the morning stars sang together,{HR}And all the sons of God shouted for joy? (Job 38:4‑7)

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Dan. 7:9‑10,18,27• ⁹I beheld till the thrones were set up, and the Ancient of Days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool; his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
¹⁰A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
¹⁸But the saints of the Most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even to the ages of ages.
²⁷But the kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heavens, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High places. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. (Dan. 7:9‑10,18,27)

• Then shall be established a new order of things in the presence of which the very institutions of heaven will be confounded, for Jehovah of hosts will reign in glory “before His ancients”. This is a remarkable word. He does not reign over His ancients when He reigns in Zion and Jerusalem, but before them. They are witnesses of His glory, and remind us of the “elders” of Revelation 5. The word here might be translated “elders”, we understand, which confirms the thought. (“Isaiah 24” by F.B. Hole)

• {v.21-23} So our chapter ends with the power of evil both in its fountain head and in its ramifications smitten from the earth and the Lord Jesus enthroned at earth’s center and reigning before the delighted eyes of His ancients. (“Isaiah 24” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed; for Jehovah of hosts shall reign on mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients in gloryg.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "and there shall be glory before his ancients."

W. Kelly Translation

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And the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when Jehovah of hosts shall reign in Mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his eldersa in gloryb.

WK Translation Notes

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a

Or, ancients.

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Or, gloriously.