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But unto youd that fear my name shall the Sunf of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and growg up as calves of the stall.

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Mal. 3:16• ¹⁶Then they that feared Jehovah spoke often one to another; and Jehovah observed it, and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared Jehovah, and that thought upon his name. (Mal. 3:16)

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Luke 1:78• ⁷⁸on account of the bowels of mercy of our God; wherein the dayspring from on high has visited us, (Luke 1:78)

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Hos. 14:5‑7• ⁵I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
⁶His shoots shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
⁷They shall return and sit under his shadow; they shall revive as corn, and blossom as the vine: the renown thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. (Hos. 14:5‑7)

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that fear.

Mal. 3:16• ¹⁶Then they that feared Jehovah spoke often one to another; and Jehovah observed it, and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared Jehovah, and that thought upon his name. (Mal. 3:16)

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Psa. 85:9• ⁹Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him, that glory may dwell in our land. (Psa. 85:9)

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Isa. 50:10• ¹⁰Who is among you that feareth Jehovah, that hearkeneth to the voice of his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light,--let him confide in the name of Jehovah, and stay himself upon his God. (Isa. 50:10)

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Isa. 66:1‑2• ¹Thus saith Jehovah: The heavens are my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what is the house that ye will build unto me? and what is the place of my rest?
²Even all these things hath my hand made, and all these things have been, saith Jehovah. But to this man will I look: to the afflicted and contrite in spirit, and who trembleth at my word. (Isa. 66:1‑2)

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Luke 1:50• ⁵⁰and his mercy is to generations and generations to them that fear him. (Luke 1:50)

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Acts 13:26• ²⁶Brethren, sons of Abraham's race, and those who among you fear God, to you has the word of this salvation been sent: (Acts 13:26)

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Rev. 11:18• ¹⁸And the nations have been full of wrath, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead to be judged, and to give the recompense to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to those who fear thy name, small and great; and to destroy those that destroy the earth. (Rev. 11:18)

the Sun.

2 Sam. 23:4• ⁴And he shall be as the light of the morning, like the rising of the sun, A morning without clouds; When from the sunshine, after rain, The green grass springeth from the earth. (2 Sam. 23:4)

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Psa. 67:1• ¹To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm: a Song. God be gracious unto us, and bless us, and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah, (Psa. 67:1)

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Psa. 84:11• ¹¹For Jehovah Elohim is a sun and shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. (Psa. 84:11)

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Prov. 4:18• ¹⁸But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, going on and brightening until the day be fully come. (Prov. 4:18)

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Isa. 9:2• ²the people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them light hath shone. (Isa. 9:2)

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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 wound of their stroke. (Isa. 30:26)

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Isa. 49:6• ⁶--and he saith, It is a small thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel; I have even given thee for a light of the nations, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. (Isa. 49:6)

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Isa. 60:1‑3,19‑20• ¹Arise, shine! for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee.
²For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Jehovah will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen on thee.
³And the nations shall walk by thy light, and kings by the brightness of thy rising.
¹⁹The sun shall be no more thy light by day, neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee; but Jehovah shall be thine everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
²⁰Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for Jehovah shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. (Isa. 60:1‑3,19‑20)

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Hos. 6:3• ³and we shall know,--we shall follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is assured as the morning dawn; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain which watereth the earth. (Hos. 6:3)

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Matt. 4:15‑16• ¹⁵Land of Zabulon and land of Nepthalim, way of the sea beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:
¹⁶--the people sitting in darkness has seen a great light, and to those sitting in the country and shadow of death, to them has light sprung up. (Matt. 4:15‑16)

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Luke 1:78• ⁷⁸on account of the bowels of mercy of our God; wherein the dayspring from on high has visited us, (Luke 1:78)

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Luke 2:32• ³²a light for revelation of the Gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel. (Luke 2:32)

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John 1:4,8,14• ⁴In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
⁸*He* was not the light, but that he might witness concerning the light.
¹⁴And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth; (John 1:4,8,14)

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John 8:12• ¹²Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. (John 8:12)

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John 9:4• ⁴I must work the works of him that has sent me while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work. (John 9:4)

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John 12:35‑36• ³⁵Jesus therefore said to them, Yet a little while is the light amongst you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness may not overtake you. And he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.
³⁶While ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may become sons of light. Jesus said these things, and going away hid himself from them. (John 12:35‑36)

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John 12:40• ⁴⁰He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, that they may not see with their eyes, and understand with their heart and be converted, and I should heal them. (John 12:40)

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Acts 13:47• ⁴⁷for thus has the Lord enjoined us: I have set thee for a light of the nations, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the end of the earth. (Acts 13:47)

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Acts 26:18• ¹⁸to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me. (Acts 26:18)

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Eph. 5:8‑14• ⁸for ye were once darkness, but now light in the Lord; walk as children of light,
⁹(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,)
¹⁰proving what is agreeable to the Lord;
¹¹and do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove them,
¹²for the things that are done by them in secret it is shameful even to say.
¹³But all things having their true character exposed by the light are made manifest; for that which makes everything manifest is light.
¹⁴Wherefore he says, Wake up, thou that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee. (Eph. 5:8‑14)

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2 Peter 1:19• ¹⁹And we have the prophetic word made surer, to which ye do well taking heed (as to a lamp shining in an obscure place) until the day dawn and the morning star arise in your hearts; (2 Peter 1:19)

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1 John 2:8• ⁸Again, I write a new commandment to you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light already shines. (1 John 2:8)

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Rev. 2:28• ²⁸and I will give to him the morning star. (Rev. 2:28)

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Rev. 22:16• ¹⁶*I* Jesus have sent mine angel to testify these things to you in the assemblies. *I* am the root and offspring of David, the bright and morning star. (Rev. 22:16)

healing.

Psa. 103:3• ³Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases; (Psa. 103:3)

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Psa. 147:3• ³He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. (Psa. 147:3)

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Isa. 53:5• ⁵But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes we are healed. (Isa. 53:5)

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Isa. 57:18‑19• ¹⁸I have seen his ways, and will heal him; and I will lead him, and will restore comforts unto him and to those of his that mourn.
¹⁹I create the fruit of the lips: peace, peace to him that is afar off, and to him that is nigh, saith Jehovah; and I will heal him. (Isa. 57:18‑19)

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Jer. 17:14• ¹⁴Heal me, Jehovah, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise. (Jer. 17:14)

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Jer. 33:6• ⁶Behold, I will apply a healing dressing to it and cure, and I will heal them, and will reveal unto them an abundance of peace and truth. (Jer. 33:6)

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Ezek. 47:12• ¹²And by the river, upon its bank, on the one side and on the other, shall grow all trees for food, whose leaf shall not fade, nor their fruit fail: it shall bring forth new fruit every month, for its waters issue out of the sanctuary; and the fruit thereof shall be for food, and the leaf thereof for medicine. (Ezek. 47:12)

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Hos. 6:1• ¹Come and let us return unto Jehovah: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. (Hos. 6:1)

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Hos. 14:4• ⁴I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for mine anger is turned away from him. (Hos. 14:4)

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Matt. 11:5• ⁵Blind men see and lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear; and dead are raised, and poor have glad tidings preached to them: (Matt. 11:5)

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Rev. 22:2• ²In the midst of its street, and of the river, on this side and on that side, the tree of life, producing twelve fruits, in each month yielding its fruit; and the leaves of the tree for healing of the nations. (Rev. 22:2)

wings.

Ruth 2:12• ¹²Jehovah recompense thy work, and let thy reward be full from Jehovah the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge. (Ruth 2:12)

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Matt. 23:37• ³⁷Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! (Matt. 23:37)

ye shall.

Psa. 92:12‑14• ¹²The righteous shall shoot forth like a palm-tree; he shall grow like a cedar on Lebanon.
¹³Those that are planted in the house of Jehovah shall flourish in the courts of our God:
¹⁴They are still vigorous in old age, they are full of sap and green; (Psa. 92:12‑14)

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Isa. 49:9‑10• ⁹saying to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pasture shall be on all bare hills.
¹⁰They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor sun smite them; for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, and by the springs of water will he guide them. (Isa. 49:9‑10)

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Isa. 55:12‑13• ¹²For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
¹³Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress, and instead of the nettle shall come up the myrtle; and it shall be to Jehovah for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. (Isa. 55:12‑13)

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Jer. 31:9‑14• ⁹They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them; I will cause them to walk by water-brooks, in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble; for I will be a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
¹⁰Hear the word of Jehovah, ye nations, and declare it to the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd his flock.
¹¹For Jehovah hath ransomed Jacob, and redeemed him from the hand of one stronger than he.
¹²And they shall come and sing aloud upon the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of Jehovah, for corn, and for new wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd; and their soul shall be as a watered garden, and they shall not languish any more at all.
¹³Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and old together; for I will turn their mourning into gladness, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice after their sorrow.
¹⁴And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith Jehovah. (Jer. 31:9‑14)

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Hos. 14:5‑7• ⁵I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
⁶His shoots shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
⁷They shall return and sit under his shadow; they shall revive as corn, and blossom as the vine: the renown thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. (Hos. 14:5‑7)

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John 15:2‑5• ²As to every branch in me not bearing fruit, he takes it away; and as to every one bearing fruit, he purges it that it may bring forth more fruit.
³Ye are already clean by reason of the word which I have spoken to you.
⁴Abide in me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abide in the vine, thus neither can ye unless ye abide in me.
⁵I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abides in me and I in him, *he* bears much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing. (John 15:2‑5)

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2 Thess. 1:3• ³We ought to thank God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, because your faith increases exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all towards one another abounds; (2 Thess. 1:3)

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2 Peter 3:18• ¹⁸but grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen. (2 Peter 3:18)

• The appearing of the Lord is...the introduction of the day; and hence it is set forth here as the rising of the Sun of righteousness, as it will be for His earthly people. David uses similar language of the same event: (2 Sam. 23:4). (“Malachi 4” by E. Dennett)

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And unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth and leap like fatted calves.