Isaiah 60
60
The Glory of Zion
1“Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
2See, darkness covers the earth
and thick darkness is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
and his glory appears over you.
3Nations will come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
4“Lift up your eyes and look about you:
All assemble and come to you;
your sons come from afar,
and your daughters are carried on the hip.
5Then you will look and be radiant,
your heart will throb and swell with joy;
the wealth on the seas will be brought to you,
to you the riches of the nations will come.
6Herds of camels will cover your land,
young camels of Midian and Ephah.
And all from Sheba will come,
bearing gold and incense
and proclaiming the praise of the Lord.
7All Kedar’s flocks will be gathered to you,
the rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
they will be accepted as offerings on my altar,
and I will adorn my glorious temple.
8“Who are these that fly along like clouds,
like doves to their nests?
9Surely the islands look to me;
in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,#60:9 Or the trading ships
bringing your children from afar,
with their silver and gold,
to the honor of the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel,
for he has endowed you with splendor.
10“Foreigners will rebuild your walls,
and their kings will serve you.
Though in anger I struck you,
in favor I will show you compassion.
11Your gates will always stand open,
they will never be shut, day or night,
so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations—
their kings led in triumphal procession.
12For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish;
it will be utterly ruined.
13“The glory of Lebanon will come to you,
the juniper, the fir and the cypress together,
to adorn my sanctuary;
and I will glorify the place for my feet.
14The children of your oppressors will come bowing before you;
all who despise you will bow down at your feet
and will call you the City of the Lord,
Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15“Although you have been forsaken and hated,
with no one traveling through,
I will make you the everlasting pride
and the joy of all generations.
16You will drink the milk of nations
and be nursed at royal breasts.
Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior,
your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17Instead of bronze I will bring you gold,
and silver in place of iron.
Instead of wood I will bring you bronze,
and iron in place of stones.
I will make peace your governor
and well-being your ruler.
18No longer will violence be heard in your land,
nor ruin or destruction within your borders,
but you will call your walls Salvation
and your gates Praise.
19The sun will no more be your light by day,
nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your glory.
20Your sun will never set again,
and your moon will wane no more;
the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your days of sorrow will end.
21Then all your people will be righteous
and they will possess the land forever.
They are the shoot I have planted,
the work of my hands,
for the display of my splendor.
22The least of you will become a thousand,
the smallest a mighty nation.
I am the Lord;
in its time I will do this swiftly.”
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Isaiah 60
60
Zion’s Future Splendor
1 “Arise! Shine! For your light arrives!
The splendor#tn Or “glory” (so most English versions). of the Lord shines on you!
2 For, look, darkness covers the earth
and deep darkness covers#tn The verb “covers” is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line). the nations,
but the Lord shines on you;
his splendor#tn Or “glory” (so most English versions); TEV “the brightness of his presence.” appears over you.
3 Nations come to your light,
kings to your bright light.
4 Look all around you!#tn Heb “Lift up around your eyes and see!”
They all gather and come to you –
your sons come from far away
and your daughters are escorted by guardians.
5 Then you will look and smile,#tn Or “shine,” or “be radiant” (NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).
you will be excited and your heart will swell with pride.#tn Heb “and it will tremble and be wide, your heart.”
For the riches of distant lands#tn Heb “the wealth of the sea,” i.e., wealth that is transported from distant lands via the sea. will belong to you
and the wealth of nations will come to you.
6 Camel caravans will cover your roads,#tn Heb “an abundance of camels will cover you.”
young camels from Midian and Ephah.
All the merchants of Sheba#tn Heb “all of them, from Sheba.” will come,
bringing gold and incense
and singing praises to the Lord.#tn Heb “and they will announce the praises of the Lord.”
7 All the sheep of Kedar will be gathered to you;
the rams of Nebaioth will be available to you as sacrifices.#tn Heb “will serve you,” i.e., be available as sacrifices (see the next line). Another option is to understood these “rams” as symbolic of leaders who will be subject to the people of Zion. See v. 10.
They will go up on my altar acceptably,#tc Heb “they will go up on acceptance [on] my altar.” Some have suggested that the preposition עַל (’al) is dittographic (note the preceding יַעֲלוּ [ya’alu]). Consequently, the form should be emended to לְרָצוֹן (lÿratson, “acceptably”; see BDB 953 s.v. רָצוֹן). However, the Qumran scroll 1QIsaa has both לרצון followed by the preposition על, which would argue against deleted the preposition. As the above translation seeks to demonstrate, the preposition עַל (’al) indicates a norm (“in accordance with acceptance” or “acceptably”; IBHS 218 §11.2.13e, n. 111) and the “altar” functions as an objective accusative with a verb of motion (cf. Gen 49:4; Lev 2:2; Num 13:17; J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah [NICOT], 2:534, n. 14).
and I will bestow honor on my majestic temple.
8 Who are these who float along#tn Heb “fly” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NAB, NIV “fly along.” like a cloud,
who fly like doves to their shelters?#tn Heb “to their windows,” i.e., to the openings in their coops. See HALOT 83 s.v. אֲרֻבָּה.
9 Indeed, the coastlands#tn Or “islands” (NIV); CEV “distant islands”; TEV “distant lands.” look eagerly for me,
the large ships#tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish.” See the note at 2:16. are in the lead,
bringing your sons from far away,
along with their silver and gold,
to honor the Lord your God,#tn Heb “to the name of the Lord your God.”
the Holy One of Israel,#sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4. for he has bestowed honor on you.
10 Foreigners will rebuild your walls;
their kings will serve you.
Even though I struck you down in my anger,
I will restore my favor and have compassion on you.#tn Heb “in my favor I will have compassion on you.”
11 Your gates will remain open at all times;
they will not be shut during the day or at night,
so that the wealth of nations may be delivered,
with their kings leading the way.#tn Or “led in procession.” The participle is passive.
12 Indeed,#tn Or “For” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); TEV “But.” nations or kingdoms that do not serve you will perish;
such nations will be totally destroyed.#tn The infinitive absolute appears before the finite verb for emphasis.
13 The splendor of Lebanon will come to you,
its evergreens, firs, and cypresses together,
to beautify my palace;#tn Or “holy place, sanctuary.”
I will bestow honor on my throne room.#tn Heb “the place of my feet.” See Ezek 43:7, where the Lord’s throne is called the “place of the soles of my feet.”
14 The children of your oppressors will come bowing to you;
all who treated you with disrespect will bow down at your feet.
They will call you, ‘The City of the Lord,
Zion of the Holy One of Israel.’#sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.
15 You were once abandoned
and despised, with no one passing through,
but I will make you#tn Heb “Instead of your being abandoned and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you.” a permanent source of pride
and joy to coming generations.
16 You will drink the milk of nations;
you will nurse at the breasts of kings.#sn The nations and kings are depicted as a mother nursing her children. Restored Zion will be nourished by them as she receives their wealth as tribute.
Then you will recognize that I, the Lord, am your deliverer,
your protector,#tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14. the powerful ruler of Jacob.#sn See 1:24 and 49:26.
17 Instead of bronze, I will bring you gold,
instead of iron, I will bring you silver,
instead of wood, I will bring you#tn The words “I will bring you” are supplied in the translation; they are understood by ellipsis (see the preceding lines). bronze,
instead of stones, I will bring you#tn The words “I will bring you” are supplied in the translation; they are understood by ellipsis (see the first two lines of the verse). iron.
I will make prosperity#tn Or “peace” (KJV and many other English versions). your overseer,
and vindication your sovereign ruler.#tn The plural indicates degree. The language is ironic; in the past Zion was ruled by oppressive tyrants, but now personified prosperity and vindication will be the only things that will “dominate” the city.
18 Sounds of violence#tn The words “sounds of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. will no longer be heard in your land,
or the sounds of#tn The words “sounds of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. destruction and devastation within your borders.
You will name your walls, ‘Deliverance,’
and your gates, ‘Praise.’
19 The sun will no longer supply light for you by day,
nor will the moon’s brightness shine on you;
the Lord will be your permanent source of light –
the splendor of your God will shine upon you.#tn Heb “and your God for your splendor.”
20 Your sun will no longer set;
your moon will not disappear;#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.
the Lord will be your permanent source of light;
your time#tn Heb “days” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT). of sorrow will be over.
21 All of your people will be godly;#tn Or “righteous” (NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “just.”
they will possess the land permanently.
I will plant them like a shoot;
they will be the product of my labor,
through whom I reveal my splendor.#tn Heb “a shoot of his planting, the work of my hands, to reveal splendor.”
22 The least of you will multiply into#tn Heb “will become” (so NASB, NIV). a thousand;
the smallest of you will become a large nation.
When the right time comes, I the Lord will quickly do this!”#tn Heb “I, the Lord, in its time, I will quickly do it.”
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