Isaiah 60
60
The Gentiles Bless Zion
1Arise, #Eph. 5:14shine;
For your light has come!
And #Mal. 4:2the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
2For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
And deep darkness the people;
But the Lord will arise over you,
And His glory will be seen upon you.
3The #Is. 49:6, 23; Rev. 21:24Gentiles shall come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.
4“Lift#Is. 49:18 up your eyes all around, and see:
They all gather together, #Is. 49:20–22they come to you;
Your sons shall come from afar,
And your daughters shall be nursed at your side.
5Then you shall see and become radiant,
And your heart shall swell with joy;
Because #(Rom. 11:25–27)the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.
6The multitude of camels shall cover your land,
The dromedaries of Midian and #Gen. 25:4Ephah;
All those from #Gen. 25:3; Ps. 72:10Sheba shall come;
They shall bring #Is. 61:6; Matt. 2:11gold and incense,
And they shall proclaim the praises of the Lord.
7All the flocks of #Gen. 25:13Kedar shall be gathered together to you,
The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you;
They shall ascend with #Is. 56:7acceptance on My altar,
And #Is. 60:13; Hag. 2:7, 9I will glorify the house of My glory.
8“Who are these who fly like a cloud,
And like doves to their roosts?
9#Ps. 72:10Surely the coastlands shall wait for Me;
And the ships of Tarshish will come first,
#(Gal. 4:26)To bring your sons from afar,
#Jer. 3:17Their silver and their gold with them,
To the name of the Lord your God,
And to the Holy One of Israel,
#Is. 55:5Because He has glorified you.
10“The#Is. 14:1, 2; 61:5; Zech. 6:15 sons of foreigners shall build up your walls,
#Is. 49:23; Rev. 21:24And their kings shall minister to you;
For #Is. 57:17in My wrath I struck you,
#Is. 54:7, 8But in My favor I have had mercy on you.
11Therefore your gates #Is. 26:2; 60:18; 62:10; Rev. 21:25, 26shall be open continually;
They shall not be shut day or night,
That men may bring to you the wealth of the Gentiles,
And their kings in procession.
12#Is. 14:2; Zech. 14:17; Matt. 21:44For the nation and kingdom which will not serve you shall perish,
And those nations shall be utterly ruined.
13“The#Is. 35:2 glory of Lebanon shall come to you,
The cypress, the pine, and the box tree together,
To beautify the place of My sanctuary;
And I will make #1 Chr. 28:2; Ps. 132:7the place of My feet glorious.
14Also the sons of those who afflicted you
Shall come #Is. 45:14bowing to you,
And all those who despised you shall #Is. 49:23; Rev. 3:9fall prostrate at the soles of your feet;
And they shall call you The City of the Lord,
#(Heb. 12:22; Rev. 14:1)Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15“Whereas you have been forsaken and hated,
So that no one went through you,
I will make you an eternal excellence,
A joy of many generations.
16You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles,
#Is. 49:23And milk the breast of kings;
You shall know that #Is. 43:3I, the Lord, am your Savior
And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17“Instead of bronze I will bring gold,
Instead of iron I will bring silver,
Instead of wood, bronze,
And instead of stones, iron.
I will also make your officers peace,
And your magistrates righteousness.
18Violence shall no longer be heard in your land,
Neither wasting nor destruction within your borders;
But you shall call #Is. 26:1your walls Salvation,
And your gates Praise.
God the Glory of His People
19“The #Rev. 21:23; 22:5sun shall no longer be your light by day,
Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you;
But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light,
And #Is. 41:16; 45:25; Zech. 2:5your God your glory.
20#Amos 8:9Your sun shall no longer go down,
Nor shall your moon withdraw itself;
For the Lord will be your everlasting light,
And the days of your mourning shall be ended.
21#Is. 52:1; Rev. 21:27Also your people shall all be righteous;
#Ps. 37:11; Matt. 5:5They shall inherit the land forever,
#Is. 61:3; (Matt. 15:13; John 15:2)The branch of My planting,
#Is. 29:23; (Eph. 2:10)The work of My hands,
That I may be glorified.
22#Matt. 13:31, 32A little one shall become a thousand,
And a small one a strong nation.
I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.”
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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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