Isaiah 60
60
The Lord’s Glory in Zion
1Arise, shine, for your light has come,#Is 9:2; 26:19; 30:26; 51:17; 52:2; Eph 5:14
and the glory of the Lord shines over you.#60:1 = Jerusalem#Is 40:5; 58:8; Mal 4:2
2For look, darkness will cover the earth,
and total darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will shine over you,
and his glory will appear over you.
3Nations will come to your light,
and kings to your shining brightness.#Is 42:6; 49:6; Rv 21:24
4Raise your eyes and look around:
they all gather and come to you;
your sons will come from far away,
and your daughters on the hips of nursing mothers.#Is 49:18–22
5Then you will see and be radiant,#Ps 34:5
and your heart will tremble and rejoice,#60:5 Lit expand
because the riches of the sea will become yours
and the wealth of the nations will come to you.#Is 61:6
6Caravans of camels will cover your land#60:6 Lit cover you —
young camels of Midian and Ephah —
all of them will come from Sheba.#Gn 25:3; Ps 72:10
They will carry gold and frankincense#Mt 2:11
and proclaim the praises of the Lord.
7All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you;
the rams of Nebaioth will serve you#Gn 25:13
and go up on my altar as an acceptable sacrifice.#Is 19:19; 56:7
I will glorify my beautiful house.#Is 60:13; Hg 2:7,9
8Who are these who fly like a cloud,
like doves to their shelters?#Hs 11:11
9Yes, the coasts and islands will wait for me#Is 51:5
with the ships of Tarshish in the lead,#Ps 48:7; Is 2:16
to bring your children from far away,#Is 14:2; 43:6; 49:22
their silver and gold with them,
for the honor of the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel,#Is 1:4; 60:14
who has glorified you.#Is 55:5
10Foreigners will rebuild your walls,#Is 14:1–2; 61:5; Zch 6:15
and their kings will serve you.#Is 49:7,23; Rv 21:24
Although I struck you in my wrath,
yet I will show mercy to you with my favor.#Hab 3:2
11Your city gates will always be open;
they will never be shut day or night
so that the wealth of the nations
may be brought into you,#Rv 21:25–26
with their kings being led in procession.
12For the nation and the kingdom
that will not serve you will perish;
those nations will be annihilated.#Zch 14:17–19
13The glory of Lebanon will come to you#Is 35:2 —
its pine, elm, and cypress together#Is 41:19 —
to beautify the place of my sanctuary,
and I will glorify my dwelling place.#60:13 Lit glorify the place of my feet
14The sons of your oppressors
will come and bow down to you;#Is 14:1–2; Zch 8:23
all who reviled you
will fall facedown at your feet.#Is 49:23; Rv 3:9
They will call you the City of the Lord,
Zion of the Holy One of Israel.#Is 1:26
15Instead of your being deserted and hated,
with no one passing through,#Is 34:10
I will make you an object of eternal pride,#Is 65:18
a joy from age to age.
16You will nurse on the milk of nations,
and nurse at the breast of kings;#Is 49:23; 66:11–12
you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior#Is 43:3; 49:26
and Redeemer,#Is 41:14; 43:14 the Mighty One of Jacob.#Gn 49:24; Ps 132:2,5; Is 49:26
17I will bring gold instead of bronze;
I will bring silver instead of iron,
bronze instead of wood,
and iron instead of stones.
I will appoint peace as your government
and righteousness as your overseers.
18Violence will never again be heard of in your land;#Is 11:9
devastation and destruction
will be gone from your borders.
You will call your walls Salvation#Is 26:1
and your city gates Praise.
19The sun will no longer be your light by day,
and the brightness of the moon will not shine on you.
The Lord will be your everlasting light,#Zch 14:6–7; Rv 21:23; 22:5
and your God will be your splendor.
20Your sun will no longer set,
and your moon will not fade;
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and the days of your sorrow will be over.#Is 35:10; 65:19; Rv 21:4
21All your people will be righteous;#Is 52:1
they will possess the land forever;#Ps 37:9; Ezk 37:25
they are the branch I planted,
the work of my#60:21 LXX, DSS read his hands,
so that I may be glorified.#Is 61:3
22The least will become a thousand,
the smallest a mighty nation.
I am the Lord;
I will accomplish it quickly in its time.
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Isaiah 60
60
LX
1Arise, shine; for thy light is come,
And the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee.
2For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
And thick darkness the people;
But upon thee shall Jehovah arise,
And his glory shall be seen upon thee.
3And the nations shall come to thy light,
And kings to the brightness of thy rising.
4Lift up thine eyes round about, and see:
They are all of them gathered together, they come to thee:
Thy sons shall come from far,
And thy daughters shall be carried at the side,
5Then shalt thou look, and overflow with joy;
And thy heart shall throb, and become dilated,
When the riches of the sea shall be converted unto thee,
And the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee.
6A multitude of camels shall cover thee,
The dromedaries of Midian and Epha;
All those of Sheba shall come:
They shall bring gold and frankincense,
And proclaim the praise of Jehovah.
7All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee,
The rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee;
They shall come up with acceptance on mine altar,
And the house of my glory I will render glorious.
8Who are these that fly as a cloud?
And like doves to their holes?
9Surely, the isles shall wait for me,
And the ships of Tarshish among the first;
To bring thy sons from afar,
Their silver and their gold with them:
Because of the name of Jehovah thy God,
And because of the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
10And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls,
And their kings shall minister unto thee:
For in my wrath I smote thee,
But in my favour have I had mercy on thee.
11Therefore thy gates shall be open continually;
They shall not be shut by day nor by night;
That unto thee might be brought the wealth of the nations,
And their kings royally attended.
12For the nations and the kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish;
Yea, those nations shall be utterly destroyed.
13The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee,
The fir-tree, the pine, and the box together;
To beautify the place of my sanctuary;
And I will make the place of my feet glorious.
14The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee;
And all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet;
And they shall call thee, The City of Jehovah;
The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15Instead of thy being forsaken and hated,
So that no one passeth through thee;
I will make thee ad eternal excellency,
A joy of successive generations.
16Thou shalt also suck the milk of the nations,
And shalt suck the breast of kings:
And thou shalt know that I Jehovah am thy Saviour,
And thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17Instead of brass, I will bring gold;
And instead of iron, I will bring silver:
And instead of wood, brass;
And instead of stones, iron:
And I will make thy officers peace,
And thine exactors righteousness.
18Violence shall no more be heard in thy land,
Destruction or ruin, within thy borders;
But thou shalt call thy walk Salvation,
And thy gates Praise.
19The sun shall no more be for light unto thee by day,
Neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee;
For Jehovah shall be unto thee an everlasting light,
And thy God thy glory.
20Thy sun shall no more go down,
Neither shall thy moon withdraw itself;
For Jehovah shall be unto thee an everlasting light,
And the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
21Thy people also shall be all righteous;
They shall inherit the land for ever,
The branch of my planting, the work of my hands,
That I may be glorified.
22The little one shall become a thousand,
And the small one a strong nation:
I Jehovah will hasten it in its time.
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Translated by Rev John Jones (Ioan Tegid).Published at Oxford in 1830, second edition 1842.