Isaiah 60
60
Chapter 60
Zion's future glory
1Stand up! Shine brightly!
Now your light has come! #60:1 See Isaiah 59:9; John 9:5.
The Lord's glory has risen to shine on you.
2Look! Darkness covers all the earth and its people.
But the Lord shines his light on you,
so that his glory appears over you.
3People of other nations will come to your light.
Kings will come to see the light of a new day that shines on you.
4Look all round you!
All your people are coming together to return to you.
Your sons are coming from far away,
and they carry your daughters in their arms.
5As you see this, your eyes will shine with joy.
Your hearts will beat fast,
and you will be proud to see them.
Traders will bring valuable things to you
from lands across the seas.
The riches of other nations will come to you.
6Traders will bring things on their camels
so that your roads are full.
Young camels will come from Midian
and from Ephah.
People will come from Sheba.
They will bring gold and incense.
They will sing aloud to praise the Lord.
7All the sheep and goats in Kedar will come to you.
They will give you sheep from Nebaioth,
and I will accept them as sacrifices on my altar.
I will make my temple great and beautiful.
8See those ships that sail along like clouds!
They come like doves that are flying to their homes.
9People from lands across the seas are coming to find me.
Their big ships are leading them.
They are bringing your children from far away,
as well as silver and gold.
They come to give honour to the name of the Lord your God.
He is Israel's Holy God.
They come here because he has shown that you are great.
10Foreign people will build your walls again.
Their kings will be your servants.
I punished you when I was angry with you.
But now I will show my grace
and I will be kind to you.
11The gates of your city will always be open.
People will never close them,
during the day or during the night.
Then other nations will bring their riches to you,
and their kings will lead them.
12Any nation or kingdom that refuses to serve you
will come to an end.
Enemies will completely destroy those nations.
13The beautiful things of Lebanon will come to you.
They will bring you its pine trees,
its fir trees and its cypress trees.
The wood will make my temple beautiful.
I will cause my home on earth to be great!
14The descendants of your cruel enemies will come to you.
They will bend down low in front of you.
Everybody who insulted you before
will now give you honour.
They will call you, ‘The City of the Lord,
Zion that is home for Israel's Holy God.’
15At one time, people kept away from you,
and they hated you.
Nobody travelled through you.
But now I will make you a great city,
so that people will be proud of you for ever.
Your people and their descendants will be very happy.
16Other nations and their kings
will give you everything that you need.
They will be like mothers
who feed their babies with their milk.
Then you will know that I, the Lord,
have made you safe.
You will know that I am your Redeemer,
the Mighty One of Jacob.
17I will bring you gold instead of bronze.
I will bring you silver instead of iron.
I will give you bronze to use, instead of wood.
I will give you iron instead of stones.
I will cause peace to be your city's leader.
Righteousness will rule over you.
18You will not hear the noise of violence in your land any more.
Inside its borders,
nobody will fight wars or destroy things.
You will call your city's walls ‘Salvation’,
and you will call your city's gates ‘Praise’.
19You will no longer need the sun
to give you light in the day again.
You will not need the moon to shine at night.
Instead, the Lord will be the light
that shines on you for ever.
Yes, your God will be the light
that brings you honour.
20Your sun will never go down again
and your moon will never disappear.
That is because the Lord will be the light
that shines on you for ever.
Then your sad days will come to an end.
21All your people will be righteous.
The land will belong to them for ever.
I myself will plant them in the ground
like a young plant.
As they grow, they will show how great I am.
22The least important person among you
will become a great family.
The smallest person will become a large nation.
I am the Lord.
When the right time comes,
I will cause it to happen quickly!
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Isaiah 60
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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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