Isaiah 60

The Ingathering of the Dispersed

1 # Mal 4.2; Eph 5.14 Arise, shine, for your light has come,

and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

2 # Isa 4.5; Col 1.13 For darkness shall cover the earth

and thick darkness the peoples,

but the Lord will arise upon you,

and his glory will appear over you.

3 # v 11 ; Isa 49.6, 23Nations shall come to your light

and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

4 # Isa 49.18, 20–22 Lift up your eyes and look around;

they all gather together; they come to you;

your sons shall come from far away,

and your daughters shall be carried in their nurses’ arms.

5 # Ps 34.5; Isa 23.18; 24.14; 61.6 Then you shall see and be radiant;

your heart shall thrill and rejoice,#60.5 Heb be enlarged

because the abundance of the sea shall be brought to you;

the wealth of the nations shall come to you.

6 # Gen 25.4; Ps 72.10; Isa 42.10; 43.23 A multitude of camels shall cover you,

the young camels of Midian and Ephah;

all those from Sheba shall come.

They shall bring gold and frankincense

and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord.

7 # Gen 25.13; Isa 56.7; Hag 2.7, 9 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you;

the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you;

they shall be acceptable on my altar,#60.7 Q ms Heb mss Gk Syr Tg: MT will ascend on the favor of my altar

and I will glorify my glorious house.

8Who are these that fly like a cloud

and like doves to their windows?

9 # Isa 2.16; 49.22; 55.5; 66.19 For the coastlands shall wait for me,

the ships of Tarshish first,

to bring your children from far away,

their silver and gold with them,

for the name of the Lord your God

and for the Holy One of Israel,

because he has glorified you.

10 # Isa 49.23; 54.8; Zech 6.15 Foreigners shall build up your walls,

and their kings shall minister to you,

for in my wrath I struck you down,

but in my favor I have had mercy on you.

11 # vv 5, 18 ; Ps 149.8Your gates shall always be open;

day and night they shall not be shut,

so that nations shall bring you their wealth,

with their kings led in procession.

12 # Zech 14.17 For the nation and kingdom

that will not serve you shall perish;

those nations shall be utterly laid waste.

13 # 1 Chr 28.2; Ps 132.7; Isa 35.2; 41.19 The glory of Lebanon shall come to you,

the cypress, the plane, and the pine,

to beautify the place of my sanctuary,

and I will glorify where my feet rest.

14 # Isa 49.23; Heb 12.22; Rev 3.9 The descendants of those who oppressed you

shall come bending low to you,

and all who despised you

shall bow down at your feet;

they shall call you the City of the Lord,

the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

15 # Isa 33.8, 9; 65.18; 66.5; Jer 30.17 Whereas you have been forsaken and hated,

with no one passing through,

I will make you majestic forever,

a joy from age to age.

16 # Isa 49.23; 63.8, 16; 66.11 You shall suck the milk of nations;

you shall suck the breasts of kings,

and you shall know that I, the Lord, am your Savior

and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

17Instead of bronze I will bring gold;

instead of iron I will bring silver;

instead of wood, bronze;

instead of stones, iron.

I will appoint Peace as your overseer

and Righteousness as your taskmaster.

18 # v 11 ; Isa 26.1; 51.19; 54.14Violence shall no more be heard in your land,

devastation or destruction within your borders;

you shall call your walls Salvation

and your gates Praise.

God the Glory of Zion

19 # Isa 9.2; Zech 2.5; Rev 21.23; 22.5 The sun shall no longer be

your light by day,

nor for brightness shall the moon

give light to you by night,#60.19 Q ms Gk OL Tg: MT lacks by night

but the Lord will be your everlasting light,

and your God will be your glory.

20 # Isa 30.26; 65.19 Your sun shall no more go down

or your moon withdraw itself,

for the Lord will be your everlasting light,

and your days of mourning shall be ended.

21 # Ps 37.11, 22; Isa 29.23; 45.11; 52.1 Your people shall all be righteous;

they shall possess the land forever.

They are the shoot that I planted, the work of my hands,

so that I might be glorified.

22 # Isa 51.2 The least of them shall become a clan

and the smallest one a mighty nation;

I am the Lord;

in its time I will accomplish it quickly.

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Isaiah 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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