Isaiah 60
60
God Is Coming
1“Jerusalem, get up and shine!#60:1 Jerusalem … shine Or “Jerusalem, my light, get up!”
Your Light is coming!
The Glory of the Lord will shine on you.
2Darkness now covers the earth,
and the people are in darkness.
But the Lord will shine on you,
and his Glory will appear over you.
3Then the nations will come to your light.
Kings will come to your bright sunrise.
4Look around you!
See all the people gathering around.
Those are your sons coming from far away,
and your daughters are there beside them.
5“At that time you will see your people,
and your faces will shine with happiness.
First, you will be afraid,
but then you will be excited.
All the riches from across the seas will be set before you.
The riches of the nations will come to you.
6Herds of camels from Midian and Ephah
will cross your land.
Long lines of camels will come from Sheba.
They will bring gold and incense.
People will sing praises to the Lord.
7People will collect all the sheep from Kedar and give them to you.
They will bring you rams from Nebaioth.
You will offer those animals on my altar,
and I will accept them.
I will make my wonderful Temple
even more beautiful.
8Look at the people.
They are rushing toward you like clouds quickly crossing the sky.
They are like doves flying to their nests.
9The faraway lands are waiting for me.
The great cargo ships are ready to sail.
They are ready to bring your children from faraway lands.
They will bring silver and gold with them
to honor the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel.
He has done wonderful things for you.
10Children from other lands will rebuild your walls.
Their kings will serve you.
“When I was angry, I hurt you,
but now I want to be kind to you.
So I will comfort you.
11Your gates will always be open.
They will not be closed, day or night.
Nations and kings will bring their wealth to you.
12Any nation or kingdom that does not serve you
will be destroyed.
13All the great things of Lebanon will be given to you.
People will bring pine trees, fir trees, and cypress trees to you.
These trees will be used for lumber
to make my Holy Place#60:13 my Holy Place This probably means the Temple in Jerusalem. more beautiful.
This place is like a stool in front of my throne,
and I will honor it.#60:13 I will honor it Or “I will give it glory.”
14In the past, people hurt you,
but they will bow down before you.
In the past, people hated you,
but they will bow down at your feet.
They will call you ‘The City of the Lord’s,’
‘Zion of the Holy One of Israel.’
15“People hated you.
You were left all alone with no one passing through.
But I will make you great from now on.
You will be happy forever and ever.
16Nations will give you what you need,
like a child drinking milk from its mother.
But you will ‘drink’ riches from kings.
Then you will know that it is I, the Lord, who saves you.
You will know that I, the Great God of Jacob, protect you.
17“You now have copper,
but I will bring you gold.
You now have iron,
but I will bring you silver.
I will change your wood into copper
and your rocks into iron.
I will change your punishment into peace.
And those who punished you will be replaced with those who are kind to you.
18There will never again be news of violence in your country.
People will never again attack your country and steal from you.
You will name your walls, ‘Salvation’
and your gates, ‘Praise.’
19“The sun will no longer be your light during the day.
The light from the moon will no longer be your light at night.
The Lord will be your light forever.
Your God will be your glory.
20Your sun will never go down again.
Your moon will never again be dark.
That’s because the Lord will be your light forever,
and the dark days of mourning will end.
21“All your people will be good.
They will get the land forever.
They are the young plant in my garden#60:21 young plant … garden See Isa. 4:1 and 5:7.
that will grow to be a wonderful tree.
I made them with my own hands.#60:21 They are … hands Or “They are the plant I planted, which I made with my own hands, to show how wonderful I am.”
22The smallest family will become a large family group.
The smallest tribe will become a powerful nation.
When the time is right,
I, the Lord, will come quickly.
I will make these things happen.”
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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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