Isaiah 60
60
The Future Glory of Jerusalem
1Arise, Jerusalem, and shine like the sun;
The glory of the LORD is shining on you!
2Other nations will be covered by darkness,
But on you the light of the LORD will shine;
The brightness of his presence will be with you.
3Nations will be drawn to your light,
And kings to the dawning of your new day.
4Look around you and see what is happening:
Your people are gathering to come home!
Your sons will come from far away;
Your daughters will be carried like children.
5You will see this and be filled with joy;
You will tremble with excitement.
The wealth of the nations will be brought to you;
From across the sea their riches will come.
6Great caravans of camels will come, from Midian and Ephah.
They will come from Sheba, bringing gold and incense.
People will tell the good news of what the LORD has done!
7All the sheep of Kedar and Nebaioth
Will be brought to you as sacrifices
And offered on the altar to please the LORD.
The LORD will make his Temple more glorious than ever.
8What are these ships that skim along like clouds,
Like doves returning home?
9They are ships coming from distant lands,
Bringing God's people home.
They bring with them silver and gold
To honour the name of the LORD,
The holy God of Israel,
Who has made all nations honour his people.
10The LORD says to Jerusalem,
“Foreigners will rebuild your walls,
And their kings will serve you.
In my anger I punished you,
But now I will show you my favour and mercy.
11 #
Rev 21.25–26
Day and night your gates will be open,
So that the kings of the nations
May bring you their wealth.
12But nations that do not serve you
Will be completely destroyed.
13“The wood of the pine, the juniper, and the cypress,
The finest wood from the forests of Lebanon,
Will be brought to rebuild you, Jerusalem,
To make my Temple beautiful,
To make my city glorious.
14 #
Rev 3.9
The descendants of those who oppressed you will come
And bow low to show their respect.
All who once despised you will worship at your feet.
They will call you ‘The City of the LORD’,
‘Zion, the City of Israel's Holy God’.
15“You will no longer be forsaken and hated,
A city deserted and desolate.
I will make you great and beautiful,
A place of joy for ever and ever.
16Nations and kings will care for you
As a mother nurses her child.
You will know that I, the LORD, have saved you,
That the mighty God of Israel sets you free.
17“I will bring you gold instead of bronze,
Silver and bronze instead of iron and wood,
And iron instead of stone.
Your rulers will no longer oppress you;
I will make them rule with justice and peace.
18The sounds of violence will be heard no more;
Destruction will not shatter your country again.
I will protect and defend you like a wall;
You will praise me because I have saved you.
19 #
Rev 21.23; 22.5 “No longer will the sun be your light by day
Or the moon be your light by night;
I, the LORD, will be your eternal light;
The light of my glory will shine on you.
20Your days of grief will come to an end.
I, the LORD, will be your eternal light,
More lasting than the sun and moon.
21Your people will all do what is right,
And will possess the land for ever.
I planted them, I made them,
To reveal my greatness to all.
22Even your smallest and humblest family
Will become as great as a powerful nation.
When the right time comes,
I will make this happen quickly.
I am the LORD!”
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Good News Bible. Scripture taken from the Good News Bible (r) (Today's English Version Second Edition, UK/British Edition). Copyright © 1992 British & Foreign Bible Society. Used by permission.
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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