Isaiah 60:1-14

New American Standard Bible

A Glorified Zion

60 “^(A)Arise, shine; for your ^(B)light has come,
And the ^(C)glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
²For behold, ^(D)darkness will cover the earth
And deep darkness the peoples;
But the Lord will rise upon you
And His ^(E)glory will appear upon you.
³^(F)Nations will come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.

⁴“^(G)Raise your eyes all around and see;
They all gather together, they ^(H)come to you.
Your sons will come from afar,
And your ^(I)daughters will be ^[a]carried on the hip.
⁵Then you will see and be ^(J)radiant,
And your heart will ^[b]thrill and rejoice;
Because the ^[c]^(K)abundance of the sea will be turned to you,
The ^(L)wealth of the nations will come to you.
⁶A multitude of camels will cover you,
The young camels of Midian and ^(M)Ephah;
All those from ^(N)Sheba will come;
They will bring ^(O)gold and frankincense,
And ^(P)proclaim good news of the praises of the Lord.
⁷All the flocks of ^(Q)Kedar will be gathered to you,
The rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
They will go up on My ^(R)altar with acceptance,
And I will ^(S)glorify My glorious house.
⁸^(T)Who are these who fly like a cloud
And like the doves to their windows?
⁹Certainly the ^(U)coastlands will wait for Me;
And the ^(V)ships of Tarshish will come first,
To ^(W)bring your sons from afar,
Their silver and their gold with them,
For the name of the Lord your God,
And for the Holy One of Israel because He has ^(X)glorified you.

¹⁰“^(Y)Foreigners will build up your walls,
And their ^(Z)kings will serve you;
For in My ^(AA)wrath I struck you,
And in My favor I have had compassion on you.
¹¹Your ^(AB)gates will be open continually;
They will not be closed day or night,
So that people may ^(AC)bring you the wealth of the nations,
With ^(AD)their kings led in procession.
¹²For the ^(AE)nation and the kingdom which will not serve you will perish,
And the nations will be utterly ruined.
¹³The ^(AF)glory of Lebanon will come to you,
The ^(AG)juniper, the elm tree and the ^[d]cedar together,
To beautify the place of My sanctuary;
And I will make the ^(AH)place of My feet glorious.
¹⁴The ^(AI)sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you,
And all those who despised you will bow down at the soles of your feet;
And they will call you the ^(AJ)city of the Lord,
The ^(AK)Zion of the Holy One of Israel.