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The Ingathering of the Dispersed

60 Arise, shine, for your light has come,
    and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.(A)
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.(B)
Nations shall come to your light
    and kings to the brightness of your dawn.(C)

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.(D)
Then you shall see and be radiant;
    your heart shall thrill and rejoice,[a]
because the abundance of the sea shall be brought to you;
    the wealth of the nations shall come to you.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 60.5 Heb be enlarged

The Glory of Zion

60 “Arise,(A) shine, for your light(B) has come,
    and the glory(C) of the Lord rises upon you.
See, darkness(D) covers the earth
    and thick darkness(E) is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
    and his glory appears over you.
Nations(F) will come to your light,(G)
    and kings(H) to the brightness of your dawn.

“Lift up your eyes and look about you:
    All assemble(I) and come to you;
your sons come from afar,(J)
    and your daughters(K) are carried on the hip.(L)
Then you will look and be radiant,(M)
    your heart will throb and swell with joy;(N)
the wealth(O) on the seas will be brought to you,
    to you the riches of the nations will come.

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10 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.(A)
11 Your 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.(B)
12 For the nation and kingdom
    that will not serve you shall perish;
    those nations shall be utterly laid waste.(C)
13 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.(D)
14 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.(E)
15 Whereas you have been forsaken and hated,
    with no one passing through,
I will make you majestic forever,
    a joy from age to age.(F)
16 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.(G)

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10 “Foreigners(A) will rebuild your walls,
    and their kings(B) will serve you.
Though in anger I struck you,
    in favor(C) I will show you compassion.(D)
11 Your gates(E) will always stand open,
    they will never be shut, day or night,
so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations(F)
    their kings(G) led in triumphal procession.
12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve(H) you will perish;
    it will be utterly ruined.(I)

13 “The glory of Lebanon(J) will come to you,
    the juniper, the fir and the cypress together,(K)
to adorn my sanctuary;(L)
    and I will glorify the place for my feet.(M)
14 The children of your oppressors(N) will come bowing before you;
    all who despise you will bow down(O) at your feet
and will call you the City(P) of the Lord,
    Zion(Q) of the Holy One(R) of Israel.

15 “Although you have been forsaken(S) and hated,
    with no one traveling(T) through,
I will make you the everlasting pride(U)
    and the joy(V) of all generations.
16 You will drink the milk of nations
    and be nursed(W) at royal breasts.
Then you will know(X) that I, the Lord, am your Savior,(Y)
    your Redeemer,(Z) the Mighty One of Jacob.(AA)

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