The Gentiles Bless Zion

60 Arise, (A)shine;
For your light has come!
And (B)the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
And deep darkness the people;
But the Lord will arise over you,
And His glory will be seen upon you.
The (C)Gentiles shall come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.

“Lift(D) up your eyes all around, and see:
They all gather together, (E)they come to you;
Your sons shall come from afar,
And your daughters shall be nursed at your side.
Then you shall see and become radiant,
And your heart shall swell with joy;
Because (F)the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.
The multitude of camels shall cover your land,
The dromedaries of Midian and (G)Ephah;
All those from (H)Sheba shall come;
They shall bring (I)gold and incense,
And they shall proclaim the praises of the Lord.
All the flocks of (J)Kedar shall be gathered together to you,
The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you;
They shall ascend with (K)acceptance on My altar,
And (L)I will glorify the house of My glory.

“Who are these who fly like a cloud,
And like doves to their roosts?
(M)Surely the coastlands shall wait for Me;
And the ships of Tarshish will come first,
(N)To bring your sons from afar,
(O)Their silver and their gold with them,
To the name of the Lord your God,
And to the Holy One of Israel,
(P)Because He has glorified you.

10 “The(Q) sons of foreigners shall build up your walls,
(R)And their kings shall minister to you;
For (S)in My wrath I struck you,
(T)But in My favor I have had mercy on you.
11 Therefore your gates (U)shall be open continually;
They shall not be shut day or night,
That men may bring to you the wealth of the Gentiles,
And their kings in procession.
12 (V)For the nation and kingdom which will not serve you shall perish,
And those nations shall be utterly ruined.

13 “The(W) glory of Lebanon shall come to you,
The cypress, the pine, and the box tree together,
To beautify the place of My sanctuary;
And I will make (X)the place of My feet glorious.
14 Also the sons of those who afflicted you
Shall come (Y)bowing to you,
And all those who despised you shall (Z)fall prostrate at the soles of your feet;
And they shall call you The City of the Lord,
(AA)Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

15 “Whereas you have been forsaken and hated,
So that no one went through you,
I will make you an eternal excellence,
A joy of many generations.
16 You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles,
(AB)And milk the breast of kings;
You shall know that (AC)I, the Lord, am your Savior
And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

17 “Instead of bronze I will bring gold,
Instead of iron I will bring silver,
Instead of wood, bronze,
And instead of stones, iron.
I will also make your officers peace,
And your magistrates righteousness.
18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land,
Neither [a]wasting nor destruction within your borders;
But you shall call (AD)your walls Salvation,
And your gates Praise.

God the Glory of His People

19 “The (AE)sun shall no longer be your light by day,
Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you;
But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light,
And (AF)your God your glory.
20 (AG)Your sun shall no longer go down,
Nor shall your moon withdraw itself;
For the Lord will be your everlasting light,
And the days of your mourning shall be ended.
21 (AH)Also your people shall all be righteous;
(AI)They shall inherit the land forever,
(AJ)The branch of My planting,
(AK)The work of My hands,
That I may be glorified.
22 (AL)A little one shall become a thousand,
And a small one a strong nation.
I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.”

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 60:18 devastation

Zion Glorified

60 “Arise, shine! For your light has come,
    and the glory of Yahweh has risen on you.
For look! darkness shall cover the earth,
    and thick darkness the peoples,
but[a] Yahweh will rise on you,
    and his glory will appear over you.
And nations shall come to your light,
    and kings to the bright light of your sunrise.
Lift up your eyes all around and see!
    All of them gather; they come to you.
Your sons shall come from afar,
    and your daughters shall be looked after on the hip.
Then you shall see
    and you shall be radiant;
and your heart shall tremble
    and open itself wide,
because the abundance of the sea shall fall upon you;
    the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
A multitude of camels shall cover you,
    the young male camels of Midian and Ephah.
All those from Sheba shall come;
    they shall bring gold and frankincense,
        and they shall proclaim the praise of Yahweh.
All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you;
    the rams of Nebaioth shall serve you.
They shall present a sacrifice for favor on my altar,
    and I will glorify my honorable house.[b]
Who are these? They fly like a cloud,
    and like doves to their coops.
Because the coastlands wait for me,
    and the ships of Tarshish are first
to bring your children from afar,
    their silver and gold with them,
for the name of Yahweh your God,
    and for the holy one of Israel, because he has glorified you.
10 And foreigners[c] shall build your walls,
    and their kings shall serve you,
for in my anger I struck you,
    but[d] in my favor I have taken pity on you.
11 And your gates shall continually be open,
    day and night they shall not be shut,
to bring you the wealth of nations,
    and their kings shall be led.
12 For the nation and the kingdom that will not serve you shall perish,
    and the nations shall be utterly devastated.
13 The glory of Lebanon shall come to you;
    the cypress, the plane, and the pine together,
to glorify the place of my sanctuary,
    and I will do honor to the place of my feet.
14 And the children of those who oppressed you shall come to you bending low,
    and all those who treated you disrespectfully shall bow down at the soles of your feet.
And they shall call you the city of Yahweh,
    Zion of the holy one of Israel.
15 Instead of you being forsaken
    and hated with no one passing through,[e]
I will make[f] you an everlasting object of pride,[g]
    a joy of coming generations.[h]
16 And you shall suck the milk of nations,
    and suck the breast of kings,
and you shall know that I am Yahweh your Savior,
    and your Redeemer, the Strong One of Jacob.
17 Instead of bronze I will bring gold,
    and instead of iron I will bring silver,
and instead of wood, bronze,
    and instead of stones, iron.
And I will appoint[i] peace as your overseer,
    and righteousness as your ruling body.[j]
18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land;
    devastation or[k] destruction on your borders.
And you shall call your walls Salvation,
    and your gates, Praise.
19 The sun shall no longer be your light by day,
    and for bright light the moon shall not give you light,
but[l] Yahweh will be your everlasting light,
    and your God your glory.
20 Your sun shall no longer go down,
    and your moon shall not wane,[m]
for Yahweh himself will be your everlasting light,
    and your days of mourning shall come to an end.
21 And all your people shall be righteous;
    they shall take possession of the land forever,
the shoot of his[n] planting,
    the work of my hands, to show my glory.
22 The small one shall become a tribe,
    and the smallest one a mighty nation.

I am Yahweh; I will hasten it in its time.”

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 60:2 Or “and”
  2. Isaiah 60:7 Literally “house of my honor”
  3. Isaiah 60:10 Literally “sons of a foreign country”
  4. Isaiah 60:10 Or “and”
  5. Isaiah 60:15 Or “and there is not one who passes through”
  6. Isaiah 60:15 Literally “place”
  7. Isaiah 60:15 Literally “pride”
  8. Isaiah 60:15 Literally “generation and generation”
  9. Isaiah 60:17 Literally “put”
  10. Isaiah 60:17 Literally “they who force you to work”
  11. Isaiah 60:18 Or “and”
  12. Isaiah 60:19 Or “and”
  13. Isaiah 60:20 Literally “be taken away”
  14. Isaiah 60:21 The reading tradition (Qere) has “my”