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60 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee. For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Jehovah will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: they all gather themselves together, they come to thee; thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be [a]carried in the arms. Then thou shalt see and be radiant, and thy heart shall thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee, the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee. The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the [b]dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come; they shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall [c]proclaim the praises of Jehovah. All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee; they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar; and I will [d]glorify [e]the house of my glory. Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of Jehovah thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he hath [f]glorified thee.

10 And foreigners shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favor have I had mercy on thee. 11 Thy gates also shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the wealth of the nations, and their kings led captive. 12 For that nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. 13 The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir-tree, the pine, and the box-tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious. 14 And the sons of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee The city of Jehovah, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 60:4 Hebrew nursed upon the side.
  2. Isaiah 60:6 Or, young camels
  3. Isaiah 60:6 Hebrew bring good tidings of the praises.
  4. Isaiah 60:7 Or, beautify
  5. Isaiah 60:7 Or, my beautiful house
  6. Isaiah 60:9 Or, beautified

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.

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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”