Isaiah 60:15-22
New International Version
15 “Although you have been forsaken(A) and hated,
with no one traveling(B) through,
I will make you the everlasting pride(C)
and the joy(D) of all generations.
16 You will drink the milk of nations
and be nursed(E) at royal breasts.
Then you will know(F) that I, the Lord, am your Savior,(G)
your Redeemer,(H) the Mighty One of Jacob.(I)
17 Instead of bronze I will bring you gold,(J)
and silver in place of iron.
Instead of wood I will bring you bronze,
and iron in place of stones.
I will make peace(K) your governor
and well-being your ruler.(L)
18 No longer will violence(M) be heard in your land,
nor ruin or destruction(N) within your borders,
but you will call your walls Salvation(O)
and your gates Praise.(P)
19 The sun will no more be your light by day,
nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,(Q)
and your God will be your glory.(R)
20 Your sun(S) will never set again,
and your moon will wane no more;
the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your days of sorrow(T) will end.
21 Then all your people will be righteous(U)
and they will possess(V) the land forever.
They are the shoot I have planted,(W)
the work of my hands,(X)
for the display of my splendor.(Y)
22 The least of you will become a thousand,
the smallest a mighty nation.(Z)
I am the Lord;
in its time I will do this swiftly.”(AA)
Isaiah 60:15-22
Common English Bible
15 Instead of being abandoned,
hated, and forbidden,
I will make you majestic forever,
a joy for all generations.
16 You will suck the milk of nations,
and nurse at royal breasts.
You will know that I am the Lord, 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 make peace your governor
and righteousness your taskmaster.
18 Violence will no longer resound throughout your land,
nor devastation or destruction within your borders.
You will call your walls Salvation,
and your gates Praise.
19 The sun will no longer be your light by day,
nor will the moon shine for illumination by night.[a]
The Lord will be your everlasting light;
your God will be your glory.
20 Your sun will no longer set;
your moon will no longer wane.
The Lord will be an everlasting light for you,
and your days of mourning will be ended.
21 Your people will all be righteous;
they will possess the land forever.
They are the shoot that I planted,
the work of my hands, to glorify myself.
22 The least will become a thousand,
and the smallest a powerful people.
I am the Lord; at the right moment, I will hurry it along.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 60:19 Cf DSS (1QIsaa), LXX; MT lacks by night.
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