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24 The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the world will enter the city in all their glory.

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It flowed down the center of the main street. On each side of the river grew a tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit,[a] with a fresh crop each month. The leaves were used for medicine to heal the nations.

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Footnotes

  1. 22:2 Or twelve kinds of fruit.

22 Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord of Heaven’s Armies and to ask for his blessing.

23 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: In those days ten men from different nations and languages of the world will clutch at the sleeve of one Jew. And they will say, ‘Please let us walk with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”

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10 And in another place it is written,

“Rejoice with his people,
    you Gentiles.”[a]

11 And yet again,

“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles.
    Praise him, all you people of the earth.”[b]

12 And in another place Isaiah said,

“The heir to David’s throne[c] will come,
    and he will rule over the Gentiles.
They will place their hope on him.”[d]

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Footnotes

  1. 15:10 Deut 32:43.
  2. 15:11 Ps 117:1.
  3. 15:12a Greek The root of Jesse. David was the son of Jesse.
  4. 15:12b Isa 11:10 (Greek version).

11 Many nations will join themselves to the Lord on that day, and they, too, will be my people. I will live among you, and you will know that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies sent me to you.

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16 Powerful kings and mighty nations
    will satisfy your every need,
as though you were a child
    nursing at the breast of a queen.
You will know at last that I, the Lord,
    am your Savior and your Redeemer,
    the Mighty One of Israel.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 60:16 Hebrew of Jacob. See note on 14:1.

26 And all the nations will bring their glory and honor into the city.

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26 For you see, the believers in Macedonia and Achaia[a] have eagerly taken up an offering for the poor among the believers in Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:26 Macedonia and Achaia were the northern and southern regions of Greece.

16 I am a special messenger from Christ Jesus to you Gentiles. I bring you the Good News so that I might present you as an acceptable offering to God, made holy by the Holy Spirit.

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18 “I can see what they are doing, and I know what they are thinking. So I will gather all nations and peoples together, and they will see my glory.

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All nations will come to your light;
    mighty kings will come to see your radiance.

“Look and see, for everyone is coming home!
    Your sons are coming from distant lands;
    your little daughters will be carried home.
Your eyes will shine,
    and your heart will thrill with joy,
for merchants from around the world will come to you.
    They will bring you the wealth of many lands.
Vast caravans of camels will converge on you,
    the camels of Midian and Ephah.
The people of Sheba will bring gold and frankincense
    and will come worshiping the Lord.
The flocks of Kedar will be given to you,
    and the rams of Nebaioth will be brought for my altars.
I will accept their offerings,
    and I will make my Temple glorious.

“And what do I see flying like clouds to Israel,
    like doves to their nests?
They are ships from the ends of the earth,
    from lands that trust in me,
    led by the great ships of Tarshish.
They are bringing the people of Israel home from far away,
    carrying their silver and gold.
They will honor the Lord your God,
    the Holy One of Israel,
    for he has filled you with splendor.

10 “Foreigners will come to rebuild your towns,
    and their kings will serve you.
For though I have destroyed you in my anger,
    I will now have mercy on you through my grace.

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You also will command nations you do not know,
    and peoples unknown to you will come running to obey,
because I, the Lord your God,
    the Holy One of Israel, have made you glorious.”

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15 And he will startle[a] many nations.
    Kings will stand speechless in his presence.
For they will see what they had not been told;
    they will understand what they had not heard about.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 52:15a Or cleanse.
  2. 52:15b Greek version reads Those who have never been told about him will see, / and those who have never heard of him will understand. Compare Rom 15:21.

A Warning of Judgment

Come, descendants of Jacob,
    let us walk in the light of the Lord!

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In the last days, the mountain of the Lord’s house
    will be the highest of all—
    the most important place on earth.
It will be raised above the other hills,
    and people from all over the world will stream there to worship.

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10 The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands
    will bring him tribute.
The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba
    will bring him gifts.
11 All kings will bow before him,
    and all nations will serve him.

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27 The whole earth will acknowledge the Lord and return to him.
    All the families of the nations will bow down before him.

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Then when you swear by my name, saying,
    ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’
you could do so
    with truth, justice, and righteousness.
Then you would be a blessing to the nations of the world,
    and all people would come and praise my name.”

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11 Drink deeply of her glory
    even as an infant drinks at its mother’s comforting breasts.”

12 This is what the Lord says:
“I will give Jerusalem a river of peace and prosperity.
    The wealth of the nations will flow to her.
Her children will be nursed at her breasts,
    carried in her arms, and held on her lap.

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13 “The glory of Lebanon will be yours—
    the forests of cypress, fir, and pine—
to beautify my sanctuary.
    My Temple will be glorious!

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10 “The rain and snow come down from the heavens
    and stay on the ground to water the earth.
They cause the grain to grow,
    producing seed for the farmer
    and bread for the hungry.

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43 “Rejoice with him, you heavens,
    and let all of God’s angels worship him.[a]
Rejoice with his people, you Gentiles,
    and let all the angels be strengthened in him.[b]
For he will avenge the blood of his children[c];
    he will take revenge against his enemies.
He will repay those who hate him[d]
    and cleanse his people’s land.”

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Footnotes

  1. 32:43a As in Dead Sea Scrolls and Greek version; Masoretic Text lacks the first two lines. Compare Heb 1:6.
  2. 32:43b As in Greek version; Hebrew text lacks this sentence. Compare Rom 15:10.
  3. 32:43c As in Dead Sea Scrolls and Greek version; Masoretic Text reads his servants.
  4. 32:43d As in Dead Sea Scrolls and Greek version; Masoretic Text lacks this line.

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