Isaiah 60:1-14
New Living Translation
Future Glory for Jerusalem
60 “Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see.
For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you.
2 Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth,
but the glory of the Lord rises and appears over you.
3 All nations will come to your light;
mighty kings will come to see your radiance.
4 “Look and see, for everyone is coming home!
Your sons are coming from distant lands;
your little daughters will be carried home.
5 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.
6 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.
7 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.
8 “And what do I see flying like clouds to Israel,
like doves to their nests?
9 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.
11 Your gates will stay open day and night
to receive the wealth of many lands.
The kings of the world will be led as captives
in a victory procession.
12 For the nations that refuse to serve you
will be destroyed.
13 “The glory of Lebanon will be yours—
the forests of cypress, fir, and pine—
to beautify my sanctuary.
My Temple will be glorious!
14 The descendants of your tormentors
will come and bow before you.
Those who despised you
will kiss your feet.
They will call you the City of the Lord,
and Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 60:1-14
International Standard Version
The Light of God’s Deliverance
60 “Arise, shine!
For your light has come;
the[a] glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
2 For look! Darkness will cover the earth
and thick darkness is over the people,[b]
but the Lord will arise upon you,
and his glory will appear over you.
3 Nations will come to your light,
and kings before[c] your dawn.
4 “Lift up your eyes and look around:
They all gather together, they come to you;
your sons will come from far away,
and your daughters will be carried on the hip.”[d]
5 Then you will look and be radiant;
your heart will swell with joy,[e]
because the abundance of the seas will be diverted to you,
and the riches of the nations will come to you.
6 Throngs of camels will blanket you:
the young camels of Midian and Ephu;[f]
all those from Shebu[g] will come.
They’ll carry gold and frankincense,
and proclaim the praise of the Lord.
7 All Kedar’s flocks will be gathered to you,
the rams of Nebaioth will serve you.
and[h] they’ll come up with acceptance upon[i] my altar,
and I’ll glorify my glorious house.”
The Future Restoration of Zion
8 “Who are these that fly like clouds,
and like doves to their windows?[j]
9 For the coastlands will look to me,
with the ships of Tarshish in the lead,
to bring my[k] children from far away,
their silver and gold with them,
to the name of the Lord your God,
and to the Holy One of Israel,
because he has glorified you.
10 “Foreigners will rebuild your walls,
and their kings will serve you.
Though in my anger I struck you down,
in my favor I have shown you mercy.
11 Your gates will always stand open
by day or night, and[l] they will not be shut,
so that nations will bring you their wealth,
with their kings led in procession.
12 For the nation or kingdom
that will not serve you will perish;
those nations will be utterly ruined.
13 “He has given you[m] the glory of Lebanon,
and it will come[n] to you,
the cypress, and[o] the plane tree,[p] and the pine,
to adorn the place of my sanctuary;
and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
14 “All[q] the descendants of those who oppressed you
will come bending low before you,
and all those who despised you
will bow down at your feet.
They’ll call you ‘The City of the Lord,’
‘Zion of the Holy One of Israel.’”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 60:1 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read and the glory
- Isaiah 60:2 Lit. peoples
- Isaiah 60:3 So 1QIsaa; MT reads kings to the brightness of; cf. LXX
- Isaiah 60:4 Or arm
- Isaiah 60:5 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read will throb and swell with joy LXX reads you will be amazed in your heart
- Isaiah 60:6 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read Ephah
- Isaiah 60:6 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read Sheba
- Isaiah 60:7 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT lack and
- Isaiah 60:7 So 1QIsaa cf. LXX; 1QIsab MT read upon the acceptance of
- Isaiah 60:8 I.e. dovecotes, cages in which pet doves are housed
- Isaiah 60:9 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read your
- Isaiah 60:11 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX lack and
- Isaiah 60:13 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX lack He has given you
- Isaiah 60:13 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read Lebanon will come
- Isaiah 60:13 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT lack and
- Isaiah 60:13 i.e. a species of trees that could readily be stripped of their bark; cf. Gen 30:37
- Isaiah 60:14 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX lack All
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