Isaiah 60:15-22
Lexham English Bible
15 Instead of you being forsaken
and hated with no one passing through,[a]
I will make[b] you an everlasting object of pride,[c]
a joy of coming generations.[d]
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[e] peace as your overseer,
and righteousness as your ruling body.[f]
18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land;
devastation or[g] 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[h] 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,[i]
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[j] 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.”
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Isaiah 60:15 Or “and there is not one who passes through”
- Isaiah 60:15 Literally “place”
- Isaiah 60:15 Literally “pride”
- Isaiah 60:15 Literally “generation and generation”
- Isaiah 60:17 Literally “put”
- Isaiah 60:17 Literally “they who force you to work”
- Isaiah 60:18 Or “and”
- Isaiah 60:19 Or “and”
- Isaiah 60:20 Literally “be taken away”
- Isaiah 60:21 The reading tradition (Qere) has “my”
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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