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.”
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- 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
International Standard Version
Israel: the Joy of Generations
15 “Although you have been forsaken and despised,
with no one traveling through,
I will make you the everlasting pride,
the joy of all generations.
16 You’ll suck the milk of nations,
You’ll suck the breasts of kings.
Then you will realize that I, the Lord, am your Savior
and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 “Instead of bronze, I’ll bring gold,
and instead of iron, I’ll bring silver;
instead of wood, bronze,
and instead of stones, iron.
I’ll appoint peace as your supervisor
and righteousness as your taskmaster.
18 Then[a] violence will no longer be heard in your land,
nor devastation or destruction within your borders;
but you’ll call your walls ‘Salvation’,
and your gates ‘Praise’.
19 “The sun will no longer be your light by day,
nor for brightness will the moon shine on you by night[b]—
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,[c]
and your God will be your glory.
20 Your sun won’t[d] set,
nor will your moon withdraw itself—
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your days of mourning will end.
21 Then your people will all be righteous;
They’ll possess the land forever.
They are the shoot[e] that the Lord planted,[f]
the works[g] of his hands,
so that I might be glorified.
22 The least of them will become a thousand,
and the smallest one a mighty nation.
“I am the Lord;
When the time is right,[h] I will do this swiftly.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 60:18 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT lack Then
- Isaiah 60:19 So 1QIsaa LXX. Not in 1QIsab MT
- Isaiah 60:19 1QIsab lacks and your God … light; 1QIsaa MT LXX contain the longer reading
- Isaiah 60:20 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads will no longer
- Isaiah 60:21 So 1QIsaa 4QIsam MT; 1QIsaa MTms lacks the shoot; LXX reads Guarding
- Isaiah 60:21 Lit. of the plantings of the Lord; so 1QIsaa; 1QIsab reads of his plantings MT reads of his planting MTqere reads of my planting LXX reads the planting
- Isaiah 60:21 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read work
- Isaiah 60:22 Lit. In its time
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