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
New American Standard Bible
15 “Whereas you have been (A)forsaken and (B)hated
With no one passing through,
I will make you an (C)object of pride forever,
A joy from generation to generation.
16 You will also (D)suck the milk of nations,
And suck the breast of kings;
Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your (E)Savior
And your (F)Redeemer, the Mighty 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 make peace your administrators,
And righteousness your overseers.
18 (G)Violence will not be heard again in your land,
Nor (H)devastation or destruction within your borders;
But you will call your (I)walls salvation, and your (J)gates praise.
19 No longer will you have the (K)sun for light by day,
Nor will the moon give you light for brightness;
But you will have the (L)Lord as an everlasting light,
And your (M)God as your [a]glory.
20 Your (N)sun will no longer set,
Nor will your moon wane;
For you will have the Lord as an everlasting light,
And the days of your (O)mourning will be over.
21 Then all your (P)people will be righteous;
They will (Q)possess the land forever,
The branch of [b]My planting,
The (R)work of My hands,
That I may be (S)glorified.
22 The (T)smallest one will become a thousand,
And the least one a mighty nation.
I, the Lord, will bring it about quickly in its time.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 60:19 Or beauty
- Isaiah 60:21 Lit His
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