Isaiah 60

THE LORD’S GLORY IN ZION

60Arise, shine, for your light has come,^q

and the glory of the Lord shines over you.^Br

²For look, darkness will cover the earth,

and total darkness the peoples;

but the Lord will shine over you,

and his glory will appear over you.

³Nations will come to your light,

and kings to your shining brightness.^s

⁴Raise your eyes and look around:

they all gather and come to you;

your sons will come from far away,

and your daughters on the hips of nursing mothers.^t

⁵Then you will see and be radiant,^u

and your heart will tremble and rejoice,^A

because the riches of the sea will become yours

and the wealth of the nations will come to you.^v

⁶Caravans of camels will cover your land^B—

young camels of Midian and Ephah—

all of them will come from Sheba.^a

They will carry gold and frankincense^b

and proclaim the praises of the Lord.

⁷All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you;

the rams of Nebaioth will serve you^c

and go up on my altar as an acceptable sacrifice.^d

I will glorify my beautiful house.^e

⁸Who are these who fly like a cloud,

like doves to their shelters?^f

⁹Yes, the coasts and islands will wait for me^g

with the ships of Tarshish in the lead,^h

to bring your children from far away,ⁱ

their silver and gold with them,

for the honor of the Lord your God,

the Holy One of Israel,^j

who has glorified you.^k

¹⁰Foreigners will rebuild your walls,^l

and their kings will serve you.^m

Although I struck you in my wrath,

yet I will show mercy to you with my favor.ⁿ

¹¹Your city gates will always be open;

they will never be shut day or night

so that the wealth of the nations

may be brought into you,^o

with their kings being led in procession.

¹²For the nation and the kingdom

that will not serve you will perish;

those nations will be annihilated.^p

¹³The glory of Lebanon will come to you^q—

its pine, elm, and cypress together^r—

to beautify the place of my sanctuary,

and I will glorify my dwelling place.^C

¹⁴The sons of your oppressors

will come and bow down to you;^s

all who reviled you

will fall facedown at your feet.^t

They will call you the City of the Lord,

Zion of the Holy One of Israel.^u

¹⁵Instead of your being deserted and hated,

with no one passing through,^v

I will make you an object of eternal pride,^w

a joy from age to age.

¹⁶You will nurse on the milk of nations,

and nurse at the breast of kings;^x

you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior^y

and Redeemer,^z the Mighty One of Jacob.^aa

¹⁷I will bring gold instead of bronze;

I will bring silver instead of iron,

bronze instead of wood,

and iron instead of stones.

I will appoint peace as your government

and righteousness as your overseers.

¹⁸Violence will never again be heard of in your land;^ab

devastation and destruction

will be gone from your borders.

You will call your walls Salvation^ac

and your city gates Praise.

¹⁹The sun will no longer be your light by day,

and the brightness of the moon will not shine on you.

The Lord will be your everlasting light,^ad

and your God will be your splendor.

²⁰Your sun will no longer set,

and your moon will not fade;

for the Lord will be your everlasting light,

and the days of your sorrow will be over.^ae

²¹All your people will be righteous;^af

they will possess the land forever;^ag

they are the branch I planted,

the work of my^A hands,

so that I may be glorified.^ah

²²The least will become a thousand,

the smallest a mighty nation.

I am the Lord;

I will accomplish it quickly in its time.