Isaiah 60:3–12

³Nations will be drawn to your light,

And kings to the dawning of your new day.

⁴Look around you and see what is happening:

Your people are gathering to come home!

Your sons will come from far away;

Your daughters will be carried like children.

⁵You will see this and be filled with joy;

You will tremble with excitement.

The wealth of the nations will be brought to you;

From across the sea their riches will come.

⁶Great caravans of camels will come, from Midian and Ephah.

They will come from Sheba, bringing gold and incense.

People will tell the good news of what the Lord has done!

⁷All the sheep of Kedar and Nebaioth

Will be brought to you as sacrifices

And offered on the altar to please the Lord.

The Lord will make his Temple more glorious than ever.

⁸What are these ships that skim along like clouds,

Like doves returning home?

⁹They are ships coming from distant lands,

Bringing God’s people home.

They bring with them silver and gold

To honour the name of the Lord,

The holy God of Israel,

Who has made all nations honour his people.

¹⁰The Lord says to Jerusalem,

“Foreigners will rebuild your walls,

And their kings will serve you.

In my anger I punished you,

But now I will show you my favour and mercy.

^11*Day and night your gates will be open,

So that the kings of the nations

May bring you their wealth.

¹²But nations that do not serve you

Will be completely destroyed.