Isaiah 60:1–13

The Lord Will Be Jerusalem’s Glory

¹Arise! Shine! Your light has come, 

and the glory of the Lord has dawned. 

²Darkness now covers the earth, 

and thick darkness covers the nations. 

But the Lord dawns, 

and his glory appears over you. 

³Nations will come to your light, 

and kings will come to the brightness of your dawn. 

⁴“Look up, look around, and watch. 

All of your people assemble and come to you. 

Your sons come from far away. 

Your daughters are carried in their arms. 

⁵Then you will see this and rejoice, 

and your heart will be thrilled with joy, 

because the riches of the sea will be brought to you. 

The wealth of the nations will come to you. 

⁶“Many camels will cover your ⸤land⸥, 

young camels from Midian and Ephah. 

Everyone from Sheba will come. 

They will bring gold and incense. 

They will sing the praises of the Lord. 

⁷All of the flocks from Kedar will gather and come to you. 

The rams of Nebaioth will serve you. 

They will be sacrificed as acceptable ⸤offerings⸥ on my altar. 

So I will honor my beautiful temple. 

⁸“Who are these people that fly by like clouds, 

like doves to their nests? 

⁹Certainly, the coastlands wait with hope for me. 

The ships from Tarshish are the first to bring your children 

from far away. 

Their silver and their gold comes with them 

to honor the name of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, 

because he has honored you. 

¹⁰“Foreigners will rebuild your walls, 

and their kings will serve you. 

In my anger I struck you, 

but in my favor I have compassion on you. 

¹¹Your gates will always be open. 

They will never be closed day or night 

so that people may bring you the wealth of nations, 

with their kings led as prisoners. 

¹²Nations and kingdoms that do not serve you will be destroyed. 

The nations will certainly be ruined. 

¹³“Lebanon’s glory will come to you: 

Cedar, fir, and cypress trees will come to beautify my holy place, 

and I will honor the place where my feet rest.