Isaiah 60–62

The Lord’s Glory in Zion

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

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

²For look, darkness covers 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 the brightness of your radiance. ^y

⁴Raise your eyes and look around:

they all gather and come to you;

your sons will come from far away,

and your daughters will be carried on the hip. ^z

⁵Then you will see and be radiant, ^a

and your heart will tremble and rejoice, ^b

because the riches of the sea will become yours

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

⁶Caravans of camels will cover your land ^d—

young camels of Midian and Ephah—

all of them will come from Sheba. ^e

They will carry gold and frankincense ^f

and proclaim the praises of the Lord.

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

the rams of Nebaioth will serve you ^g

and go up on My altar as an acceptable sacrifice. ^h

I will glorify My beautiful house. ⁱ

⁸Who are these who fly like a cloud,

like doves to their shelters? ^j

⁹Yes, the islands will wait for Me ^k

with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, ^l

to bring your children from far away, ^m

their silver and gold with them,

for the honor of the Lord your God,

the Holy One of Israel, ⁿ

who has glorified you. ^o

¹⁰Foreigners will build up your walls, ^p

and their kings will serve you. ^q

Although I struck you in My wrath,

yet I will show mercy to you with My favor. ^r

¹¹Your 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, ^s

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. ^t

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

its pine, fir, and cypress together ^v—

to beautify the place of My sanctuary,

and I will glorify My dwelling place. ^w

¹⁴The sons of your oppressors

will come and bow down to you; ^x

all who reviled you

will fall facedown at your feet. ^y

They will call you the City of the Lord,

Zion of the Holy One of Israel. ^z

¹⁵Instead of your being deserted and hated,

with no one passing through, ^a

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

a joy from age to age.

¹⁶You will nurse on the milk of nations,

and nurse at the breast of kings; ^c

you will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior ^d

and Redeemer, ^ethe Mighty One of Jacob. ^f

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 guard

and righteousness as your ruler.

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

devastation and destruction

will be gone from your borders.

But you will name your walls salvation ^h

and your gates, praise.

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

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

but the Lord will be your everlasting light, ⁱ

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. ^j

²¹Then all your people will be righteous; ^k

they will possess the land forever; ^l

they are the branch I planted,

the work of My ^mhands,

so that I may be glorified. ⁿ

²²The least will become a thousand,

the smallest a mighty nation.

I am Yahweh;

I will accomplish it quickly in its time.

Messiah’s Jubilee

61The Spirit of the Lord God is on Me, ^o

because the Lord has anointed Me

to bring good news to the poor. ^p

He has sent Me to heal ^qthe brokenhearted,

to proclaim liberty to the captives

and freedom to the prisoners; ^r

²to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, ^s

and the day of our God’s vengeance; ^t

to comfort ^uall who mourn,

³to provide for those who mourn in Zion;

to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,

festive oil instead of mourning, ^v

and splendid clothes instead of despair. ^w

And they will be called righteous trees,

planted by the Lord

to glorify Him. ^x

⁴They will rebuild the ancient ruins; ^y

they will restore the former devastations;

they will renew the ruined cities,

the devastations of many generations.

⁵Strangers will stand and feed your flocks,

and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers. ^z

⁶But you will be called the Lord’s priests; ^a

they will speak of you as ministers of our God;

you will eat the wealth of the nations,

and you will boast in their riches.

⁷Because your shame was double, ^b

and they cried out, “Disgrace is their portion,”

therefore, they will possess double in their land, ^c

and eternal joy will be theirs.

⁸For I Yahweh love justice; ^d

I hate robbery and injustice; ^e

I will faithfully reward them

and make an everlasting covenant ^fwith them.

⁹Their descendants will be known among the nations,

and their posterity among the peoples.

All who see them will recognize

that they are a people the Lord has blessed.

¹⁰I greatly rejoice in the Lord,

I exult in my God;

for He has clothed me with the garments of salvation

and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, ^g

as a groom wears a turban

and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. ^h

¹¹For as the earth produces its growth,

and as a garden enables what is sown to spring up,

so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise

to spring up before all the nations. ⁱ

Zion’s Restoration

62I will not keep silent because of Zion,

and I will not keep still because of Jerusalem, ^j

until her righteousness shines like a bright light ^k

and her salvation, like a flaming torch.

²Nations will see your righteousness ^l

and all kings, your glory.

You will be called by a new name

that the Lord’s mouth will announce. ^m

³You will be a glorious crown in the Lord’s hand,

and a royal diadem in the palm of your God. ⁿ

⁴You will no longer be called Deserted, ^o

and your land will not be called Desolate;

instead, you will be called My Delight is in Her, ^p

and your land Married; ^qr

for the Lord delights in you,

and your land will be married.

⁵For as a young man marries a young woman,

so your sons will marry you;

and as a groom rejoices ^sover his bride,

so your God will rejoice over you. ^t

⁶Jerusalem,

I have appointed watchmen on your walls; ^u

they will never be silent, day or night.

There is no rest for you,

who remind the Lord.

⁷Do not give Him rest

until He establishes and makes Jerusalem

the praise of the earth. ^v

⁸The Lord has sworn with His right hand

and His strong arm:

I will no longer give your grain

to your enemies for food, ^w

and foreigners will not drink your new wine

you have labored for.

⁹For those who gather grain will eat it

and praise the Lord,

and those who harvest the grapes will drink the wine

in My holy courts.

¹⁰Go out, go out through the gates;

prepare a way for the people!

Build it up, build up the highway; ^x

clear away the stones!

Raise a banner for the peoples. ^y

¹¹Look, the Lord has proclaimed

to the ends of the earth,

“Say to Daughter Zion: ^z

Look, your salvation is coming,

His reward is with Him, ^a

and His gifts accompany Him.”

¹²And they will be called ^bthe Holy People, ^c

the Lord’s Redeemed;

and you will be called Cared For,

A City Not Deserted.