Isaiah 60

The Gentiles Bless Zion

60Arise, ^ashine;

For your light has come!

And ^bthe glory of the Lord is risen upon you.

²For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,

And deep darkness the people;

But the Lord will arise over you,

And His glory will be seen upon you.

³The ^cGentiles shall come to your light,

And kings to the brightness of your rising.

⁴“Lift ^dup your eyes all around, and see:

They all gather together, ^ethey come to you;

Your sons shall come from afar,

And your daughters shall be nursed at your side.

⁵Then you shall see and become radiant,

And your heart shall swell with joy;

Because ^fthe abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,

The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.

⁶The multitude of camels shall cover your land,

The dromedaries of Midian and ^gEphah;

All those from ^hSheba shall come;

They shall bring ⁱgold and incense,

And they shall proclaim the praises of the Lord.

⁷All the flocks of ^jKedar shall be gathered together to you,

The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you;

They shall ascend with ^kacceptance on My altar,

And ^lI will glorify the house of My glory.

⁸“Who are these who fly like a cloud,

And like doves to their roosts?

^9mSurely the coastlands shall wait for Me;

And the ships of Tarshish will come first,

ⁿTo bring your sons from afar,

^oTheir silver and their gold with them,

To the name of the Lord your God,

And to the Holy One of Israel,

^pBecause He has glorified you.

¹⁰“The ^qsons of foreigners shall build up your walls,

^rAnd their kings shall minister to you;

For ^sin My wrath I struck you,

^tBut in My favor I have had mercy on you.

¹¹Therefore your gates ^ushall be open continually;

They shall not be shut day or night,

That men may bring to you the wealth of the Gentiles,

And their kings in procession.

^12vFor the nation and kingdom which will not serve you shall perish,

And those nations shall be utterly ruined.

¹³“The ^wglory of Lebanon shall come to you,

The cypress, the pine, and the box tree together,

To beautify the place of My sanctuary;

And I will make ^xthe place of My feet glorious.

¹⁴Also the sons of those who afflicted you

Shall come ^ybowing to you,

And all those who despised you shall ^zfall prostrate at the soles of your feet;

And they shall call you The City of the Lord,

^aZion of the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁵“Whereas you have been forsaken and hated,

So that no one went through you,

I will make you an eternal excellence,

A joy of many generations.

¹⁶You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles,

^bAnd milk the breast of kings;

You shall know that ^cI, the Lord, am your Savior

And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

¹⁷“Instead of bronze I will bring gold,

Instead of iron I will bring silver,

Instead of wood, bronze,

And instead of stones, iron.

I will also make your officers peace,

And your magistrates righteousness.

¹⁸Violence shall no longer be heard in your land,

Neither ¹wasting nor destruction within your borders;

But you shall call ^dyour walls Salvation,

And your gates Praise.

God the Glory of His People

¹⁹“The ^esun shall no longer be your light by day,

Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you;

But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light,

And ^fyour God your glory.

^20gYour sun shall no longer go down,

Nor shall your moon withdraw itself;

For the Lord will be your everlasting light,

And the days of your mourning shall be ended.

^21hAlso your people shall all be righteous;

ⁱThey shall inherit the land forever,

^jThe branch of My planting,

^kThe work of My hands,

That I may be glorified.

^22lA little one shall become a thousand,

And a small one a strong nation.

I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.”