Isaiah 60

The Glory of Zion

“Arise,^a shine, for your light^b has come,

and the glory^c of the Lord rises upon you.

See, darkness^d covers the earth

and thick darkness^e is over the peoples,

but the Lord rises upon you

and his glory appears over you.

Nations^f will come to your light,^g

and kings^h to the brightness of your dawn.

“Lift up your eyes and look about you:

All assembleⁱ and come to you;

your sons come from afar,^j

and your daughters^k are carried on the hip.^l

Then you will look and be radiant,^m

your heart will throb and swell with joy;ⁿ

the wealth^o on the seas will be brought to you,

to you the riches of the nations will come.

Herds of camels^p will cover your land,

young camels of Midian^q and Ephah.^r

And all from Sheba^s will come,

bearing gold and incense^t

and proclaiming the praise^u of the Lord.

All Kedar’s^v flocks will be gathered to you,

the rams of Nebaioth will serve you;

they will be accepted as offerings^w on my altar,^x

and I will adorn my glorious temple.^y

“Who are these^z that fly along like clouds,^a

like doves to their nests?

Surely the islands^b look to me;

in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,^c

bringing^d your children from afar,

with their silver and gold,^e

to the honor^f of the Lord your God,

the Holy One^g of Israel,

for he has endowed you with splendor.^h

“Foreignersⁱ will rebuild your walls,

and their kings^j will serve you.

Though in anger I struck you,

in favor^k I will show you compassion.^l

Your gates^m will always stand open,

they will never be shut, day or night,

so that people may bring you the wealth of the nationsⁿ—

their kings^o led in triumphal procession.

For the nation or kingdom that will not serve^p you will perish;

it will be utterly ruined.^q

“The glory of Lebanon^r will come to you,

the juniper, the fir and the cypress together,^s

to adorn my sanctuary;^t

and I will glorify the place for my feet.^u

The children of your oppressors^v will come bowing before you;

all who despise you will bow down^w at your feet

and will call you the City^x of the Lord,

Zion^y of the Holy One^z of Israel.

“Although you have been forsaken^a and hated,

with no one traveling^b through,

I will make you the everlasting pride^c

and the joy^d of all generations.

You will drink the milk of nations

and be nursed^e at royal breasts.

Then you will know^f that I, the Lord, am your Savior,^g

your Redeemer,^h the Mighty One of Jacob.ⁱ

Instead of bronze I will bring you gold,^j

and silver in place of iron.

Instead of wood I will bring you bronze,

and iron in place of stones.

I will make peace^k your governor

and well-being your ruler.^l

No longer will violence^m be heard in your land,

nor ruin or destructionⁿ within your borders,

but you will call your walls Salvation^o

and your gates Praise.^p

The sun will no more be your light by day,

nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,

for the Lord will be your everlasting light,^q

and your God will be your glory.^r

Your sun^s will never set again,

and your moon will wane no more;

the Lord will be your everlasting light,

and your days of sorrow^t will end.

Then will all your people be righteous^u

and they will possess^v the land forever.

They are the shoot I have planted,^w

the work of my hands,^x

for the display of my splendor.^y

The least of you will become a thousand,

the smallest a mighty nation.^z

I am the Lord;

in its time I will do this swiftly.”^a