Isaiah 60:3–12

³Nationsⁱ will come to your light,^j

and kings^k to the brightness of your dawn.

⁴“Lift up your eyes and look about you:

All assemble^l and come to you;

your sons come from afar,^m

and your daughtersⁿ are carried on the hip.^o

⁵Then you will look and be radiant,^p

your heart will throb and swell with joy;^q

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

to you the riches of the nations will come.

⁶Herds of camels^s will cover your land,

young camels of Midian^t and Ephah.^u

And all from Sheba^v will come,

bearing gold and incense^w

and proclaiming the praise^x of the Lord.

⁷All Kedar’s^y flocks will be gathered to you,

the rams of Nebaioth will serve you;

they will be accepted as offerings^z on my altar,^a

and I will adorn my glorious temple.^b

⁸“Who are these^c that fly along like clouds,^d

like doves to their nests?

⁹Surely the islands^e look to me;

in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,^af

bringing^g your children from afar,

with their silver and gold,^h

to the honorⁱ of the Lord your God,

the Holy One^j of Israel,

for he has endowed you with splendor.^k

¹⁰“Foreigners^l will rebuild your walls,

and their kings^m will serve you.

Though in anger I struck you,

in favorⁿ I will show you compassion.^o

¹¹Your gates^p will always stand open,

they will never be shut, day or night,

so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations^q—

their kings^r led in triumphal procession.

¹²For the nation or kingdom that will not serve^s you will perish;

it will be utterly ruined.^t