Isaiah 60
The Lord Will Be Jerusalem’s Glory
1 Arise! Shine! Your light has come,and the glory of the Lord has dawned.2 Darkness now covers the earth,and thick darkness covers the nations.But the Lord dawns,and his glory appears over you.3 Nations 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.5 Then 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.7 All 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?9 Certainly, the coastlands wait with hope for me.The ships from Tarshish are the first to bring your childrenfrom far away.Their silver and their gold comes with themto 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.11 Your gates will always be open.They will never be closed day or nightso that people may bring you the wealth of nations,with their kings led as prisoners.12 Nations 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.14 The descendants of those who oppress you will bow in front of you.All who despise you will bow at your feet.They will call you the city of the Lord,Zion, the city of the Holy One of Israel.15 “You have been abandoned and hated; no one has passed through you.But now I will make you a source of everlasting pride,a joy for all generations.16 You will drink milk from other nationsand nurse at royal breasts.Then you will know that I am the Lord, your Savior,the Mighty One of Jacob, your Defender.17 I will bring gold instead of bronze.I will bring silver instead of iron,bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stone.I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.18 No longer will you hear about violence in your landor desolation and destruction within your borders.You will call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.19 The sun will no longer be your light during the day,nor will the brightness of the moon give you light,But the Lord will be your everlasting light.Your God will be your glory.20 Your sun will no longer go down,nor will your moon disappear.The Lord will be your everlasting light,and your days of sadness will be over.21 Then all your people will be righteous,and they will possess the land permanently.They will be the seedling I have planted,the honored work of my hands.22 The smallest of them will become a family.The weakest of them will become a mighty nation.At the right time I, the Lord, will make it happen quickly.”
Isaiah 60
1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee.2 For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Jehovah will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.3 And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: they all gather themselves together, they come to thee; thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be carried in the arms.5 Then thou shalt see and be radiant, and thy heart shall thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee, the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee.6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come; they shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praises of Jehovah.7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee; they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar; and I will glorify the house of my glory.8 Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?9 Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of Jehovah thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.10 And foreigners shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favor have I had mercy on thee.11 Thy gates also shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the wealth of the nations, and their kings led captive.12 For that nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.13 The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir-tree, the pine, and the box-tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.14 And the sons of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee The city of Jehovah, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.15 Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man passed through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the nations, and shalt suck the breast of kings; and thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, am thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.17 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron. I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, desolation nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but Jehovah will be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.20 Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for Jehovah will be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.21 Thy people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.22 The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation; I, Jehovah, will hasten it in its time.