| Isa. 60:1 |
Arise! Shine! For your light has come, / And the glory of Jehovah has risen upon you. |
| Isa. 60:2 |
For, behold, the darkness will cover the earth, / And deep darkness the peoples; / But Jehovah will rise upon you, / And His glory will be seen upon you. |
| Isa. 60:3 |
And nations will come to your light, / And kings to the brightness of your rising. |
| Isa. 60:4 |
Lift up your eyes around [you] and see: / They all gather together; they come to you; / Your sons will come from far away, / And your daughters will be carried on the hip. |
| Isa. 60:5 |
Then you will see and you will beam, / And your heart will be in awe and will swell [with joy,] / For the abundance of the sea will be turned to you, / The wealth of the nations will come to you. |
| Isa. 60:6 |
A multitude of camels will cover you, / The young camels of Midian and Ephah; / All those from Sheba will come; / They will carry gold and frankincense, / And they will bear the good news of Jehovah's praises. |
| Isa. 60:7 |
All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered together to you; / The rams of Nebaioth will minister to you; / They will go up acceptably upon My altar, / And I will beautify the house of My beauty. |
| Isa. 60:8 |
Who are these who fly like a cloud, / And like the doves to their dovecote? |
| Isa. 60:9 |
Surely the coastlands will look eagerly for Me; / And the ships of Tarshish will come first, / To bring your children from afar, / Their silver and their gold with them, / Unto the name of Jehovah your God / And unto the Holy One of Israel; for He has beautified you. |
| Isa. 60:10 |
And the children of foreigners will build up your walls, / And their kings will minister to you; / For in My wrath I struck you, / But in My favor I had compassion on you. |
| Isa. 60:11 |
And your gates will be open continually; / They will not be closed day or night, / So that they may bring to you the wealth of the nations / And their kings being led in procession. |
| Isa. 60:12 |
For the nation and the kingdom that will not serve you will perish, and the nations will be utterly wasted. |
| Isa. 60:13 |
The glory of Lebanon will come to you, / The fir tree, the pine tree, and the box tree together, / To beautify the place of My sanctuary; / And I will make the place for My feet glorious. |
| Isa. 60:14 |
And the sons of those who afflicted you / Will come bowing down to you, / And all those who despised you will bow down / At the soles of your feet; / And they will call you the City of Jehovah, / The Zion of the Holy One of Israel. |
| Isa. 60:15 |
Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, / So that no one would pass through you, / I will make you an eternal excellency, / A joy from generation to generation. |
| Isa. 60:16 |
And you will suck the milk of nations / And suck the breast of kings; / Thus you will know that I, Jehovah, am your Savior / And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. |
| Isa. 60:17 |
Instead of bronze I will bring gold, / And instead of iron I will bring silver; / And instead of wood [there will be] bronze, / And instead of stones [there will be] iron; / And I will make peace your officers, / And righteousness your rulers. |
| Isa. 60:18 |
Violence will no longer be heard in your land, / Nor desolation and destruction within your borders; / But you will call your walls Salvation, / And your gates Praise. |
| Isa. 60:19 |
You will no longer have the sun for [your] light by day, / Nor for brightness will the moon give you light; / But Jehovah will be an eternal light to you, / And your God your beauty. |
| Isa. 60:20 |
Your sun will no longer go down, / Nor will your moon withdraw; / For Jehovah will be an eternal light to you, / And the days of your mourning will be ended. |
| Isa. 60:21 |
Then all your people will be righteous; / They will possess the land forever, / The branch of My planting, / The work of My hands, / That I may be beautified. |
| Isa. 60:22 |
The least one will become a thousand, / And the smallest a strong nation. / I, Jehovah, will hasten it in its time. |