A Glorified Zion
60 “(A)Arise, shine; for your (B)light has come,
And the (C)glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
2 For behold, (D)darkness will cover the earth
And deep darkness the peoples;
But the Lord will rise upon you
And His (E)glory will appear upon you.
3 (F)Nations will come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.
4 “(G)Raise your eyes all around and see;
They all gather together, they (H)come to you.
Your sons will come from afar,
And your (I)daughters will be carried on the hip.
5 Then you will see and be (J)radiant,
And your heart will thrill and rejoice;
Because the (K)abundance of the sea will be turned to you,
The (L)wealth of the nations will come to you.
6 A multitude of camels will cover you,
The young camels of Midian and (M)Ephah;
All those from (N)Sheba will come;
They will bring (O)gold and frankincense,
And (P)proclaim good news of the praises of the Lord.
7 All the flocks of (Q)Kedar will be gathered to you,
The rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
They will go up on My (R)altar with acceptance,
And I will (S)glorify My glorious house.
8 (T)Who are these who fly like a cloud
And like the doves to their windows?
9 Certainly the (U)coastlands will wait for Me;
And the (V)ships of Tarshish will come first,
To (W)bring your sons from afar,
Their silver and their gold with them,
For the name of the Lord your God,
And for the Holy One of Israel because He has (X)glorified you.
10 “(Y)Foreigners will build up your walls,
And their (Z)kings will serve you;
For in My (AA)wrath I struck you,
And in My favor I have had compassion on you.
11 Your (AB)gates will be open continually;
They will not be closed day or night,
So that people may (AC)bring you the wealth of the nations,
With (AD)their kings led in procession.
12 For the (AE)nation and the kingdom which will not serve you will perish,
And the nations will be utterly ruined.
13 The (AF)glory of Lebanon will come to you,
The (AG)juniper, the elm tree and the cedar together,
To beautify the place of My sanctuary;
And I will make the (AH)place of My feet glorious.
14 The (AI)sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you,
And all those who despised you will bow down at the soles of your feet;
And they will call you the (AJ)city of the Lord,
The (AK)Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15 “Whereas you have been (AL)forsaken and (AM)hated
With no one passing through,
I will make you an (AN)object of pride forever,
A joy from generation to generation.
16 You will also (AO)suck the milk of nations,
And suck the breast of kings;
Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your (AP)Savior
And your (AQ)Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 Instead of bronze I will bring gold,
And instead of iron I will bring silver,
And instead of wood, bronze,
And instead of stones, iron.
And I will make peace your administrators,
And righteousness your overseers.
18 (AR)Violence will not be heard again in your land,
Nor (AS)devastation or destruction within your borders;
But you will call your (AT)walls salvation, and your (AU)gates praise.
19 No longer will you have the (AV)sun for light by day,
Nor will the moon give you light for brightness;
But you will have the (AW)Lord as an everlasting light,
And your (AX)God as your glory.
20 Your (AY)sun will no longer set,
Nor will your moon wane;
For you will have the Lord as an everlasting light,
And the days of your (AZ)mourning will be over.
21 Then all your (BA)people will be righteous;
They will (BB)possess the land forever,
The branch of My planting,
The (BC)work of My hands,
That I may be (BD)glorified.
22 The (BE)smallest one will become a thousand,
And the least one a mighty nation.
I, the Lord, will bring it about quickly in its time.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 60:4
- Isaiah 60:5
- Isaiah 60:5
- Isaiah 60:13
- Isaiah 60:19
- Isaiah 60:21
Cross references
- Isaiah 60:1 : Is 52:2
- Isaiah 60:1 : Is 60:19, 20
- Isaiah 60:1 : Is 24:23; 35:2; 58:8
- Isaiah 60:2 : Is 58:10; Jer 13:16; Col 1:13
- Isaiah 60:2 : Is 4:5
- Isaiah 60:3 : Is 2:3; 45:14, 22-25; 49:23
- Isaiah 60:4 : Is 11:12; 49:18
- Isaiah 60:4 : Is 49:20-22
- Isaiah 60:4 : Is 43:6; 49:22
- Isaiah 60:5 : Ps 34:5
- Isaiah 60:5 : Is 23:18; 24:14
- Isaiah 60:5 : Is 61:6
- Isaiah 60:6 : Gen 25:4
- Isaiah 60:6 : Gen 25:3; Ps 72:10
- Isaiah 60:6 : Is 60:9; Matt 2:11
- Isaiah 60:6 : Is 42:10
- Isaiah 60:7 : Gen 25:13
- Isaiah 60:7 : Is 19:19; 56:7
- Isaiah 60:7 : Is 60:13; Hag 2:7, 9
- Isaiah 60:8 : Is 49:21
- Isaiah 60:9 : Is 11:11; 24:15; 42:4, 10, 12; 49:1; 51:5; 66:19
- Isaiah 60:9 : Ps 48:7; Is 2:16
- Isaiah 60:9 : Is 14:2; 43:6; 49:22
- Isaiah 60:9 : Is 55:5
- Isaiah 60:10 : Is 14:1, 2; 61:5; Zech 6:15
- Isaiah 60:10 : Is 49:23; Rev 21:24
- Isaiah 60:10 : Is 54:8
- Isaiah 60:11 : Is 26:2; 60:18; 62:10; Rev 21:25, 26
- Isaiah 60:11 : Is 60:5
- Isaiah 60:11 : Ps 149:8; Is 24:21
- Isaiah 60:12 : Is 14:2; Zech 14:17
- Isaiah 60:13 : Is 35:2
- Isaiah 60:13 : Is 41:19
- Isaiah 60:13 : 1 Chr 28:2; Ps 99:5; 132:7
- Isaiah 60:14 : Is 14:1, 2; 45:14, 23; 49:23; Rev 3:9
- Isaiah 60:14 : Is 1:26
- Isaiah 60:14 : Heb 12:22
- Isaiah 60:15 : Is 1:7-9; 6:11-13; Jer 30:17
- Isaiah 60:15 : Is 66:5
- Isaiah 60:15 : Is 4:2; 65:18
- Isaiah 60:16 : Is 66:11
- Isaiah 60:16 : Is 19:20; 43:3, 11; 45:15, 21; 63:8
- Isaiah 60:16 : Is 59:20; 63:16
- Isaiah 60:18 : Is 54:14
- Isaiah 60:18 : Is 51:19
- Isaiah 60:18 : Is 26:1
- Isaiah 60:18 : Is 60:11
- Isaiah 60:19 : Rev 21:23; 22:5
- Isaiah 60:19 : Is 2:5; 9:2
- Isaiah 60:19 : Is 41:16; 45:25; Zech 2:5
- Isaiah 60:20 : Is 30:26
- Isaiah 60:20 : Is 35:10; 65:19; Rev 21:4
- Isaiah 60:21 : Is 45:24, 25; 52:1
- Isaiah 60:21 : Ps 37:11, 22; Is 57:13; 61:7
- Isaiah 60:21 : Is 19:25; 29:23; 45:11; 64:8
- Isaiah 60:21 : Is 61:3
- Isaiah 60:22 : Is 10:22; 51:2
