Isa 60 | HCSB | STEP | Arise , shine , for your light has come , and the glory of the Lord shines over you.

‏ Isaiah 60

The Lord’s Glory in Zion

1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, ^a
and the glory of the Lord shines over you. ^{▼▼= Jerusalem
,} ^c
2 For look, darkness covers the earth,
and total darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will shine over you,
and His glory will appear over you.
3 Nations will come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your radiance. ^d
4 Raise your eyes and look around:
they all gather and come to you;
your sons will come from far away,
and your daughters will be carried on the hip. ^e
5 Then you will see and be radiant, ^f
and your heart will tremble and rejoice, ^{▼▼Lit expand}
because the riches of the sea will become yours
and the wealth of the nations will come to you. ^h
6 Caravans of camels will cover your land ^{▼▼Lit cover you} –
young camels of Midian and Ephah –
all of them will come from Sheba. ^j
They will carry gold and frankincense ^k
and proclaim the praises of the Lord.
7 All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you;
the rams of Nebaioth will serve you ^l
and go up on My altar as an acceptable sacrifice. ^m
I will glorify My beautiful house. ⁿ

8 Who are these who fly like a cloud,
like doves to their shelters? ^o
9 Yes, the islands will wait for Me ^p
with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, ^q
to bring your children from far away, ^r
their silver and gold with them,
for the honor of the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel, ^s
who has glorified you. ^t
10 Foreigners will build up your walls, ^u
and their kings will serve you. ^v
Although I struck you in My wrath,
yet I will show mercy to you with My favor. ^w
11 Your gates will always be open;
they will never be shut day or night
so that the wealth of the nations
may be brought into you, ^x
with their kings being led in procession.
12 For the nation and the kingdom
that will not serve you will perish;
those nations will be annihilated. ^y
13 The glory of Lebanon will come to you ^z –
its pine, fir, and cypress together ^aa –
to beautify the place of My sanctuary,
and I will glorify My dwelling place. ^{▼▼Lit glorify the place of My feet}
14 The sons of your oppressors
will come and bow down to you; ^ac
all who reviled you
will fall facedown at your feet. ^ad
They will call you the City of the Lord,
^{▼▼Zion: Originally a term for the fortified section of Jerusalem and then, by extension, used for the temple and the city of Jerusalem both in the present time and in the future}Zion of the Holy One of Israel. ^af
15 Instead of your being deserted and hated,
with no one passing through, ^ag
I will make you an object of eternal pride, ^ah
a joy from age to age.
16 You will nurse on the milk of nations,
and nurse at the breast of kings; ^ai
you will know that I, ^{▼▼Yahweh/Yah: Or The Lord; the personal name of God in Hebrew; "Yah" is the shortened form of the name.}Yahweh, am your Savior ^ak
and Redeemer, ^al the Mighty One of Jacob. ^am

17 I will bring gold instead of bronze;
I will bring silver instead of iron,
bronze instead of wood,
and iron instead of stones.
I will appoint peace as your guard
and righteousness as your ruler.
18 Violence will never again be heard of in your land; ^an
devastation and destruction
will be gone from your borders.
But you will name your walls salvation ^ao
and your gates, praise.
19 The sun will no longer be your light by day,
and the brightness of the moon will not shine on you;
but the Lord will be your everlasting light, ^ap
and your God will be your splendor.
20 Your sun will no longer set,
and your moon will not fade;
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and the days of your sorrow will be over. ^aq
21 Then all your people will be righteous; ^ar
they will possess the land forever; ^as
they are the branch I planted,
the work of My ^{▼▼LXX, DSS read His} hands,
so that I may be glorified. ^au
22 The least will become a thousand,
the smallest a mighty nation.
I am Yahweh;
I will accomplish it quickly in its time.