Isaiah 60

¹Isaiah 60:1. Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.²Isaiah 60:2. For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.³Isaiah 60:3. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.⁴Isaiah 60:4. Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm.⁵Isaiah 60:5. Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.⁶Isaiah 60:6. Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.⁷Isaiah 60:7. All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house.⁸Isaiah 60:8. Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters?⁹Isaiah 60:9. Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.¹⁰Isaiah 60:10. Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.¹¹Isaiah 60:11. Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession.¹²Isaiah 60:12. For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.¹³Isaiah 60:13. The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.¹⁴Isaiah 60:14. The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.¹⁵Isaiah 60:15. Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from age to age.¹⁶Isaiah 60:16. You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.¹⁷Isaiah 60:17. Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.¹⁸Isaiah 60:18. No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.¹⁹Isaiah 60:19. No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.²⁰Isaiah 60:20. Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.²¹Isaiah 60:21. Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.²²Isaiah 60:22. The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly.