1‘People of Jerusalem, get up. Shine, because your light has come. The glory of the LORD will shine on you.2Darkness covers the earth. Thick darkness spreads over the nations. But I will rise and shine on you. My glory will appear over you.3Nations will come to your light. Kings will come to the brightness of your new day.4‘Look up. Look all around you. All your people are getting together to come back to you. Your sons will come from far away. Your daughters will be carried on the hip like little children.5Then your face will glow with joy. Your heart will beat fast because you are so happy. Wealth from across the ocean will be brought to you. The riches of the nations will come to you.6Herds of young camels will cover your land. They will come from Midian and Ephah. They will also come from Sheba. They’ll carry gold and incense. And people will shout praises to me.7All of Kedar’s flocks will be gathered to you. The rams of Nebaioth will serve as your sacrifices. I will accept them as offerings on my altar. That is how I will bring honour to my glorious temple.8‘Whose ships are these that sail along like clouds? They fly like doves to their nests.9People from the islands are coming to me. The ships of Tarshish are out in front. They are bringing your children back from far away. Your children are bringing their silver and gold with them. They are coming to honour me. I am the LORD your God. I am the Holy One of Israel. I have honoured you.10‘People from other lands will rebuild your walls. Their kings will serve you. When I was angry with you, I struck you. But now I will show you my tender love.11Your gates will always stand open. They will never be shut, day or night. Then people can bring you the wealth of the nations. Their kings will come along with them.12The nation or kingdom that will not serve you will be destroyed. It will be completely wiped out.13‘Lebanon’s glorious trees will be brought to you. Its junipers, firs and cypress trees will be brought. They will be used to make my temple beautiful. And I will bring glory to the place where my throne is.14The children of those who crush you will come and bow down to you. All those who hate you will kneel down at your feet. Jerusalem, they will call you the City of the LORD. They will name you Zion, the City of the Holy One of Israel.15‘You have been deserted and hated. No one even travels through you. But I will make you into something to be proud of for ever. You will be a place of joy for all time to come.16You will get everything you need from kings and nations. You will be like children who are nursing at their mother’s breasts. Then you will know that I am the one who saves you. I am the LORD. I set you free. I am the Mighty One of Jacob.17Instead of bronze I will bring you gold. In place of iron I will give you silver. Instead of wood I will bring you bronze. In place of stones I will give you iron. I will make peace govern you. I will make godliness rule over you.18People will no longer harm one another in your land. They will not wipe out or destroy anything inside your borders. You will call your walls Salvation. And you will name your gates Praise.19You will not need the light of the sun by day anymore. The bright light of the moon will no longer have to shine on you. I will be your light for ever. My glory will shine on you. I am the LORD your God.20Your sun will never set again. Your moon will never lose its light. I will be your light for ever. Your days of sorrow will come to an end.21Then all your people will do what is right. The land will belong to them for ever. They will be like a young tree I have planted. My hands have created them. They will show how glorious I am.22The smallest family among you will become a tribe. The smallest tribe will become a mighty nation. I am the LORD. When it is the right time, I will act quickly.’
Isaiah 60
English Standard Version
The Future Glory of Israel
1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. (Isa 40:5; Isa 58:8; Mal 4:2; Eph 5:14)2For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you.3And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. (Isa 42:6; Isa 49:6; Re 21:24)4Lift up your eyes all around, and see; they all gather together, they come to you; your sons shall come from afar, and your daughters shall be carried on the hip. (Isa 49:18; Isa 60:9; Isa 66:20)5Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill and exult,[1] because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you. (Ps 34:5; Isa 61:6)6A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come. They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall bring good news, the praises of the Lord. (Ge 25:4; Jud 6:5; 1Ki 10:1; Ps 72:10; Mt 2:11)7All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; they shall come up with acceptance on my altar, and I will beautify my beautiful house. (Ge 25:13; Ge 28:9; Ge 36:3; Isa 21:16; Isa 56:7; Hag 2:7)8Who are these that fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows? (Ge 8:9; Ho 11:11)9For the coastlands shall hope for me, the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your children from afar, their silver and gold with them, for the name of the Lord your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has made you beautiful. (Isa 2:16; Isa 11:11; Isa 44:23; Isa 51:5; Isa 55:5; Ga 4:26)10Foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you; for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor I have had mercy on you. (Isa 45:1; Isa 45:13; Zec 6:15)11Your gates shall be open continually; day and night they shall not be shut, that people may bring to you the wealth of the nations, with their kings led in procession. (Re 21:25)12For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; those nations shall be utterly laid waste. (Zec 14:17)13The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the cypress, the plane, and the pine, to beautify the place of my sanctuary, and I will make the place of my feet glorious. (Isa 35:2; Isa 41:19)14The sons of those who afflicted you shall come bending low to you, and all who despised you shall bow down at your feet; they shall call you the City of the Lord, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel. (Isa 1:26; Isa 14:1; Isa 49:23; Isa 62:2; Zec 8:23; Re 3:9)15Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, with no one passing through, I will make you majestic forever, a joy from age to age. (Ps 47:4; Isa 54:6; Isa 62:4; Isa 65:18)16You shall suck the milk of nations; you shall nurse at the breast of kings; and you shall know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. (Ge 49:24; Ps 132:2; Isa 43:3; Isa 47:4; Isa 49:23; Isa 49:26; Isa 66:11)17Instead of bronze I will bring gold, and instead of iron I will bring silver; instead of wood, bronze, instead of stones, iron. I will make your overseers peace and your taskmasters righteousness. (Isa 58:3)18Violence shall no more be heard in your land, devastation or destruction within your borders; you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise. (Isa 11:9; Isa 26:1)19The sun shall be no more your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give you light;[2] but the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.[3] (Isa 24:23; Isa 30:26; Zec 14:6; Re 21:23; Re 22:5)20Your sun shall no more go down, nor your moon withdraw itself; for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall be ended. (Isa 35:10; Isa 65:19; Re 21:4)21Your people shall all be righteous; they shall possess the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I might be glorified.[4] (Ps 37:9; Isa 52:1; Isa 61:3; Jer 31:34; Eze 37:25)22The least one shall become a clan, and the smallest one a mighty nation; I am the Lord; in its time I will hasten it. (Hab 2:3; Mt 13:31)