Isaiah 60
1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon
thee.
2 For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples;
but Jehovah will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
3 And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy
rising.
4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: they all gather themselves together,
they come to thee; thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be
carried in the arms.
5 Then thou shalt see and be radiant, and thy heart shall thrill and be
enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee, the wealth
of the nations shall come unto thee.
6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah;
all they from Sheba shall come; they shall bring gold and frankincense, and
shall proclaim the praises of Jehovah.
7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of
Nebaioth shall minister unto thee; they shall come up with acceptance on mine
altar; and I will glorify the house of my glory.
8 Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
9 Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring
thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of
Jehovah thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he hath [ glorified
thee.
10 And foreigners shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto
thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favor have I had mercy on thee.
11 Thy gates also shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor
night; that men may bring unto thee the wealth of the nations, and their kings
led captive.
12 For that nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those
nations shall be utterly wasted.
13 The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir-tree, the pine, and the
box-tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the
place of my feet glorious.
14 And the sons of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and
all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet;
and they shall call thee The city of Jehovah, The Zion of the Holy One of
Israel.
15 Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man passed through
thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the nations, and shalt suck the breast of
kings; and thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, am thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer,
the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood
brass, and for stones iron. I will also make thy officers peace, and thine
exactors righteousness.
18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, desolation nor destruction
within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates
Praise.
19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the
moon give light unto thee: but Jehovah will be unto thee an everlasting light,
and thy God thy glory.
20 Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for
Jehovah will be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be
ended.
21 Thy people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever,
the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
22 The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation; I,
Jehovah, will hasten it in its time.