Isaiah
60
- "Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
- See, darkness covers the earth and thick
darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears
over you.
- Nations will come to your light, and kings
to the brightness of your dawn.
- "Lift up your eyes and look about you:
All assemble and come to you; your sons come from afar, and your daughters
are carried on the arm.
- Then you will look and be radiant, your
heart will throb and swell with joy; the wealth on the seas will be brought
to you, to you the riches of the nations will come.
- Herds of camels will cover your land, young
camels of Midian and Ephah. And all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and
incense and proclaiming the praise of the LORD.
- All Kedar's flocks will be gathered to you,
the rams of Nebaioth will serve you; they will be accepted as offerings on
my altar, and I will adorn my glorious temple.
- "Who are these that fly along like
clouds, like doves to their nests ?
- Surely the islands look to me; in the lead
are the ships of Tarshish, bringing your sons from afar, with their silver
and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he
has endowed you with splendor.
- "Foreigners will rebuild your walls,
and their kings will serve you. Though in anger I struck you, in favor I will
show you compassion.
- Your gates will always stand open, they
will never be shut, day or night, so that men may bring you the wealth of
the nations--their kings led in triumphal procession.
- For the nation or kingdom that will not
serve you will perish; it will be utterly ruined.
- "The glory of Lebanon will come to
you, the pine, the fir and the cypress together, to adorn the place of my
sanctuary; and I will glorify the place of my feet.
- The sons of your oppressors will come bowing
before you; all who despise you will bow down at your feet and will call you
the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
- "Although you have been forsaken and
hated, with no one traveling through, I will make you the everlasting pride
and the joy of all generations.
- You will drink the milk of nations and be
nursed at royal breasts. Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior,
your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
- Instead of bronze I will bring you gold,
and silver in place of iron. Instead of wood I will bring you bronze, and
iron in place of stones. I will make peace your governor and righteousness
your ruler.
- No longer will violence be heard in your
land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders, but you will call your
walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
- The sun will no more be your light by day,
nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the LORD will be your
everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
- Your sun will never set again, and your
moon will wane no more; the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your
days of sorrow will end.
- Then will all your people be righteous and
they will possess the land forever. They are the shoot I have planted, the
work of my hands, for the display of my splendor.
- The least of you will become a thousand,
the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will do this swiftly."
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