Isaiah 60
1 Rise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has dawned over you.
2 Look: darkness covers the earth, and thick gloom covers the peoples; but the LORD will dawn over you, and his glory will be seen over you.
3 Nations will walk toward your light, and kings toward the brightness of your dawn.
4 Lift your eyes all around and look: they have all gathered and come to you; your sons are coming from far away, and your daughters are carried in the arms.
5 Then you will see and be radiant; your heart will tremble and grow wide, because the abundance of the sea will turn toward you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.
6 A multitude of camels will cover you, young camels from Midian and Ephah; they will all come from Sheba, bringing gold and incense, and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
7 All the flocks of Kedar will gather to you, and the rams of Nebaioth will serve you; they will go up on my altar as an accepted offering, and I will beautify the house of my splendor.
8 Who are these who fly like a cloud, like doves to their dovecotes?
9 The coastlands wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish come at the front, to bring your sons from far away, with their silver and gold. They come for the name of the LORD your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you.
10 Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you; for in my anger I struck you, but in my favor I had compassion on you.
11 Your gates will always stand open; they will not be shut by day or by night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought to you, with their kings led in procession.
12 The nation and kingdom that do not serve you will perish; those nations will be utterly laid waste.
13 The glory of Lebanon will come to you—the cypress, the elm, and the box tree together—to beautify the place of my sanctuary. I will honor the place where my feet rest.
14 The sons of those who oppressed you will come to you, bowing low, and all who despised you will bow down at your feet. They will call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15 Instead of being abandoned and hated, with no one passing through you, I will make you an everlasting pride, the joy of generation after generation.
16 You will suck the milk of nations and nurse at the breast of kings. Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, and your Redeemer is the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 In place of bronze I will bring gold, in place of iron I will bring silver, in place of wood, bronze, and in place of stones, iron. I will appoint peace as your administration, and righteousness as your leaders.
18 Violence will no longer be heard of in your land, nor destruction and ruin within your borders. You will call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.
19 The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor will the moon’s brightness shine on you; the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God your splendor.
20 Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will no longer withdraw; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will come to an end.
21 Your people, all of them righteous, will possess the land forever; they are the shoot of my planting, the work of my hands, for me to be glorified.
22 The least will become a thousand, and the youngest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; at the right time I will make it happen swiftly.
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