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Isaiah 60
New International Version

### The Glory of Zion

60 “Arise,(A) shine, for your light(B) has come,
and the glory(C) of the Lord rises upon you.
2 See, darkness(D) covers the earth
and thick darkness(E) is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
and his glory appears over you.
3 Nations(F) will come to your light,(G)
and kings(H) to the brightness of your dawn.

4 “Lift up your eyes and look about you:
All assemble(I) and come to you;
your sons come from afar,(J)
and your daughters(K) are carried on the hip.(L)
5 Then you will look and be radiant,(M)
your heart will throb and swell with joy;(N)
the wealth(O) on the seas will be brought to you,
to you the riches of the nations will come.
6 Herds of camels(P) will cover your land,
young camels of Midian(Q) and Ephah.(R)
And all from Sheba(S) will come,
bearing gold and incense(T)
and proclaiming the praise(U) of the Lord.
7 All Kedar’s(V) flocks will be gathered to you,
the rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
they will be accepted as offerings(W) on my altar,(X)
and I will adorn my glorious temple.(Y)

8 “Who are these(Z) that fly along like clouds,(AA)
like doves to their nests?
9 Surely the islands(AB) look to me;
in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,[a](AC)
bringing(AD) your children from afar,
with their silver and gold,(AE)
to the honor(AF) of the Lord your God,
the Holy One(AG) of Israel,
for he has endowed you with splendor.(AH)

10 “Foreigners(AI) will rebuild your walls,
and their kings(AJ) will serve you.
Though in anger I struck you,
in favor(AK) I will show you compassion.(AL)
11 Your gates(AM) will always stand open,
they will never be shut, day or night,
so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations(AN)—
their kings(AO) led in triumphal procession.
12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve(AP) you will perish;
it will be utterly ruined.(AQ)

13 “The glory of Lebanon(AR) will come to you,
the juniper, the fir and the cypress together,(AS)
to adorn my sanctuary;(AT)
and I will glorify the place for my feet.(AU)
14 The children of your oppressors(AV) will come bowing before you;
all who despise you will bow down(AW) at your feet
and will call you the City(AX) of the Lord,
Zion(AY) of the Holy One(AZ) of Israel.

15 “Although you have been forsaken(BA) and hated,
with no one traveling(BB) through,
I will make you the everlasting pride(BC)
and the joy(BD) of all generations.
16 You will drink the milk of nations
and be nursed(BE) at royal breasts.
Then you will know(BF) that I, the Lord, am your Savior,(BG)
your Redeemer,(BH) the Mighty One of Jacob.(BI)
17 Instead of bronze I will bring you gold,(BJ)
and silver in place of iron.
Instead of wood I will bring you bronze,
and iron in place of stones.
I will make peace(BK) your governor
and well-being your ruler.(BL)
18 No longer will violence(BM) be heard in your land,
nor ruin or destruction(BN) within your borders,
but you will call your walls Salvation(BO)
and your gates Praise.(BP)
19 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,(BQ)
and your God will be your glory.(BR)
20 Your sun(BS) will never set again,
and your moon will wane no more;
the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your days of sorrow(BT) will end.
21 Then all your people will be righteous(BU)
and they will possess(BV) the land forever.
They are the shoot I have planted,(BW)
the work of my hands,(BX)
for the display of my splendor.(BY)
22 The least of you will become a thousand,
the smallest a mighty nation.(BZ)
I am the Lord;
in its time I will do this swiftly.”(CA)

#### Footnotes

1. Isaiah 60:9 Or the trading ships

#### Cross references

1. Isaiah 60:1 : Isa 52:2
2. Isaiah 60:1 : S Ps 36:9; S 118:27; S Isa 9:2; Jn 8:12; Eph 5:14
3. Isaiah 60:1 : S Ex 16:7; S Isa 4:5; Rev 21:11
4. Isaiah 60:2 : S 1Sa 2:9; S Ps 82:5; S 107:14; S Isa 8:20
5. Isaiah 60:2 : Jer 13:16; Col 1:13
6. Isaiah 60:3 : S Isa 44:5; S 45:14; Mt 2:1-11; Rev 21:24
7. Isaiah 60:3 : S Isa 9:2; 42:6
8. Isaiah 60:3 : S Isa 49:23
9. Isaiah 60:4 : S Isa 11:12
10. Isaiah 60:4 : S Isa 2:3; Jer 30:10
11. Isaiah 60:4 : S Isa 43:6
12. Isaiah 60:4 : Isa 49:20-22
13. Isaiah 60:5 : S Ex 34:29
14. Isaiah 60:5 : Isa 35:2; 65:13; 66:14; Zec 10:7
15. Isaiah 60:5 : S Dt 33:19; S Jdg 3:15; Rev 21:26
16. Isaiah 60:6 : S Jdg 6:5
17. Isaiah 60:6 : S Ge 25:2
18. Isaiah 60:6 : Ge 25:4
19. Isaiah 60:6 : S Ge 10:7, 28
20. Isaiah 60:6 : Isa 43:23; Jer 6:20; Mt 2:11
21. Isaiah 60:6 : S 1Ki 5:7; S Isa 42:10
22. Isaiah 60:7 : S Ge 25:13
23. Isaiah 60:7 : Isa 18:7; Eze 20:40; 43:27; Zep 3:10
24. Isaiah 60:7 : S Isa 19:21
25. Isaiah 60:7 : ver 13; Hag 2:3, 7, 9
26. Isaiah 60:8 : Isa 49:21
27. Isaiah 60:8 : Isa 19:1
28. Isaiah 60:9 : S Isa 11:11
29. Isaiah 60:9 : S Ge 10:4; Isa 2:16 fn
30. Isaiah 60:9 : S Isa 14:2; S 43:6
31. Isaiah 60:9 : S 1Ki 10:22
32. Isaiah 60:9 : S Ps 22:23
33. Isaiah 60:9 : ver 14; Isa 1:4; S 54:5
34. Isaiah 60:9 : S Isa 44:23; 55:5; Jer 30:19
35. Isaiah 60:10 : S Ex 1:11; S Isa 14:1-2; S 56:6
36. Isaiah 60:10 : S Ezr 1:2; Rev 21:24
37. Isaiah 60:10 : S Isa 49:8
38. Isaiah 60:10 : S Ps 102:13
39. Isaiah 60:11 : ver 18; S Ps 24:7; Isa 62:10; Mic 2:13; Rev 21:25
40. Isaiah 60:11 : S ver 5; Isa 61:6; Rev 21:26
41. Isaiah 60:11 : Ps 149:8; S Isa 2:12
42. Isaiah 60:12 : S Isa 11:14; S 14:2
43. Isaiah 60:12 : S Ge 27:29; S Ps 110:5; Da 2:34
44. Isaiah 60:13 : S Ezr 3:7
45. Isaiah 60:13 : Isa 41:19
46. Isaiah 60:13 : S ver 7
47. Isaiah 60:13 : S 1Ch 28:2
48. Isaiah 60:14 : S Isa 14:2
49. Isaiah 60:14 : S Ge 27:29; S Isa 2:3; Rev 3:9
50. Isaiah 60:14 : S Ge 32:28; S Isa 1:26
51. Isaiah 60:14 : Heb 12:22
52. Isaiah 60:14 : S ver 9
53. Isaiah 60:15 : Isa 1:7-9; S 6:12; S 54:6
54. Isaiah 60:15 : S Isa 33:8
55. Isaiah 60:15 : S Isa 4:2
56. Isaiah 60:15 : S Ps 126:5; Isa 65:18
57. Isaiah 60:16 : S Ex 6:2; Isa 49:23; 66:11, 12
58. Isaiah 60:16 : S Ex 6:7
59. Isaiah 60:16 : S Ex 14:30; S Isa 25:9
60. Isaiah 60:16 : S Job 19:25; S Isa 59:20
61. Isaiah 60:16 : S Ge 49:24; S Ps 132:2
62. Isaiah 60:17 : 1Ki 10:21
63. Isaiah 60:17 : S Ps 85:8; Isa 66:12; Hag 2:9
64. Isaiah 60:17 : S Isa 9:7
65. Isaiah 60:18 : S Lev 26:6; S 2Sa 7:10; S Isa 9:4
66. Isaiah 60:18 : S Isa 49:19; S 51:19
67. Isaiah 60:18 : S Isa 33:6
68. Isaiah 60:18 : Isa 61:11; 62:7; Jer 33:9; Zep 3:20
69. Isaiah 60:19 : S Ps 36:9; S 118:27; Rev 22:5
70. Isaiah 60:19 : S Ps 85:9; S Isa 24:16, 23; Rev 21:23
71. Isaiah 60:20 : Isa 30:26
72. Isaiah 60:20 : S Isa 30:19; S 35:10; S Rev 7:17
73. Isaiah 60:21 : S Isa 4:3; S 26:2; Rev 21:27
74. Isaiah 60:21 : Ps 37:11, 22; Isa 49:8; 57:13; 61:7; 65:9; Zec 8:12
75. Isaiah 60:21 : S Ex 15:17; Ps 44:2; 80:8-11; Jer 32:41; Am 9:15; Mt 15:13
76. Isaiah 60:21 : S Job 10:3; S Ps 8:6; S Isa 19:25; Eph 2:10
77. Isaiah 60:21 : S Lev 10:3; S Isa 44:23
78. Isaiah 60:22 : S Ge 12:2; S Dt 1:10
79. Isaiah 60:22 : Isa 5:19

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