Chapter 60
1 " Arise , shine ; for your light has come , and the LORD ’s glory has risen on you !
2 For behold , darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples ; but the LORD will arise on you , and his glory shall be seen on you .
3 Nations will come to your light , and kings to the brightness of your rising .
4 " Lift up your eyes all around , and see : they all gather themselves together . They come to you . Your sons will come from far away , and your daughters will be carried in arms .
5 Then you shall see and be radiant , and your heart will thrill and be enlarged ; because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you . The wealth of the nations will come to you .
6 A multitude of camels will cover you , the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah . All from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense , and will proclaim the praises of the LORD .
7 All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered together to you . The rams of Nebaioth will serve you . They will be accepted as offerings on my altar ; and I will beautify my glorious house .
8 " Who are these who fly as a cloud , and as the doves to their windows?
9 Surely the islands will wait for me , and the ships of Tarshish first , to bring your sons from far away , their silver and their gold with them , for the name of the LORD your God , and for the Holy One of Israel , because he has glorified you .
10 " Foreigners will build up your walls , and their kings will serve you ; for in my wrath I struck you , but in my favour I have had mercy on you .
11 Your gates also shall be open continually ; they shall not be shut day nor night , that men may bring to you the wealth of the nations , and their kings led captive.
12 For that nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; yes , those nations shall be utterly wasted .
13 " The glory of Lebanon shall come to you , the cypress 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 The sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you ; and all those who despised you will bow themselves down at the soles of your feet . They will call you the LORD ’s City , the Zion of the Holy One of Israel .
15 " Whereas you have been forsaken and hated , so that no one passed through you , I will make you an eternal excellency , a joy of many generations .
16 You will also drink the milk of the nations , and will nurse from royal breasts . Then you will know that I , the LORD , am your Saviour , your Redeemer , the Mighty One of Jacob .
17 For bronze I will bring gold ; for iron I will bring silver ; for wood , bronze , and for stones, iron . I will also make peace your governor, and righteousness your ruler .
18 Violence shall no more be heard in your land , nor desolation or destruction within your borders ; but you will call your walls Salvation , and your gates Praise .
19 The sun will be no more your light by day , nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you , but the LORD will be your everlasting light , and your God will be your glory .
20 Your sun will not go down any more , nor will your moon withdraw itself; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will end .
21 Then your people will all be righteous . They will inherit the land forever , the branch of my planting , the work of my hands , that I may be glorified .
22 The little one will become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation . I , the LORD , will do this quickly in its time ."