Old Testament · Prophets

Isaiah chapter 60

! Let your break through — because your light has arrived, and the of Yahweh has dawned over you.Look — darkness covers the earth, and blankets the , but Yahweh is rising over you, and his radiance is being revealed through you.Nations will walk toward your light, and will come to the brightness of your .Lift your eyes and look around — they are all gathering, they are coming to you. Your sons are coming from far away, and your daughters are being .Then you will see it and , your heart will race and swell — because the will pour toward you, the riches of the nations will flow in.Caravans of camels will flood your land — young camels from and Ephah. Everyone from Sheba will come, carrying gold and , and announcing the of Yahweh.All the flocks of will gather to you, the rams of Nebaioth will serve your needs — they will be accepted on my altar, and I will make my even more magnificent.Who are these, , like doves rushing to their nesting holes?The are looking to me, with the leading the way, to bring your children from far off, their silver and gold with them, for the name of Yahweh your God, for , because he has made you stunning.Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Though I struck you in my anger, in my I have shown you compassion.Your will stay open — always. Day and night they will never be shut, so the wealth of the nations can be brought in, with their kings being led in procession.Because any nation or kingdom that will not serve you will be destroyed — those nations will be left in .The magnificence of will come to you, cypress and elm and pine together, to make beautiful , and I will make the ground where I stand glorious.The children of those who oppressed you will come bowing before you, and everyone who treated you with contempt will fall at your feet. They will call you ‘The City of Yahweh,’ ‘ of the One Like No Other in Israel.’Instead of being abandoned and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an , a joy that lasts through every generation.You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breast of kings, and you will know that I, Yahweh, am your , that the is the one who you.Instead of bronze I will bring gold, instead of iron I will bring silver, instead of wood — bronze, and instead of stones — iron. I will make your government and your authority.Violence will never again be heard in your land, nor devastation or destruction within your borders. You will call your walls ‘’ and your gates ‘.’The sun will no longer be your light by day, and the brightness of the moon will not shine for you — because Yahweh will be your , and your God will be your .Your sun will never set again, and your moon will never fade — because Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your will be over.Your people will all be , they will possess the land forever — the I have planted, the work of my hands, so that I might be . will become a thousand, and the least will become a mighty nation. I am Yahweh — , I will make it happen quickly.