Isaiah 60

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Future Glory for Zion

¹Arise, shine, for your light has come,

and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.

²For behold, darkness covers the earth,

and thick darkness is over the peoples;

but the Lord will rise upon you,

and His glory will appear over you.

³Nations will come to your light,

and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

⁴Lift up your eyes and look around:

They all gather and come to you;

your sons will come from afar,

and your daughters will be carried on the arm.

⁵Then you will look and be radiant,

and your heart will tremble and swell with joy,

because the riches of the sea will be brought to you,

and the wealth of the nations will come to you.

⁶Caravans of camels will cover your land,

young camels of Midian and Ephah,

and all from Sheba will come,

bearing gold and frankincense

and proclaiming the praises of the Lord.

⁷All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you;

the rams of Nebaioth will serve you

and go up on My altar with acceptance;

I will adorn My glorious house.

⁸Who are these who fly like clouds,

like doves to their shelters?

⁹Surely the islands will wait for Me,

with the ships of Tarshish in the lead,

to bring your children from afar,

with their silver and gold,

to the honor of the Lord your God,

the Holy One of Israel,

for He has glorified you.

¹⁰Foreigners will rebuild your walls,

and their kings will serve you.

Although I struck you in anger,

yet in favor I will show you mercy.

¹¹Your gates will always stand open;

they will never be shut, day or night,

so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you,

with their kings being led in procession.

¹²For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish;

it will be utterly destroyed.

¹³The glory of Lebanon will come to you—

its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—

to adorn the place of My sanctuary,

and I will glorify the place of My feet.

¹⁴The sons of your oppressors

will come and bow down to you;

all who reviled you

will fall facedown at your feet

and call you the City of the Lord,

Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁵Whereas you have been forsaken and despised,

with no one passing through,

I will make you an everlasting pride,

a joy from age to age.

¹⁶You will drink the milk of nations

and nurse at the breasts of royalty;

you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior

and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

¹⁷Instead of bronze I will bring you gold;

I will bring silver in place of iron,

bronze instead of wood,

and iron instead of stones.

I will appoint peace as your governor

and righteousness as your ruler.

¹⁸No longer will violence be heard in your land,

nor ruin or destruction within your borders.

But you will name your walls Salvation

and your gates Praise.

¹⁹No longer will the sun be your light by day,

nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night;

for the Lord will be your everlasting light,

and your God will be your splendor.

²⁰Your sun will no longer set,

and your moon will not wane;

for the Lord will be your everlasting light,

and the days of your sorrow will cease.

²¹Then all your people will be righteous;

they will possess the land forever;

they are the branch of My planting,

the work of My hands,

so that I may be glorified.

²²The least of you will become a thousand,

and the smallest a mighty nation.

I am the Lord;

in its time I will accomplish it quickly.

Footnotes (5)

a v9 Or coastlands
b v9 Or a fleet of trading ships
c v13 Or pine or juniper or fir
d v19 DSS, LXX, and Targum Yonaton; MT shine on you
e v19 Or your beauty

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Prophecy & fulfillmentTraditional reading

Kings bring gifts to the king

Psalm 72 prays for the king of David's line, that he will judge with righteousness, and that kings of Sheba and Seba will bring gifts. Isaiah 60 pictures nations streaming to Zion's light with gold and frankincense. Christians have read these as background for the magi's gifts in Matthew 2, though Matthew does not quote either passage.

When: Psalm 72 (Solomon's era); Isaiah 60, c. 540 BC or earlier; the magi, c. 5–4 BC.

Original passagePsalms 72:10–11Isaiah 60:1–6

Echoed inMatthew 2:1–12Revelation 21:24

Editorial note by BibleWay. Interpretations vary; dates are approximate scholarly estimates.

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Isaiah 60

Future Glory for Zionⓘ

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Kings bring gifts to the king

Future Glory for Zion