Isaiah 60

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1. 1Get up and shine, because your light has arrived, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.
2. 2Look — darkness will blanket the earth, and deep darkness will cover the nations. But the LORD will rise over you, and his glory will be visible upon you.
3. 3Nations will be drawn to your light, and kings will come to the brightness of your dawn.
4. 4Look around in every direction and see: they are all gathering together, coming to you. Your sons will come from far away, and your daughters will be cared for at your side.
5. 5Then you will see and flow together, and your heart will fear and be enlarged, because the abundance of the sea will be turned over to you; the forces of the Gentiles will come to you.
6. 6A multitude of camels will cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah. All those from Sheba will come; they will bring gold and incense, and they will proclaim the praises of the LORD.
7. 7All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you, and the rams of Nebaioth will serve you. They will come with acceptance on my altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.
8. 8Who are these that fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows?
9. 9Surely the coastlands will wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, to the name of the LORD your God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you.
10. 10Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Though I struck you in my anger, I have now shown you mercy because of my favor.
11. 11Your gates will always be open; they won't be closed day or night, so that the wealth of the nations can be brought to you, and their kings may be brought.
12. 12Any nation or kingdom that refuses to serve you will be destroyed — those nations will be completely wiped out.
13. 13The glory of Lebanon shall come to you — the cypress, the pine, and the box tree together — to beautify the place of my sanctuary. I will make the place of my feet glorious.
14. 14The descendants of those who oppressed you will come and bow before you. Everyone who once looked down on you will fall at your feet. They will call you 'The City of the LORD,' 'The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.'
15. 15You were once abandoned and despised, so that no one went through you. But I will make you an eternal excellency, a joy for many generations.
16. 16You will also suck the milk of the Gentiles and suck the breast of kings. Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17. 17Instead of bronze, I will bring you gold. Instead of iron, silver. Instead of wood, bronze. Instead of stones, iron. I will make peace your governor and righteousness your ruler.
18. 18No one will hear of violence in your land anymore — no ruin or destruction within your borders. You will name your walls 'Salvation' and your gates 'Praise.'
19. 19The sun will no longer be your light during the day, and the moon will no longer shine for you at night. Instead, the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
20. 20Your sun will never set again, and your moon will never fade away. The LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning will be over.
21. 21Your people will all be righteous, and they will possess the land forever. They are the branch I planted, the work of my own hands, created so that I may be glorified.
22. 22The smallest family will become a thousand, and the tiniest group will become a mighty nation. I, the LORD, will hasten it in its time.