Isaiah 60
and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you.
and thick darkness the peoples;
but Yahweh will arise on you,
and his glory shall be seen on you.
and kings to the brightness of your rising.
they all gather themselves together.
They come to you.
Your sons will come from far away,
and your daughters will be carried in arms.
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.
the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah.
All from Sheba will come.
They will bring gold and frankincense,
and will proclaim the praises of Yahweh.
The rams of Nebaioth will serve you.
They will be accepted as offerings on my altar;
and I will beautify my glorious house.
and as the doves to their windows?
and the ships of Tarshish first,
to bring your sons from far away,
their silver and their gold with them,
for the name of Yahweh your God,
and for the Holy One of Israel,
because he has glorified you.
and their kings will serve you:
for in my wrath I struck you,
but in my favor I have had mercy on you.
and all those who despised you will bow themselves down at the soles of your feet.
They will call you Yahweh’s City,
the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
so that no one passed through you,
I will make you an eternal excellency,
a joy of many generations.
and will nurse from royal breasts.
Then you will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior,
your Redeemer,
the Mighty One of Jacob.
for iron I will bring silver;
for wood, bronze,
and for stones, iron.
I will also make peace your governor,
and righteousness your ruler.
nor desolation or destruction within your borders;
but you will call your walls Salvation,
and your gates Praise.
nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you,
but Yahweh will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your glory.
nor will your moon withdraw itself;
for Yahweh will be your everlasting light,
and the days of your mourning will end.
They will inherit the land forever,
the branch of my planting,
the work of my hands,
that I may be glorified.
and the small one a strong nation.
I, Yahweh, will do this quickly in its time.”