Yesaya 60:1-2

Zion’s Future Splendor

60:1 “Arise! Shine! For your light arrives!

The splendor ¹  of the Lord shines on you!

60:2 For, look, darkness covers the earth

and deep darkness covers ²  the nations,

but the Lord shines on you;

his splendor ³  appears over you.

Yesaya 60:15-16

60:15 You were once abandoned

and despised, with no one passing through,

but I will make you ⁴  a permanent source of pride

and joy to coming generations.

60:16 You will drink the milk of nations;

you will nurse at the breasts of kings. ⁵ 

Then you will recognize that I, the Lord, am your deliverer,

your protector, ⁶  the powerful ruler of Jacob. ⁷ 

Yesaya 60:18-21

60:18 Sounds of violence ⁸  will no longer be heard in your land,

or the sounds of ⁹  destruction and devastation within your borders.

You will name your walls, ‘Deliverance,’

and your gates, ‘Praise.’

60:19 The sun will no longer supply light for you by day,

nor will the moon’s brightness shine on you;

the Lord will be your permanent source of light –

the splendor of your God will shine upon you. ¹⁰ 

60:20 Your sun will no longer set;

your moon will not disappear; ¹¹ 

the Lord will be your permanent source of light;

your time ¹²  of sorrow will be over.

60:21 All of your people will be godly; ¹³ 

they will possess the land permanently.

I will plant them like a shoot;

they will be the product of my labor,

through whom I reveal my splendor. ¹⁴ 

[60:1]  ¹ tn Or “glory” (so most English versions).

[60:2]  ² tn The verb “covers” is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[60:2]  ³ tn Or “glory” (so most English versions); TEV “the brightness of his presence.”

[60:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “Instead of your being abandoned and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you.”

[60:16]  ⁵ sn The nations and kings are depicted as a mother nursing her children. Restored Zion will be nourished by them as she receives their wealth as tribute.

[60:16]  ⁶ tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[60:16]  ⁷ sn See 1:24 and 49:26.

[60:18]  ⁸ tn The words “sounds of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[60:18]  ⁹ tn The words “sounds of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[60:19]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and your God for your splendor.”

[60:20]  ¹¹ sn In this verse “sun” and “moon” refer to the Lord’s light, which will replace the sun and moon (see v. 19). Light here symbolizes the restoration of divine blessing and prosperity in conjunction with the Lord’s presence. See 30:26.

[60:20]  ¹² tn Heb “days” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[60:21]  ¹³ tn Or “righteous” (NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “just.”

[60:21]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “a shoot of his planting, the work of my hands, to reveal splendor.”