Arise, Your Light Has Come
60 1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of our Father has risen upon you. 2 For darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but our Father will rise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. 3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawning.
4 Lift up your eyes all around and see: they all gather together, they come to you; your sons come from far away, and your daughters are carried on the hip. 5 Then you will see and be radiant; your heart will throb and swell, because the abundance of the sea will turn toward you, the wealth of the nations will come to you. 6 A multitude of camels will cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense, and they will proclaim the praises of our Father.
7 All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you, the rams of Nebaioth will minister to you; they will be offered on my altar and accepted, and I will glorify my glorious house.
8 Who are these that fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows? 9 Surely the coastlands wait for me, the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far away, with their silver and gold, for the name of your Father, the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you.
10 Foreigners will build up your walls, and their kings will serve you; for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor my heart was moved with compassion for you. 11 Your gates will stand open continually; day and night they will not be shut, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought to you, with their kings led in procession. 12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you will perish; those nations will be utterly laid waste.
13 The glory of Lebanon will come to you—the cypress, the plane, and the pine together—to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will glorify the place of my feet. 14 The children of those who oppressed you will come bowing before you; all who despised you will bow down at your feet. They will call you the City of our Father, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15 Though you have been forsaken and hated, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from generation to generation. 16 You will drink the milk of nations, and nurse at the breast of kings; and you will know that I, your Father, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob — your Father. 17 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 peace your governor and righteousness your taskmaster. 18 Violence will no longer be heard in your land, nor ruin and destruction within your borders; but you will call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
19 The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor will the moon give you its light; but our Father will be your everlasting light, and your Father your glory. a a v19 Revelation echoes this promise: the new Jerusalem has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of our Father is its light, and Jesus the Lamb is its lamp (Rev 21:23). 20 Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for our Father will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will be ended. 21 Your people will all be righteous; they will possess the land forever—the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. 22 The least one will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am your Father; in its time I will hasten it.