Isaiah 60:1-6

The Future Glory of Israel

1 b Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and c the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
 2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
and his glory will be seen upon you.
 3 d And nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your rising.

4 e Lift up your eyes all around, and see;
they all gather together, they come to you;
f your sons shall come from afar,
and your daughters shall be carried on the hip.
 5 Then you shall see and g be radiant;
your heart shall thrill and exult, 1
because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
h the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
 6 A multitude of camels shall cover you,
the young camels of i Midian and j Ephah;
all those from k Sheba shall come.
l They shall bring gold and frankincense,
and shall bring good news, the praises of the Lord.

  1. Cross References
    Ephesians 5:14
    For anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 40:5
    And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
    Isaiah 58:8
    Then shall your light break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily; your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
    Malachi 4:2
    But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.
  3. Cross References
    Isaiah 42:6
    I am the Lord ; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations.
    Isaiah 49:6
    He says: "It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel; I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.
    Revelation 21:24
    By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.
  4. Cross References
    Isaiah 49:18
    Lift up your eyes around and see; they all gather, they come to you. As I live, declares the Lord, you shall put them all on as an ornament; you shall bind them on as a bride does.
  5. Cross References
    Isaiah 60:9
    For the coastlands shall hope for me, the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your children from afar, their silver and gold with them, for the name of the Lord your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has made you beautiful.
    Isaiah 66:20
    And they shall bring all your brothers from all the nations as an offering to the Lord, on horses and in chariots and in litters and on mules and on dromedaries, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the Lord, just as the Israelites bring their grain offering in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 34:5
    Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.
  7. Cross References
    Isaiah 61:6
    But you shall be called the priests of the Lord ; they shall speak of you as the ministers of our God; you shall eat the wealth of the nations, and in their glory you shall boast.
  8. Cross References
    Judges 6:5
    For they would come up with their livestock and their tents; they would come like locusts in number - both they and their camels could not be counted - so that they laid waste the land as they came in.
  9. Cross References
    Genesis 25:4
    The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
  10. Cross References
    1 Kings 10:1
    Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions.
    Psalms 72:10
    May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!
  11. Cross References
    Matthew 2:11
    And going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
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