Isaiah 25:7

25:7 On this mountain he will swallow up

the shroud that is over all the peoples, ¹ 

the woven covering that is over all the nations; ² 

Isaiah 55:5

55:5 Look, you will summon nations ³  you did not previously know;

nations ⁴  that did not previously know you will run to you,

because of the Lord your God,

the Holy One of Israel, ⁵ 

for he bestows honor on you.

Isaiah 60:3-22

60:3 Nations come to your light,

kings to your bright light.

60:4 Look all around you! ⁶ 

They all gather and come to you –

your sons come from far away

and your daughters are escorted by guardians.

60:5 Then you will look and smile, ⁷ 

you will be excited and your heart will swell with pride. ⁸ 

For the riches of distant lands ⁹  will belong to you

and the wealth of nations will come to you.

60:6 Camel caravans will cover your roads, ¹⁰ 

young camels from Midian and Ephah.

All the merchants of Sheba ¹¹  will come,

bringing gold and incense

and singing praises to the Lord. ¹² 

60:7 All the sheep of Kedar will be gathered to you;

the rams of Nebaioth will be available to you as sacrifices. ¹³ 

They will go up on my altar acceptably, ¹⁴ 

and I will bestow honor on my majestic temple.

60:8 Who are these who float along ¹⁵  like a cloud,

who fly like doves to their shelters? ¹⁶ 

60:9 Indeed, the coastlands ¹⁷  look eagerly for me,

the large ships ¹⁸  are in the lead,

bringing your sons from far away,

along with their silver and gold,

to honor the Lord your God, ¹⁹ 

the Holy One of Israel, ²⁰  for he has bestowed honor on you.

60:10 Foreigners will rebuild your walls;

their kings will serve you.

Even though I struck you down in my anger,

I will restore my favor and have compassion on you. ²¹ 

60:11 Your gates will remain open at all times;

they will not be shut during the day or at night,

so that the wealth of nations may be delivered,

with their kings leading the way. ²² 

60:12 Indeed, ²³  nations or kingdoms that do not serve you will perish;

such nations will be totally destroyed. ²⁴ 

60:13 The splendor of Lebanon will come to you,

its evergreens, firs, and cypresses together,

to beautify my palace; ²⁵ 

I will bestow honor on my throne room. ²⁶ 

60:14 The children of your oppressors will come bowing to you;

all who treated you with disrespect will bow down at your feet.

They will call you, ‘The City of the Lord,

Zion of the Holy One of Israel.’ ²⁷ 

60:15 You were once abandoned

and despised, with no one passing through,

but I will make you ²⁸  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. ²⁹ 

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

your protector, ³⁰  the powerful ruler of Jacob. ³¹ 

60:17 Instead of bronze, I will bring you gold,

instead of iron, I will bring you silver,

instead of wood, I will bring you ³²  bronze,

instead of stones, I will bring you ³³  iron.

I will make prosperity ³⁴  your overseer,

and vindication your sovereign ruler. ³⁵ 

60:18 Sounds of violence ³⁶  will no longer be heard in your land,

or the sounds of ³⁷  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. ³⁸ 

60:20 Your sun will no longer set;

your moon will not disappear; ³⁹ 

the Lord will be your permanent source of light;

your time ⁴⁰  of sorrow will be over.

60:21 All of your people will be godly; ⁴¹ 

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. ⁴² 

60:22 The least of you will multiply into ⁴³  a thousand;

the smallest of you will become a large nation.

When the right time comes, I the Lord will quickly do this!” ⁴⁴ 

Isaiah 66:23

66:23 From one month ⁴⁵  to the next and from one Sabbath to the next, all people ⁴⁶  will come to worship me,” ⁴⁷  says the Lord.

Jeremiah 4:2

4:2 You must be truthful, honest and upright

when you take an oath saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives!’ ⁴⁸ 

If you do, ⁴⁹  the nations will pray to be as blessed by him as you are

and will make him the object of their boasting.” ⁵⁰ 

Micah 4:3

4:3 He will arbitrate ⁵¹  between many peoples

and settle disputes between many ⁵²  distant nations. ⁵³ 

They will beat their swords into plowshares, ⁵⁴ 

and their spears into pruning hooks. ⁵⁵ 

Nations will not use weapons ⁵⁶  against other nations,

and they will no longer train for war.

Haggai 2:7

2:7 I will also shake up all the nations, and they ⁵⁷  will offer their treasures; ⁵⁸  then I will fill this temple with glory,’ says the Lord who rules over all.

Galatians 3:8

3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time, ⁵⁹  saying, “All the nations ⁶⁰  will be blessed in you.” ⁶¹ 

Revelation 15:4

15:4 Who will not fear you, O Lord,

and glorify ⁶²  your name, because you alone are holy? ⁶³ 

All nations ⁶⁴  will come and worship before you

for your righteous acts ⁶⁵  have been revealed.”

Revelation 21:24

21:24 The nations ⁶⁶  will walk by its light and the kings of the earth will bring their grandeur ⁶⁷  into it.

[25:7]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text reads, “the face of the shroud, the shroud over all the nations.” Some emend the second הַלּוֹט (hallot) to a passive participle הַלּוּט (hallut, “that is wrapped”).

[25:7]  ² sn The point of the imagery is unclear. Perhaps the shroud/covering referred to was associated with death in some way (see v. 8).

[55:5]  ³ tn Heb “a nation,” but the singular is collective here, as the plural verbs in the next line indicate (note that both “know” and “run” are third plural forms).

[55:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “a nation,” but the singular is collective here, as the plural verbs that follow indicate.

[55:5]  ⁵ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[60:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “Lift up around your eyes and see!”

[60:5]  ⁷ tn Or “shine,” or “be radiant” (NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[60:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “and it will tremble and be wide, your heart.”

[60:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “the wealth of the sea,” i.e., wealth that is transported from distant lands via the sea.

[60:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “an abundance of camels will cover you.”

[60:6]  ¹¹ tn Heb “all of them, from Sheba.”

[60:6]  ¹² tn Heb “and they will announce the praises of the Lord.”

[60:7]  ¹³ tn Heb “will serve you,” i.e., be available as sacrifices (see the next line). Another option is to understood these “rams” as symbolic of leaders who will be subject to the people of Zion. See v. 10.

[60:7]  ¹⁴ tc Heb “they will go up on acceptance [on] my altar.” Some have suggested that the preposition עַל (’al) is dittographic (note the preceding יַעֲלוּ [ya’alu]). Consequently, the form should be emended to לְרָצוֹן (lÿratson, “acceptably”; see BDB 953 s.v. רָצוֹן). However, the Qumran scroll 1QIsa^a has both לרצון followed by the preposition על, which would argue against deleted the preposition. As the above translation seeks to demonstrate, the preposition עַל (’al) indicates a norm (“in accordance with acceptance” or “acceptably”; IBHS 218 §11.2.13e, n. 111) and the “altar” functions as an objective accusative with a verb of motion (cf. Gen 49:4; Lev 2:2; Num 13:17; J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah [NICOT], 2:534, n. 14).

[60:8]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “fly” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NAB, NIV “fly along.”

[60:8]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “to their windows,” i.e., to the openings in their coops. See HALOT 83 s.v. אֲרֻבָּה.

[60:9]  ¹⁷ tn Or “islands” (NIV); CEV “distant islands”; TEV “distant lands.”

[60:9]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish.” See the note at 2:16.

[60:9]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “to the name of the Lord your God.”

[60:9]  ²⁰ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[60:10]  ²¹ tn Heb “in my favor I will have compassion on you.”

[60:11]  ²² tn Or “led in procession.” The participle is passive.

[60:12]  ²³ tn Or “For” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); TEV “But.”

[60:12]  ²⁴ tn The infinitive absolute appears before the finite verb for emphasis.

[60:13]  ²⁵ tn Or “holy place, sanctuary.”

[60:13]  ²⁶ tn Heb “the place of my feet.” See Ezek 43:7, where the Lord’s throne is called the “place of the soles of my feet.”

[60:14]  ²⁷ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[60:15]  ²⁸ tn Heb “Instead of your being abandoned and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you.”

[60:16]  ²⁹ 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]  ³⁰ tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[60:16]  ³¹ sn See 1:24 and 49:26.

[60:17]  ³² tn The words “I will bring you” are supplied in the translation; they are understood by ellipsis (see the preceding lines).

[60:17]  ³³ tn The words “I will bring you” are supplied in the translation; they are understood by ellipsis (see the first two lines of the verse).

[60:17]  ³⁴ tn Or “peace” (KJV and many other English versions).

[60:17]  ³⁵ tn The plural indicates degree. The language is ironic; in the past Zion was ruled by oppressive tyrants, but now personified prosperity and vindication will be the only things that will “dominate” the city.

[60:18]  ³⁶ tn The words “sounds of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[60:18]  ³⁷ tn The words “sounds of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[60:19]  ³⁸ tn Heb “and your God for your splendor.”

[60:20]  ³⁹ 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]  ⁴⁰ tn Heb “days” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[60:21]  ⁴¹ tn Or “righteous” (NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “just.”

[60:21]  ⁴² tn Heb “a shoot of his planting, the work of my hands, to reveal splendor.”

[60:22]  ⁴³ tn Heb “will become” (so NASB, NIV).

[60:22]  ⁴⁴ tn Heb “I, the Lord, in its time, I will quickly do it.”

[66:23]  ⁴⁵ tn Heb “new moon.” The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[66:23]  ⁴⁶ tn Heb “all flesh” (so KJV, ASV, NRSV); NAB, NASB, NIV “all mankind”; NLT “All humanity.”

[66:23]  ⁴⁷ tn Or “bow down before” (NASB).

[4:2]  ⁴⁸ tn Heb “If you [= you must, see the translator’s note on the word “do” later in this verse] swear/take an oath, ‘As the Lord lives,’ in truth, justice, and righteousness…”

[4:2]  ⁴⁹ tn 4:1-2a consists of a number of “if” clauses, two of which are formally introduced by the Hebrew particle אִם (’im) while the others are introduced by the conjunction “and,” followed by a conjunction (“and” = “then”) with a perfect in 4:2b which introduces the consequence. The translation “You must…. If you do,” was chosen to avoid a long and complicated sentence.

[4:2]  ⁵⁰ tn Heb “bless themselves in him and make their boasts in him.”

[4:3]  ⁵¹ tn Or “judge.”

[4:3]  ⁵² tn Or “mighty” (NASB); KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV “strong”; TEV “among the great powers.”

[4:3]  ⁵³ tn Heb “[for many nations] to a distance.”

[4:3]  ⁵⁴ sn Instead of referring to the large plow as a whole, the plowshare is simply the metal tip which actually breaks the earth and cuts the furrow.

[4:3]  ⁵⁵ sn This implement was used to prune the vines, i.e., to cut off extra leaves and young shoots (M. Klingbeil, NIDOTTE 1:1117-18). It was a short knife with a curved hook at the end sharpened on the inside like a sickle.

[4:3]  ⁵⁶ tn Heb “take up the sword.”

[2:7]  ⁵⁷ tn Heb “all the nations.”

[2:7]  ⁵⁸ tn Though the subject here is singular (חֶמְדַּה, khemdah; “desire”), the preceding plural predicate mandates a collective subject, “desired (things)” or, better, an emendation to a plural form, חֲמֻדֹת (khamudot, “desirable [things],” hence “treasures”). Cf. ASV “the precious things”; NASB “the wealth”; NRSV “the treasure.” In the OT context this has no direct reference to the coming of the Messiah.

[3:8]  ⁵⁹ tn For the Greek verb προευαγγελίζομαι (proeuangelizomai) translated as “proclaim the gospel ahead of time,” compare L&N 33.216.

[3:8]  ⁶⁰ tn The same plural Greek word, τὰ ἔθνη (ta eqnh), can be translated as “nations” or “Gentiles.”

[3:8]  ⁶¹ sn A quotation from Gen 12:3; 18:18.

[15:4]  ⁶² tn Or “and praise.”

[15:4]  ⁶³ sn Because you alone are holy. In the Greek text the sentence literally reads “because alone holy.” Three points can be made in connection with John’s language here: (1) Omitting the second person, singular verb “you are” lays stress on the attribute of God’s holiness. (2) The juxtaposition of alone with holy stresses the unique nature of God’s holiness and complete “otherness” in relationship to his creation. It is not just moral purity which is involved in the use of the term holy, though it certainly includes that. It is also the pervasive OT idea that although God is deeply involved in the governing of his creation, he is to be regarded as separate and distinct from it. (3) John’s use of the term holy is also intriguing since it is the term ὅσιος (Josios) and not the more common NT term ἅγιος (Jagios). The former term evokes images of Christ’s messianic status in early Christian preaching. Both Peter in Acts 2:27 and Paul in Acts 13:35 apply Psalm 16:10 (LXX) to Jesus, referring to him as the “holy one” (ὅσιος). It is also the key term in Acts 13:34 (Isa 55:3 [LXX]) where it refers to the “holy blessings” (i.e., forgiveness and justification) brought about through Jesus in fulfillment of Davidic promise. Thus, in Rev 15:3-4, when John refers to God as “holy,” using the term ὅσιος in a context where the emphasis is on both God and Christ, there might be an implicit connection between divinity and the Messiah. This is bolstered by the fact that the Lamb is referred to in other contexts as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords (cf. 1:5; 17:14; 19:16 and perhaps 11:15; G. K. Beale, Revelation [NIGTC], 796-97).

[15:4]  ⁶⁴ tn Or “all the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).

[15:4]  ⁶⁵ tn Or perhaps, “your sentences of condemnation.” On δικαίωμα (dikaiwma) in this context BDAG 249 s.v. 2. states, “righteous deed…δι᾿ ἑνὸς δικαιώματος (opp. παράπτωμα) Ro 5:18. – B 1:2 (cp. Wengst, Barnabas-brief 196, n.4); Rv 15:4 (here perh.= ‘sentence of condemnation’ [cp. Pla., Leg. 9, 864e; ins fr. Asia Minor: LBW 41, 2 [κατὰ] τὸ δι[καί]ωμα τὸ κυρω[θέν]= ‘acc. to the sentence which has become valid’]; difft. Wengst, s. above); 19:8.”

[21:24]  ⁶⁶ tn Or “the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).

[21:24]  ⁶⁷ tn Or “splendor”; Grk “glory.”