Isaiah 60:8-14

60:8 Who are these who float along ¹  like a cloud,

who fly like doves to their shelters? ² 

60:9 Indeed, the coastlands ³  look eagerly for me,

the large ships ⁴  are in the lead,

bringing your sons from far away,

along with their silver and gold,

to honor the Lord your God, ⁵ 

the Holy One of Israel, ⁶  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. ⁷ 

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. ⁸ 

60:12 Indeed, ⁹  nations or kingdoms that do not serve you will perish;

such nations will be totally destroyed. ¹⁰ 

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

its evergreens, firs, and cypresses together,

to beautify my palace; ¹¹ 

I will bestow honor on my throne room. ¹² 

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.’ ¹³ 

[60:8]  ¹ tn Heb “fly” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NAB, NIV “fly along.”

[60:8]  ² tn Heb “to their windows,” i.e., to the openings in their coops. See HALOT 83 s.v. אֲרֻבָּה.

[60:9]  ³ tn Or “islands” (NIV); CEV “distant islands”; TEV “distant lands.”

[60:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish.” See the note at 2:16.

[60:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “to the name of the Lord your God.”

[60:9]  ⁶ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

[60:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “in my favor I will have compassion on you.”

[60:11]  ⁷ tn Or “led in procession.” The participle is passive.

[60:12]  ⁹ tn Or “For” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); TEV “But.”

[60:12]  ¹⁰ tn The infinitive absolute appears before the finite verb for emphasis.

[60:13]  ¹¹ tn Or “holy place, sanctuary.”

[60:13]  ¹² 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]  ¹³ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.