Isaiah 60:9

60:9 Indeed, the coastlands ¹  look eagerly for me,

the large ships ²  are in the lead,

bringing your sons from far away,

along with their silver and gold,

to honor the Lord your God, ³ 

the Holy One of Israel, ⁴  for he has bestowed honor on you.

Isaiah 60:13

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

its evergreens, firs, and cypresses together,

to beautify my palace; ⁵ 

I will bestow honor on my throne room. ⁶ 

[60:9]  ¹ tn Or “islands” (NIV); CEV “distant islands”; TEV “distant lands.”

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

[60:9]  ³ tn Heb “to the name of the Lord your God.”

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

[60:13]  ⁵ tn Or “holy place, sanctuary.”

[60:13]  ⁶ 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.”