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Isaiah 60
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| 60:1
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen
upon thee. |
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| 60:2
For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the
people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon
thee. |
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| 60:3
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of
thy rising. |
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| 60:4
Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves
together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters
shall be nursed at thy side. |
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| 60:5
Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be
enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the
forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. |
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| 60:6
The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and
Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense;
and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD. |
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| 60:7
All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of
Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on
mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory. |
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| 60:8
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? |
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| 60:9
Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to
bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the
name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath
glorified thee. |
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| 60:10
And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall
minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I
had mercy on thee. |
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| 60:11
Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day
nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that
their kings may be brought. |
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| 60:12
For the nation and
kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be
utterly wasted. |
 (60:12)
"The nation and
kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be
utterly wasted."
Nations that do not serve Israel will perish.
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| 60:13
The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree,
and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make
the place of my feet glorious.
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| 60:14
The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee;
and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of
thy feet; and they shall call thee; The city of the LORD, The Zion of the
Holy One of Israel. |
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| 60:15
Whereas thou has been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through
thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. |
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| 60:16
Thou shalt also suck
the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and
thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty
One of Jacob. |
(60:16) "Thou shalt also suck
the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings."
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| 60:17
For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for
wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and
thine exactors righteousness. |
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| 60:18
Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction
within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates
Praise. |
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| 60:19
The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall
the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an
everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. |
 (60:19)
"Neither for brightness shall the moon give
light unto thee."
But the moon doesn't give off light, but only reflects the
light from the sun.
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| 60:20
Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for
the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning
shall be ended.
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| 60:21
Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for
ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be
glorified. |
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| 60:22
A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I
the LORD will hasten it in his time.
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