12 He will lift up a banner for the nations
and gather the dispersed of Israel;(A)
he will collect the scattered of Judah
from the four corners of the earth.(B)

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Nations will come to your light,
and kings to your shining brightness.(A)

Raise your eyes and look around:
they all gather and come to you;
your sons will come from far away,
and your daughters on the hips of nursing mothers.(B)
Then you will see and be radiant,(C)
and your heart will tremble and rejoice,[a]
because the riches of the sea will become yours
and the wealth of the nations will come to you.(D)
Caravans of camels will cover your land[b]
young camels of Midian and Ephah—
all of them will come from Sheba.(E)
They will carry gold and frankincense(F)
and proclaim the praises of the Lord.
All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you;
the rams of Nebaioth will serve you(G)
and go up on my altar as an acceptable sacrifice.(H)
I will glorify my beautiful house.(I)

Who are these who fly like a cloud,
like doves to their shelters?(J)
Yes, the coasts and islands will wait for me(K)
with the ships of Tarshish in the lead,(L)
to bring your children from far away,(M)
their silver and gold with them,
for the honor of the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel,(N)
who has glorified you.(O)

10 Foreigners will rebuild your walls,(P)
and their kings will serve you.(Q)
Although I struck you in my wrath,
yet I will show mercy to you with my favor.(R)
11 Your city gates will always be open;
they will never be shut day or night
so that the wealth of the nations
may be brought into you,(S)
with their kings being led in procession.

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Footnotes

  1. 60:5 Lit expand
  2. 60:6 Lit cover you

18 “Knowing[a] their works and their thoughts, I have come to gather all nations and languages;(A) they will come and see my glory. 19 I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put,[b] Lud (who are archers), Tubal, Javan,(B) and the coasts and islands far away—who have not heard about me or seen my glory. And they will proclaim my glory among the nations.(C) 20 They will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the Lord on horses and chariots, in litters, and on mules and camels, to my holy mountain Jerusalem,”(D) says the Lord, “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the Lord. 21 I will also take some of them as priests and Levites,”(E) says the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 66:18 LXX, Syr; MT omits Knowing
  2. 66:19 LXX; MT reads Pul

16 But I have other sheep(A) that are not from this sheep pen; I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. Then there will be one flock, one shepherd.(B)

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