Isaiah 60:15-22

Expanded Bible

¹⁵ “You have been ·hated [despised] and ·left empty [abandoned; forsaken]
    with no one passing through.
But I will make you great from now on;
    you will be a place of ·happiness [pride; majesty] ·forever and ever [for generations to come].
¹⁶ You will ·be given what you need from [^Ldrink the milk of] the nations,
    like a child ·drinking milk from its mother [nursing at royal breasts].
Then you will know that it is I, the Lord, ·who saves you [your savior].
    You will know that the Powerful One of Jacob ·protects [redeems] you.
¹⁷ I will bring you gold in place of bronze,
    silver in place of iron,
bronze in place of wood,
    iron in place of rocks.
I will ·change your punishment into peace [or make peace your governor/leader],
    and ·you will be ruled by what is right [righteousness will be your ruler].
¹⁸ There will be no more violence [^Lheard] in your country,
    no more ·ruin [devastation; havoc] or destruction within your borders.
You will name your walls Salvation
    and your gates Praise.
¹⁹ The sun will no longer be your light during the day
    nor will the brightness from the moon be your light,
because the Lord will be your ·light forever [everlasting light],
    and your God will be your glory [Zech. 14:6–7; Rev. 21:23; 22:5].
²⁰ Your sun will never set again,
    and your moon will ·never be dark [not wane/disappear],
because the Lord will be your ·light forever [everlasting light],
    and your ·time of sadness [days of mourning] will end.
²¹ All of your people will ·do what is right [be righteous].
    They will ·receive [possess; inherit] the earth forever.
They are the ·plant [branch; shoot] I have planted,
    the work of my own hands
    to show my ·greatness [glory; ^Cmanifest presence].
²² The ·smallest family will grow to [^Lleast of you will become] a thousand.
    The ·least important [smallest] of you will become a powerful nation.
I am the Lord,
    and ·when it is [^Lin its] time, I will ·make these things happen quickly [hasten it].”