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Isaiah 60 Brenton's English Septuagint

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Brenton Brenton's English Septuagint
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 Be enlightened, be enlightened, O Jerusalem, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
1 “Arise, shine; for your light has come, and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you!
2 Behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and [there shall be] gross darkness on the nations: but the Lord shall appear upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
2 For behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but Yahweh will arise on you, and his glory shall be seen on you.
3 And kings shall walk in thy light, and nations in thy brightness.
3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold thy children gathered: all thy sons have come from far, and thy daughters shall be borne on [men's] shoulders.
4 “Lift up your eyes all around, and see: they all gather themselves together. They come to you. Your sons will come from far away, and your daughters will be carried in arms.
5 Then shalt thou see, and fear, and be amazed in thine heart; for the wealth of the sea shall come round to thee, and of nations and peoples; and herds of camels shall come to thee,
5 Then you shall see and be radiant, and your heart will thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you. The wealth of the nations will come to you.
6 and the camels of Madiam and Gæpha shall cover thee: all from Saba shall come bearing gold, and shall bring frankincense, and they shall publish the salvation of the Lord.
6 A multitude of camels will cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah. All from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense, and will proclaim the praises of Yahweh.
7 And all the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered, and the rams of Nabæoth shall come; and acceptable sacrifices shall be offered on my altar, and my house of prayer shall be glorified.
7 All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered together to you. The rams of Nebaioth will serve you. They will be accepted as offerings on my altar; and I will beautify my glorious house.
8 Who are these [that] fly as clouds, and as doves with young ones to me?
8 “Who are these who fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
9 The isles have waited for me, and the ships of Tharsis among the first, to bring thy children from afar, and their silver and their gold with them, and [that] for the sake of the holy name of the Lord, and because the Holy One of Israel is glorified.
9 Surely the islands will wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far away, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you.
10 And strangers shall build thy walls, and their kings shall wait upon thee: for by reason of my wrath I smote thee, and by reason of mercy I loved thee.
10 “Foreigners will build up your walls, and their kings will serve you; for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor I have had mercy on you.
11 And thy gates shall be opened continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; to bring in to thee the power of the Gentiles, and their kings as captives.
11 Your gates also shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night, that men may bring to you the wealth of the nations, and their kings led captive.
12 For the nations and the kings which will not serve thee shall perish; and those nations shall be made utterly desolate.
12 For that nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; yes, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
13 And the glory of Libanus shall come to thee, with the cypress, and pine, and cedar together, to glorify my holy place.
13 “The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the cypress tree, the pine, and the box tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
14 And the sons of them that afflicted thee, and of them that provoked thee, shall come to thee in fear; and thou shalt be called Sion, the city of the Holy One of Israel.
14 The sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you; and all those who despised you will bow themselves down at the soles of your feet. They will call you Yahweh’s City, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15 Because thou hast become desolate and hated, and there was no helper, therefore I will make thee a perpetual gladness, a joy of many generations.
15 “Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, so that no one passed through you, I will make you an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
16 And thou shalt suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt eat the wealth of kings: and shalt know that I am the Lord that saves thee and delivers thee, the Holy One of Israel.
16 You will also drink the milk of the nations, and will nurse from royal breasts. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 And for brass I will bring thee gold, and for iron I will bring thee silver, and instead of wood I will bring thee brass, and instead of stones, iron; and I will make thy princes peaceable, and thine overseers righteous.
17 For bronze I will bring gold; for iron I will bring silver; for wood, bronze, and for stones, iron. I will also make peace your governor, and righteousness your ruler.
18 And injustice shall no more be heard in thy land, nor destruction nor misery in thy coasts; but thy walls shall be called Salvation, and thy gates Sculptured Work.
18 Violence shall no more be heard in your land, nor desolation or destruction within your borders; but you will call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.
19 And thou shalt no more have the sun for a light by day, nor shall the rising of the moon lighten thy night; but the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and God thy glory.
19 The sun will be no more your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
20 For the sun shall no more set, nor shall the moon be eclipsed; for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be completed.
20 Your sun will not go down any more, nor will your moon withdraw itself; for Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will end.
21 Thy people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, preserving that which they have planted, [even] the works of their hands, for glory.
21 Then your people will all be righteous. They will inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
22 The little one shall become thousands, and the least a great nation; I the Lord will gather them in [due] time.
22 The little one will become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation. I, Yahweh, will do this quickly in its time.”
Cross references (22)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Ephesians 5:14; Ephesians 5:8; John 8:12; Isaiah 52:1–2; Isaiah 60:19–20
  2. 2 Colossians 1:13; 1 Peter 2:9; Acts 17:30–31; Ephesians 4:17–20; 2 Corinthians 4:4–6
  3. 3 Isaiah 49:23; Acts 13:47; Revelation 21:24; Isaiah 2:2–5; Psalm 117:1–2
  4. 4 Isaiah 42:6; Isaiah 49:20–22; Isaiah 49:18; Galatians 3:28–29; Isaiah 43:6
  5. 5 Isaiah 61:6; Isaiah 23:18; Psalm 98:7–9; Acts 10:45; Isaiah 54:2
  6. 6 Matthew 2:11; Psalm 72:10; Psalm 72:15; 1 Peter 2:9; Judges 6:5
  7. 7 Isaiah 56:7; Genesis 25:13; Hebrews 13:15–16; Romans 12:1; Haggai 2:7–9
  8. 8 Revelation 7:9; Luke 13:29; Hebrews 12:1; Isaiah 49:21; Isaiah 60:4
  9. 9 Isaiah 55:5; Isaiah 2:16; Isaiah 11:11; Isaiah 51:5; Galatians 4:26
  10. 10 Isaiah 61:5; Isaiah 49:23; Revelation 21:26; Isaiah 60:3; Zechariah 6:15
  11. 11 Revelation 21:25–26; Isaiah 60:5; Isaiah 60:18; Isaiah 62:10; Psalm 149:8
  12. 12 Zechariah 14:12–19; Isaiah 54:15; Isaiah 14:2; Psalm 2:12; Daniel 2:44–45
  13. 13 Isaiah 35:2; Psalm 96:6; Psalm 132:7; 1 Chronicles 28:2; Ezra 7:27
  14. 14 Revelation 3:9; Isaiah 49:23; Hebrews 12:22; Isaiah 45:14; Isaiah 1:26
  15. 15 Isaiah 61:7; Jeremiah 30:17; Isaiah 49:14–23; Jeremiah 33:11; Isaiah 35:10
  16. 16 Isaiah 49:23; Isaiah 66:11–12; Isaiah 66:14; Isaiah 61:6; Isaiah 43:3–4
  17. 17 Hebrews 11:40; Isaiah 30:26; Isaiah 1:26; Zechariah 12:8; 1 Kings 10:21–27
  18. 18 Isaiah 26:1; Isaiah 11:9; Zechariah 9:8; Psalm 72:3–7; Isaiah 2:4
  19. 19 Revelation 21:23; Revelation 22:5; Zechariah 2:5; Psalm 36:9; Psalm 3:3
  20. 20 Revelation 21:4; Psalm 84:11; Isaiah 35:10; Psalm 27:1; Malachi 4:2
  21. 21 Matthew 15:13; Psalm 37:22; Psalm 37:11; John 15:2; Psalm 92:13
  22. 22 Habakkuk 2:3; Hebrews 10:36; Luke 18:7; Matthew 13:31–32; 2 Peter 3:8

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 60:1 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XVIII)

    And within a little while ye shall hear that excellent lesson which says, Shine, shine, O thou new Jerusalem; for thy light is come.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)