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The Prophecy
of Isaias 60
Arise, be enlightened, O Jerusalem: for thy light is
come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
For behold darkness shall cover the earth, and a mist
the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and
his glory shall be seen upon thee.
And the Gentiles shall walk in thy light, and kings
in the brightness of thy rising.
Lift up thy eyes round about, and see: all these are
gathered together, they are come to thee: thy sons shah
come from afar, and thy daughters shall rise up at thy
side.
Then shalt thou see, and abound, and thy heart shall
wonder and be enlarged, when the multitude of the sea
shall be converted to thee, the. strength of the Gentiles
shall come to thee.
The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries
of Madian and Epha: all they from Saba shall come, bringing
gold and frankincense: and shewing forth praise to the
Lord.
All the flocks of Cedar shall be gathered together unto
thee, the rams of Nabaioth shall minister to thee: they
shall be offered upon my acceptable altar, and I will
glorify the house of my majesty.
Who are these, that fly as clouds, and as doves to their
windows?
For, the islands wait for me, and the ships of the sea
in the beginning: that I may bring thy sons from afar:
their silver, and their gold with them, to the name
of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel,
because he hath glorified thee.
And the children of strangers shall build up thy walls,
and their kings shall minister to thee: for in my wrath
have I struck thee, and in my reconciliation have I
had mercy upon thee.
And thy gates shall be open continually: they shall
not be shut day nor night, that the strength of the
Gentiles may be brought to thee, and their kings may
be brought.
For the nation and the kingdom that will not serve thee,
shall perish: and the Gentiles shall be wasted with
desolation.
The glory of Libanus shall come to thee, the Ar tree,
and the box tree, and the pine tree together, to beautify
the place of my sanctuary: and I will glorify the place
of my feet.
And the children of them that afflict thee, shall come
bowing down to thee, and all that slandered thee shall
worship the steps of thy feet, and shall call thee the
city of the Lord, the Sion of the Holy One of Israel.
Because thou wast forsaken, and hated, and there was
none that passed through thee, I will make thee to be
an everlasting glory, a joy unto generation and generation:
And thou shalt suck the milk of the Gentiles, and thou
shalt be nursed with the breasts of kings: and thou
shalt know that I am the Lord thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer,
the Mighty One of Jacob.
For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring
silver: and for wood brass, and for stones iron: and
I will make thy visitation peace, and thy overseers
justice.
Iniquity shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting
nor destruction in thy borders, and salvation shall
possess thy walls, and praise thy gates.
Thou shalt no more have the sun for thy light by day,
neither shall the brightness of the moon enlighten thee:
but the Lord shall be unto thee for an everlasting light,
and thy God for thy glory.
Thy sun shall go down no more, and thy moon shall not
decrease: for the Lord shall be unto thee for an everlasting
light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
And thy people shall be all just, they shall inherit
the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work
of my hand to glorify me.
The least shall become a thousand, and a little one
a most strong nation: I the Lord will suddenly do this
thing in its time. |