Isaiah 60 - Prayer Tents

Isaiah 60

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60“Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you.H6965H215H216H935H3519H3068H2224 2Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth, but the glory of the Lord rises and appears over you.H2822H3680H776H6205H3816H3068H2224H3519H7200 3All nations will come to your light; mighty kings will come to see your radiance.H1471H1980H216H4428H5051H2225 4“Look and see, for everyone is coming home! Your sons are coming from distant lands; your little daughters will be carried home.H5375H5869H5439H7200H6908H935H1121H935H7350H1323H539H6654 5Your eyes will shine, and your heart will thrill with joy, for merchants from around the world will come to you. They will bring you the wealth of many lands.H7200H3372H5102H3824H6342H7337H1995H3220H2015H2428H1471H935 6Vast caravans of camels will converge on you, the camels of Midian and Ephah. The people of Sheba will bring gold and frankincense and will come worshiping the Lord.H8229H1581H3680H1070H4080H5891H7614H935H5375H2091H3828H1319H8416H3068 7The flocks of Kedar will be given to you, and the rams of Nebaioth will be brought for my altars. I will accept their offerings, and I will make my Temple glorious.H6629H6938H6908H352H5032H8334H5927H7522H4196H6286H1004H8597 8“And what do I see flying like clouds to Israel, like doves to their nests?H5774H5645H3123H699 9They are ships from the ends of the earth, from lands that trust in me, led by the great ships of Tarshish. They are bringing the people of Israel home from far away, carrying their silver and gold. They will honor the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has filled you with splendor.H339H6960H591H8659H7223H935H1121H7350H3701H2091H8034H3068H430H6918H3478H6286 10“Foreigners will come to rebuild your towns, and their kings will serve you. For though I have destroyed you in my anger, I will now have mercy on you through my grace.H1121H5236H1129H2346H4428H8334H7110H5221H7522H7355 11Your gates will stay open around the clock to receive the wealth of many lands. The kings of the world will be led as captives in a victory procession.H8179H6605H8548H5462H3119H3915H935H2428H1471H4428H5090 12For the nations that refuse to serve you will be destroyed.H1471H4467H5647H6H1471H2717H2717 13“The glory of Lebanon will be yours—the forests of cypress, fir, and pine—to beautify my sanctuary. My Temple will be glorious!H3519H3844H935H1265H8410H8391H3162H6286H4725H4720H4725H7272H3513 14The descendants of your tormentors will come and bow before you. Those who despised you will kiss your feet. They will call you the City of the Lord, and Zion of the Holy One of Israel.H1121H6031H1980H7817H5006H7812H3709H7272H7121H5892H3068H6726H6918H3478 15“Though you were once despised and hated, with no one traveling through you, I will make you beautiful forever, a joy to all generations.H8478H5800H8130H5674H7760H5769H1347H4885H1755H1755 16Powerful kings and mighty nations will satisfy your every need, as though you were a child nursing at the breast of a queen. You will know at last that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel

.H3243H2461H1471H3243H7699H4428H3045H3068H3467H1350H46H3290 17I will exchange your bronze for gold, your iron for silver, your wood for bronze, and your stones for iron. I will make peace your leader and righteousness your ruler.H5178H935H2091H1270H935H3701H6086H5178H68H1270H7760H6486H7965H5065H6666 18Violence will disappear from your land; the desolation and destruction of war will end. Salvation will surround you like city walls, and praise will be on the lips of all who enter there.H2555H8085H776H7701H7667H1366H7121H2346H3444H8179H8416 19“No longer will you need the sun to shine by day, nor the moon to give its light by night, for the Lord your God will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.H8121H216H3119H5051H3394H216H3068H5769H215H430H8597 20Your sun will never set; your moon will not go down. For the Lord will be your everlasting light. Your days of mourning will come to an end.H8121H935H3391H622H3068H5769H216H3117H60H7999 21All your people will be righteous. They will possess their land forever, for I will plant them there with my own hands in order to bring myself glory.H5971H6662H3423H776H5769H5342H4302H4639H3027H6286 22The smallest family will become a thousand people, and the tiniest group will become a mighty nation. At the right time, I, the Lord, will make it happen.”H6996H505H6810H6099H1471H3068H2363H6256