Focused Passage

Isaiah 60:10-14

Zion Arises as the LORD’s Glory Draws the Nations

From the command for Zion to arise and shine, to the nations and kings coming to her light, to the return of sons and daughters, to wealth and worship arriving from the nations, to foreign service and royal tribute, to reversal of abandonment and oppression, to the transformation of Zion’s materials and government, to the LORD as everlasting light and the righteous people as his glorious planting.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

10 Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.

11 Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession.

12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.

13 The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.

14 The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

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References and Original Words

Verse 10

Original words

Foreigners בְנֵֽי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . נֵכָר֙ H5236 Noun - masculine singular will rebuild וּבָנ֤וּ H1129 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural your walls חֹמֹתַ֔יִךְ H2346 Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular and their kings וּמַלְכֵיהֶ֖ם H4428 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural will serve you יְשָׁרְת֑וּנֶךְ H8334 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person feminine singular, Paragogic nun Although כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction I struck you הִכִּיתִ֔יךְ H5221 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular in anger בְקִצְפִּי֙ H7110 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular yet in favor וּבִרְצוֹנִ֖י H7522 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular I will show you mercy רִֽחַמְתִּֽיךְ׃ H7355 Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular
Verse 11

Original words

Your gates שְׁעָרַ֧יִךְ H8179 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular will always תָּמִ֛יד H8548 Adverb stand open וּפִתְּח֨וּ H6605 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural they will never לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle be shut יִסָּגֵ֑רוּ H5462 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural day יוֹמָ֥ם H3119 Adverb or night וָלַ֖יְלָה H3915 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular so that the wealth חֵ֣יל H2428 Noun - masculine singular construct of the nations גּוֹיִ֔ם H1471 Noun - masculine plural may be brought לְהָבִ֤יא H935 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct into you אֵלַ֙יִךְ֙ H413 Preposition | second person feminine singular with their kings וּמַלְכֵיהֶ֖ם H4428 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural being led in procession נְהוּגִֽים׃ H5090 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural
Verse 12

Original words

For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction the nation הַגּ֧וֹי H1471 Article | Noun - masculine singular or kingdom וְהַמַּמְלָכָ֛ה H4467 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular that אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative will not לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle serve you יַעַבְד֖וּךְ H5647 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person feminine singular will perish יֹאבֵ֑דוּ H6 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural [it] וְהַגּוֹיִ֖ם H1471 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural will be utterly destroyed חָרֹ֥ב H2717 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute . . . יֶחֱרָֽבוּ׃ H2717 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Verse 13

Original words

The glory כְּב֤וֹד H3519 Noun - masculine singular construct of Lebanon הַלְּבָנוֹן֙ H3844 Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular will come יָב֔וֹא H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular to you אֵלַ֣יִךְ H413 Preposition | second person feminine singular its cypress בְּר֛וֹשׁ H1265 Noun - masculine singular construct elm תִּדְהָ֥ר H8410 Noun - masculine singular and boxwood וּתְאַשּׁ֖וּר H8391 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular together יַחְדָּ֑ו H3162 Adverb to adorn לְפָאֵר֙ H6286 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct the place מְק֣וֹם H4725 Noun - masculine singular construct of My sanctuary מִקְדָּשִׁ֔י H4720 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular and I will glorify אֲכַבֵּֽד׃ H3513 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular the place וּמְק֥וֹם H4725 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of My feet רַגְלַ֖י H7272 Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common singular

BSB notes

  • Or pine or juniper or fir
Verse 14

Original words

The sons בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of your oppressors מְעַנַּ֔יִךְ H6031 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular will come וְהָלְכ֨וּ H1980 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural and bow down שְׁח֙וֹחַ֙ H7817 Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct to you אֵלַ֤יִךְ H413 Preposition | second person feminine singular all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct who reviled you מְנַֽאֲצָ֑יִךְ H5006 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular will fall facedown וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ H7812 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural at עַל־ H5921 Preposition your feet כַּפּ֥וֹת H3709 Noun - feminine plural construct . . . רַגְלַ֖יִךְ H7272 Noun - feminine dual construct | second person feminine singular and call וְקָ֤רְאוּ H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural you לָךְ֙ Preposition | second person feminine singular the City עִ֣יר H5892 Noun - feminine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular Zion צִיּ֖וֹן H6726 Noun - proper - feminine singular of the Holy One קְד֥וֹשׁ H6918 Adjective - masculine singular construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular

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