Focused Passage

Isaiah 60:4-9

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

4 Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm.

5 Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.

6 Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.

7 All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house.

8 Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters?

9 Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.

Study Helps

References and Original Words

Verse 4

Original words

Lift up שְׂאִֽי־ H5375 Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular your eyes עֵינַ֙יִךְ֙ H5869 Noun - cdc | second person feminine singular and look וּרְאִ֔י H7200 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular around סָבִ֤יב H5439 Adverb They all כֻּלָּ֖ם H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural gather נִקְבְּצ֣וּ H6908 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural and come בָֽאוּ־ H935 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural to you לָ֑ךְ Preposition | second person feminine singular your sons בָּנַ֙יִךְ֙ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular will come יָבֹ֔אוּ H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural from afar מֵרָח֣וֹק H7350 Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular and your daughters וּבְנֹתַ֖יִךְ H1323 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular will be carried תֵּאָמַֽנָה׃ H539 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the arm צַ֥ד H6654 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

Then אָ֤ז H227 Adverb you will look תִּרְאִי֙ H7200 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular and be radiant וְנָהַ֔רְתְּ H5102 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular and your heart לְבָבֵ֑ךְ H3824 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular will tremble וּפָחַ֥ד H6342 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular and swell [with joy] וְרָחַ֖ב H7337 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular because כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction the riches הֲמ֣וֹן H1995 Noun - masculine singular construct of the sea יָ֔ם H3220 Noun - masculine singular will be brought יֵהָפֵ֤ךְ H2015 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular to you עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ H5921 Preposition | second person feminine singular and the wealth חֵ֥יל H2428 Noun - masculine singular construct of the nations גּוֹיִ֖ם H1471 Noun - masculine plural will come יָבֹ֥אוּ H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural to you לָֽךְ׃ Preposition | second person feminine singular
Verse 6

Original words

Caravans שִֽׁפְעַ֨ת H8229 Noun - feminine singular construct of camels גְּמַלִּ֜ים H1581 Noun - masculine plural will cover your land תְּכַסֵּ֗ךְ H3680 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | second person feminine singular young camels בִּכְרֵ֤י H1070 Noun - masculine plural construct of Midian מִדְיָן֙ H4080 Noun - proper - feminine singular and Ephah וְעֵיפָ֔ה H5891 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular [and] all כֻּלָּ֖ם H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural from Sheba מִשְּׁבָ֣א H7614 Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular will come יָבֹ֑אוּ H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural bearing יִשָּׂ֔אוּ H5375 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural gold זָהָ֤ב H2091 Noun - masculine singular and frankincense וּלְבוֹנָה֙ H3828 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular and proclaiming יְבַשֵּֽׂרוּ׃ H1319 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural the praises וּתְהִלֹּ֥ת H8416 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 7

Original words

All כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the flocks צֹ֤אן H6629 Noun - common singular construct of Kedar קֵדָר֙ H6938 Noun - proper - feminine singular will be gathered יִקָּ֣בְצוּ H6908 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural to you לָ֔ךְ Preposition | second person feminine singular the rams אֵילֵ֥י H352 Noun - masculine plural construct of Nebaioth נְבָי֖וֹת H5032 Noun - proper - feminine singular will serve you יְשָׁרְת֑וּנֶךְ H8334 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person feminine singular, Paragogic nun and go up יַעֲל֤וּ H5927 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural on עַל־ H5921 Preposition My altar מִזְבְּחִ֔י H4196 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular with acceptance רָצוֹן֙ H7522 Noun - masculine singular I will adorn אֲפָאֵֽר׃ H6286 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular My glorious תִּפְאַרְתִּ֖י H8597 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular house וּבֵ֥ית H1004 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 8

Original words

Who מִי־ H4310 Interrogative are these אֵ֖לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural who fly תְּעוּפֶ֑ינָה H5774 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural like clouds כָּעָ֣ב H5645 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular like doves וְכַיּוֹנִ֖ים H3123 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition their shelters אֲרֻבֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃ H699 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 9

Original words

Surely כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction the islands אִיִּ֣ים H339 Noun - masculine plural will wait יְקַוּ֗וּ H6960 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural for Me לִ֣י׀ Preposition | first person common singular with the ships וָאֳנִיּ֤וֹת H591 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct of Tarshish תַּרְשִׁישׁ֙ H8659 Noun - proper - masculine singular in the lead בָּרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔ה H7223 Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - feminine singular to bring לְהָבִ֤יא H935 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct your children בָנַ֙יִךְ֙ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular from afar מֵֽרָח֔וֹק H7350 Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular with אִתָּ֑ם H854 Preposition | third person masculine plural their silver כַּסְפָּ֥ם H3701 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural and gold וּזְהָבָ֖ם H2091 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural to the honor לְשֵׁם֙ H8034 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular your God אֱלֹהַ֔יִךְ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular the Holy וְלִקְד֥וֹשׁ H6918 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular construct One of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular for כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction He has glorified you פֵאֲרָֽךְ׃ H6286 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Or coastlands
  • Or a fleet of trading ships

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