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

4Lift 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.

5Then 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.

6Caravans 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.

7All 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.

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

9Surely 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.

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References and Original Words

Verse 4

Original words

Lift upשְׂאִֽי־H5375Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularyour eyesעֵינַ֙יִךְ֙H5869Noun - cdc | second person feminine singularand lookוּרְאִ֔יH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singulararoundסָבִ֤יבH5439AdverbThey allכֻּלָּ֖םH3605Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralgatherנִקְבְּצ֣וּH6908Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluraland comeבָֽאוּ־H935Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralto youלָ֑ךְPreposition | second person feminine singularyour sonsבָּנַ֙יִךְ֙H1121Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularwill comeיָבֹ֔אוּH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralfrom afarמֵרָח֣וֹקH7350Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singularand your daughtersוּבְנֹתַ֖יִךְH1323Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singularwill be carriedתֵּאָמַֽנָה׃H539Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe armצַ֥דH6654Noun - masculine singular
Verse 5

Original words

Thenאָ֤זH227Adverbyou will lookתִּרְאִי֙H7200Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularand be radiantוְנָהַ֔רְתְּH5102Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singularand your heartלְבָבֵ֑ךְH3824Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singularwill trembleוּפָחַ֥דH6342Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularand swell [with joy]וְרָחַ֖בH7337Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularbecauseכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe richesהֲמ֣וֹןH1995Noun - masculine singular constructof the seaיָ֔םH3220Noun - masculine singularwill be broughtיֵהָפֵ֤ךְH2015Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularto youעָלַ֙יִךְ֙H5921Preposition | second person feminine singularand the wealthחֵ֥ילH2428Noun - masculine singular constructof the nationsגּוֹיִ֖םH1471Noun - masculine pluralwill comeיָבֹ֥אוּH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralto youלָֽךְ׃Preposition | second person feminine singular
Verse 6

Original words

Caravansשִֽׁפְעַ֨תH8229Noun - feminine singular constructof camelsגְּמַלִּ֜יםH1581Noun - masculine pluralwill cover your landתְּכַסֵּ֗ךְH3680Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | second person feminine singularyoung camelsבִּכְרֵ֤יH1070Noun - masculine plural constructof Midianמִדְיָן֙H4080Noun - proper - feminine singularand Ephahוְעֵיפָ֔הH5891Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular[and] allכֻּלָּ֖םH3605Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralfrom Shebaמִשְּׁבָ֣אH7614Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singularwill comeיָבֹ֑אוּH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralbearingיִשָּׂ֔אוּH5375Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralgoldזָהָ֤בH2091Noun - masculine singularand frankincenseוּלְבוֹנָה֙H3828Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularand proclaimingיְבַשֵּֽׂרוּ׃H1319Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe praisesוּתְהִלֹּ֥תH8416Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural constructof the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 7

Original words

Allכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe flocksצֹ֤אןH6629Noun - common singular constructof Kedarקֵדָר֙H6938Noun - proper - feminine singularwill be gatheredיִקָּ֣בְצוּH6908Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralto youלָ֔ךְPreposition | second person feminine singularthe ramsאֵילֵ֥יH352Noun - masculine plural constructof Nebaiothנְבָי֖וֹתH5032Noun - proper - feminine singularwill serve youיְשָׁרְת֑וּנֶךְH8334Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person feminine singular, Paragogic nunand go upיַעֲל֤וּH5927Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralonעַל־H5921PrepositionMy altarמִזְבְּחִ֔יH4196Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularwith acceptanceרָצוֹן֙H7522Noun - masculine singularI will adornאֲפָאֵֽר׃H6286Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singularMy gloriousתִּפְאַרְתִּ֖יH8597Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularhouseוּבֵ֥יתH1004Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 8

Original words

Whoמִי־H4310Interrogativeare theseאֵ֖לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralwho flyתְּעוּפֶ֑ינָהH5774Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plurallike cloudsכָּעָ֣בH5645Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singularlike dovesוְכַיּוֹנִ֖יםH3123Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositiontheir sheltersאֲרֻבֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃H699Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 9

Original words

Surelyכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe islandsאִיִּ֣יםH339Noun - masculine pluralwill waitיְקַוּ֗וּH6960Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralfor Meלִ֣י׀Preposition | first person common singularwith the shipsוָאֳנִיּ֤וֹתH591Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural constructof Tarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁ֙H8659Noun - proper - masculine singularin the leadבָּרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔הH7223Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - feminine singularto bringלְהָבִ֤יאH935Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructyour childrenבָנַ֙יִךְ֙H1121Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularfrom afarמֵֽרָח֔וֹקH7350Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singularwithאִתָּ֑םH854Preposition | third person masculine pluraltheir silverכַּסְפָּ֥םH3701Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluraland goldוּזְהָבָ֖םH2091Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralto the honorלְשֵׁם֙H8034Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֣הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהַ֔יִךְH430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularthe Holyוְלִקְד֥וֹשׁH6918Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular constructOne of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478Noun - proper - masculine singularforכִּ֥יH3588ConjunctionHe has glorified youפֵאֲרָֽךְ׃H6286Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Or coastlands
  • Or a fleet of trading ships

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