Isaiah 60:15-18
Desolation becomes everlasting peace.
15 “Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, so that no one passed through you, I will make you an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
16 You will also drink the milk of the nations, and will nurse from royal breasts. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 For bronze I will bring gold; for iron I will bring silver; for wood, bronze, and for stones, iron. I will also make peace your governor, and righteousness your ruler.
18 Violence shall no more be heard in your land, nor desolation or destruction within your borders; but you will call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.
Desolation becomes everlasting peace.
To declare Zion’s transformation from desolation to everlasting joy under the LORD’s righteous rule.
Spoken into a context of abandonment and devastation, the promise anticipates a complete reversal where Zion becomes secure and honored.
Zion Arises as the LORD’s Glory Draws the Nations
Because the LORD’s glory rises upon Zion, darkness gives way to light, scattered children return, nations bring tribute, former shame is reversed, peace and righteousness govern, and the LORD himself becomes everlasting light.