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Glorified Zion |
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| Isaiah 60:1 |
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"Arise, shine; for your light has come, And
the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. |
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| Isaiah 60:2 |
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"For behold, darkness will cover the earth And
deep darkness the peoples; But the LORD will rise upon you And His glory will
appear upon you. |
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| Isaiah 60:3 |
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"Nations will come to your light, And kings
to the brightness of your rising. |
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| Isaiah 60:4 |
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"Lift up your eyes round about and see; They
all gather together, they come to you. Your sons will come from afar, And your
daughters will be carried in the arms. |
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| Isaiah 60:5 |
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"Then you will see and be radiant, And your
heart will thrill and rejoice; Because the abundance of the sea will be turned
to you, The wealth of the nations will come to you. |
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| Isaiah 60:6 |
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"A multitude of camels will cover you, The young
camels of Midian and Ephah; All those from Sheba will come; They will bring gold
and frankincense, And will bear good news of the praises of the LORD. |
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| Isaiah 60:7 |
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"All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered together
to you, The rams of Nebaioth will minister to you; They will go up with acceptance
on My altar, And I shall glorify My glorious house. |
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| Isaiah 60:8 |
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"Who are these who fly like a cloud And like
the doves to their lattices? |
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| Isaiah 60:9 |
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"Surely the coastlands will wait for Me; And
the ships of Tarshish will come first, To bring your sons from afar, Their silver
and their gold with them, For the name of the LORD your God, And for the Holy
One of Israel because He has glorified you. |
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| Isaiah 60:10 |
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"Foreigners will build up your walls, And their
kings will minister to you; For in My wrath I struck you, And in My favor I have
had compassion on you. |
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| Isaiah 60:11 |
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"Your gates will be open continually; They will
not be closed day or night, So that men may bring to you the wealth of the nations,
With their kings led in procession. |
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| Isaiah 60:12 |
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"For the nation and the kingdom which will not
serve you will perish, And the nations will be utterly ruined. |
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| Isaiah 60:13 |
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"The glory of Lebanon will come to you, The
juniper, the box tree and the cypress together, To beautify the place of My sanctuary;
And I shall make the place of My feet glorious. |
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| Isaiah 60:14 |
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"The sons of those who afflicted you will come
bowing to you, And all those who despised you will bow themselves at the soles
of your feet; And they will call you the city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy
One of Israel. |
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| Isaiah 60:15 |
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"Whereas you have been forsaken and hated With
no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, A joy from generation
to generation. |
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| Isaiah 60:16 |
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"You will also suck the milk of nations And
suck the breast of kings; Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior
And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. |
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| Isaiah 60:17 |
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"Instead of bronze I will bring gold, And instead
of iron I will bring silver, And instead of wood, bronze, And instead of stones,
iron. And I will make peace your administrators And righteousness your overseers.
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| Isaiah 60:18 |
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"Violence will not be heard again in your land,
Nor devastation or destruction within your borders; But you will call your walls
salvation, and your gates praise. |
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| Isaiah 60:19 |
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"No longer will you have the sun for light by
day, Nor for brightness will the moon give you light; But you will have the LORD
for an everlasting light, And your God for your glory. |
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| Isaiah 60:20 |
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"Your sun will no longer set, Nor will your
moon wane; For you will have the LORD for an everlasting light, And the days of
your mourning will be over. |
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| Isaiah 60:21 |
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"Then all your people will be righteous; They
will possess the land forever, The branch of My planting, The work of My hands,
That I may be glorified. |
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| Isaiah 60:22 |
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"The smallest one will become a clan, And the
least one a mighty nation. I, the LORD, will hasten it in its time." |
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