Isaiah 60:3

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Nations will come to your light,and kings to your shining brightness.

Hebrew Names Version
Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

King James Version
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

English Standard Version
And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

New American Standard Bible
"Nations will come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.

New Century Version
Nations will come to your light; kings will come to the brightness of your sunrise.

Amplified Bible
"Nations will come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.

World English Bible
Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Gentiles shall walke in thy light, and Kings at the brightnesse of thy rising vp.

Legacy Standard Bible
Nations will come to your light,And kings to the brightness of your rising.

Berean Standard Bible
Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

Contemporary English Version
Nations and kings will come to the light of your dawning day.

Complete Jewish Bible
Nations will go toward your light and kings toward your shining splendor.

Darby Translation
And the nations shall walk by thy light, and kings by the brightness of thy rising.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then the nations will come to your light. Kings will come to your bright sunrise.

George Lamsa Translation
And the Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

Good News Translation
Nations will be drawn to your light, And kings to the dawning of your new day.

Lexham English Bible
And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the bright light of your sunrise.

Literal Translation
And nations shall walk to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawning.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The Gentiles shal come to thy light, & kynges to the brightnes yt springeth forth vpo ye.

American Standard Version
And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

Bible in Basic English
And nations will come to your light, and kings to your bright dawn.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And nations shall walk at thy light, and kings at the brightness of thy rising.

King James Version (1611)
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightnesse of thy rising.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The gentiles shall come to thy light, & kinges to the brightnesse that springeth foorth vpon thee.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And kings shall walk in thy light, and nations in thy brightness.

English Revised Version
And nations shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And hethene men schulen go in thi liyt, and kyngis `schulen go in the schynyng of thi risyng.

Update Bible Version
And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

New English Translation
Nations come to your light, kings to your bright light.

New King James Version
The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.

New Living Translation
All nations will come to your light; mighty kings will come to see your radiance.

New Life Bible
Nations will come to your light. And kings will see the shining-greatness of the Lord on you.

New Revised Standard
Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So shall nations come to thy light, And kings to the brightness of thy dawning.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Gentiles shall walk in thy light, and kings in the brightness of thy rising.

Revised Standard Version
And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

Young's Literal Translation
And come have nations to thy light, And kings to the brightness of thy rising.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Nations will come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.

Contextual Overview

¹ "Get out of bed, Jerusalem! Wake up. Put your face in the sunlight. God 's bright glory has risen for you. The whole earth is wrapped in darkness, all people sunk in deep darkness, But God rises on you, his sunrise glory breaks over you. Nations will come to your light, kings to your sunburst brightness. Look up! Look around! Watch as they gather, watch as they approach you: Your sons coming from great distances, your daughters carried by their nannies. When you see them coming you'll smile—big smiles! Your heart will swell and, yes, burst! All those people returning by sea for the reunion, a rich harvest of exiles gathered in from the nations! And then streams of camel caravans as far as the eye can see, young camels of nomads in Midian and Ephah, Pouring in from the south from Sheba, loaded with gold and frankincense, preaching the praises of God . And yes, a great roundup of flocks from the nomads in Kedar and Nebaioth, Welcome gifts for worship at my altar as I bathe my glorious Temple in splendor. ⁸"What's that we see in the distance, a cloud on the horizon, like doves darkening the sky? It's ships from the distant islands, the famous Tarshish ships Returning your children from faraway places, loaded with riches, with silver and gold, And backed by the name of your God , The Holy of Israel, showering you with splendor. Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings assist you in the conduct of worship. When I was angry I hit you hard. It's my desire now to be tender. Your Jerusalem gates will always be open —open house day and night!— Receiving deliveries of wealth from all nations, and their kings, the delivery boys! Any nation or kingdom that doesn't deliver will perish; those nations will be totally wasted. The rich woods of Lebanon will be delivered —all that cypress and oak and pine— To give a splendid elegance to my Sanctuary, as I make my footstool glorious. The descendants of your oppressor will come bowing and scraping to you. All who looked down at you in contempt will lick your boots. They'll confer a title on you: City of God , Zion of The Holy of Israel. Not long ago you were despised refuse— out-of-the-way, unvisited, ignored. But now I've put you on your feet, towering and grand forever, a joy to look at! When you suck the milk of nations and the breasts of royalty, You'll know that I, God , am your Savior, your Redeemer, Champion of Jacob. I'll give you only the best—no more hand-me-downs! Gold instead of bronze, silver instead of iron, bronze instead of wood, iron instead of stones. I'll install Peace to run your country, make Righteousness your boss. There'll be no more stories of crime in your land, no more robberies, no more vandalism. You'll name your main street Salvation Way, and install Praise Park at the center of town. You'll have no more need of the sun by day nor the brightness of the moon at night. God will be your eternal light, your God will bathe you in splendor. Your sun will never go down, your moon will never fade. I will be your eternal light. Your days of grieving are over. All your people will live right and well, in permanent possession of the land. They're the green shoot that I planted, planted with my own hands to display my glory. The runt will become a great tribe, the weakling become a strong nation. I am God . At the right time I'll make it happen."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Gentiles: Isaiah 2:2-5, Isaiah 11:10, Isaiah 19:23-25, Isaiah 45:14, Isaiah 49:6, Isaiah 49:12, Isaiah 49:23, Isaiah 54:1-3, Isaiah 66:12, Isaiah 66:19, Isaiah 66:20, Genesis 49:10, Psalms 22:27, Psalms 67:1-4, Psalms 72:17-19, Psalms 98:2, Psalms 98:3, Psalms 117:1, Psalms 117:2, Amos 9:12, Micah 4:1, Micah 4:2, Zechariah 2:11, Zechariah 8:20-23, Matthew 2:1-11, Matthew 28:19, Luke 24:47, John 12:20, John 12:21, John 12:32, Acts 13:47, Acts 15:17, Romans 11:11-15, Romans 15:9-12

kings: Isaiah 60:10, Isaiah 60:16, Isaiah 49:7, Isaiah 49:23, Psalms 2:10, Psalms 68:29, Psalms 72:11, Psalms 138:4, Revelation 11:15, Revelation 21:24

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 23:4 - as the light 1 Chronicles 29:6 - the chief Psalms 22:29 - shall Psalms 45:12 - rich Psalms 72:10 - General Psalms 97:6 - all the Psalms 102:15 - General Psalms 102:22 - General Psalms 148:11 - Kings Isaiah 14:1 - the strangers Isaiah 49:22 - Behold Isaiah 54:3 - thou shalt Isaiah 56:8 - Yet Jeremiah 3:17 - and all the nations Ezekiel 47:9 - a very great Zechariah 8:22 - General Zechariah 8:23 - We will Zechariah 9:16 - lifted Matthew 2:2 - his Matthew 12:18 - and he Acts 8:27 - a man Acts 11:1 - the Gentiles Ephesians 5:8 - but 2 Timothy 1:10 - now

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Gentiles shall come to thy light,.... To the Gospel, preached in the midst of her; and to Christ, who is her light and into her church state, and partake of the prosperity and happiness of it. The Targum is,

"and nations shall walk in thy light;''

and so in Revelation 21:24, where it is interpreted of the nations of them that are saved, truly regenerated and converted persons:

and kings to the brightness of thy rising; Christ, the sun of righteousness, will rise upon her; and this being the morning of the latter day glory, the church will rise as a bright morning star; and such be the evidence and lustre of Gospel truths and ordinances, that kings shall he enlightened by them, and come and join themselves unto her, and walk with her in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord. Some of this high rank and dignity have been called, and but a few; but in those times the instances will be many, even all kings shall serve and worship the Lord, Psalms 72:11.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the Gentiles shall come - So splendid shall be that glory, that it will attract the distant nations, and they shall come and participate in the blessings of the gospel. This contains the main statement which it is the design of this chapter to illustrate. The prophet had frequently made this statement before in general terms (compare Isaiah 2:3; Isaiah 11:10; Isaiah 49:22; Isaiah 54:3); but he here goes into a more particular account, and more fully describes the blessings which would result from this accession to the true church.

And kings - (Compare Isaiah 49:7, note; Isaiah 49:23, note; Isaiah 52:15, note).

To the brightness of thy rising - This does not mean that the church was to arise with the splendor of the sun; but ‘thy rising’ means the rising upon her - called her rising, because it would shed its beams on her. It is correctly rendered by Lowth - ‘The brightness of thy sunrising;’ by Noyes and Herder. ‘The brightness that riseth upon thee.’

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Isaiah 60:3. And the Gentiles shall come — This has been in some sort already fulfilled. The Gentiles have received the light of the Gospel from the land of Judea, and the Gentile kings have embraced that Gospel; so that many nations of the earth are full of the doctrine of Christ.