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Isaías 60

BLIVRE · Chapter 60/66

1Levanta-te! Brilha! Porque já chegou a tua luz; e a glória do SENHOR já está raiando sobre ti.

2Porque eis que as trevas cobrirão a terra, e a escuridão aos povos; porém sobre ti o SENHOR virá raiando, e sua glória será vista sobre ti.

3E as nações virão à tua luz, e os reis ao brilho que raiou a ti.

4Levanta teus olhos ao redor, e vê; todos estes se ajuntaram, [e] vem a ti; teus filhos virão de longe, e tuas filhas serão criadas ao teu lado.

5Então verás, e te alegrarás; teu coração palpitará e se encherá de alegria, porque a abundância do mar a ti se voltará, as riquezas das nações a ti chegarão.

6Multidão de camelos te cobrirá; dromedários de Midiã e Efá, todos virão de Sabá; trarão ouro e incenso, e declararão louvores ao SENHOR.

7Todas as ovelhas de Quedar se ajuntarão a ti; os carneiros de Nebaiote te servirão; com agrado subirão ao meu altar, e eu glorificarei a casa de minha glória.

8Quem são estes que vêm voando como nuvens, e como pombas às suas janelas?

9Pois as ilhas me esperarão, e primeiro os navios de Társis, para trazer teus filhos de longe, sua prata e seu ouro com eles; para o nome do SENHOR teu Deus, e para o Santo de Israel, porque ele te glorificou.

10E filhos de estrangeiros edificarão teus muros, e seus reis te servirão; porque em minha ira eu te feri, porém em meu favor tive misericórdia de ti.

11E tuas portas estarão continuamente abertas, nem de dia nem de noite se fecharão; para que tragam a ti as riquezas das nações, e seus reis [a ti] sejam trazidos.

12Pois a nação e reino que não te servirem perecerão; e tais nações serão assoladas por completo.

13A glória do Líbano virá a ti, a faia, o pinheiro, e o cipreste juntamente, para ornamentarem o lugar do meu santuário, e glorificarei o lugar de meus pés.

14Também virão a ti inclinados os filhos dos que te oprimiram, e se prostrarão às pisadas de teus pés todos os que blasfemaram de ti; e te chamarão a cidade do SENHOR, a Sião do Santo de Israel.

15Em vez de abandonada e odiada, [de tal modo] que ninguém passava [por ti] ,eu farei de ti uma excelência eterna, alegria de geração após geração.

16E mamarás o leite das nações, e mamarás os peitos dos reis; e saberás que eu sou o SENHOR, teu Salvador e teu Redentor, o Poderoso de Jacó.

17Em vez de bronze trarei ouro, e em vez de ferro trarei prata, e em vez de madeira bronze, e em vez de pedras ferro; e farei pacíficos teus oficiais, e justos aqueles que cobram de ti.

18Nunca mais se ouvirá falar de violência em tua terra; [nem] ruína, nem destruição dentro de tuas fronteiras; em vez disso, a teus muros chamarás Salvação, e a tuas portas Louvor.

19Nunca mais o sol te servirá para luz do dia, nem com [seu] brilho a lua te iluminará; mas o SENHOR será tua luz eterna, e teu Deus o teu ornamento.

20Nunca mais o teu sol irá se por, nem tua lua minguará; porque o SENHOR será tua luz eterna, e os dias de teu luto se acabarão.

21E todos os de teu povo serão justos; para sempre terão posse da terra; serão renovo de minha plantação, obra de minhas mãos, para que eu seja glorificado.

22O menor será mil, e o de menor tamanho será um povo forte; eu, o SENHOR, o farei depressa em seu [devido] tempo.

📖 Chapter study

Summary

A chapter of pure celebration: 'arise, shine, for thy light is come.' Jerusalem will be flooded with the wealth of all nations, her walls will be called 'Salvation' and her gates 'Praise,' and she will never again need the sun, for the Lord himself will be her everlasting light.

Explanation

This chapter forms a vivid and intentional contrast with the darkness described in the previous chapter: after the acknowledgment of sin (ch. 59) comes the promise of fully restored glory. The image of camels bringing gold and incense from Sheba and Midian foreshadows themes the Gospels later echo in the visit of the magi to Jesus (Matthew 2:11), offering gold and incense to the "newborn king." The declaration "the LORD shall be thine everlasting light... the days of thy mourning shall be ended" is quoted almost word for word in Revelation 21:23-25 in the description of the New Jerusalem, showing how this prophetic vision shaped the final Christian hope of eternity. The practical application today is that, however dark present times may seem, the biblical promise of complete restoration and permanent light is a legitimate source of lasting hope.

Fun facts

  • The scene of camels bringing "gold and incense" from distant lands (v.6) is seen by many scholars as direct background for the visit of the magi from the east to Jesus, recorded in Matthew 2, who brought gold, incense, and myrrh.
  • The phrase "the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light" is quoted almost word for word in Revelation 21:23 and 22:5 in the description of the eternal New Jerusalem, one of the most direct connections between the Old Testament and the final vision of the book of Revelation.

Verse-by-verse explanation

  1. Isaías 60:1The call to arise and shine opens a sequence of chapters filled with hope, contrasting with the darkness of the previous chapter. The light dawning over Jerusalem signals that the time of exile and humiliation is over.
  2. Isaías 60:2“The darkness shall cover the earth” describes the condition of the other nations, while Jerusalem receives a special light; the contrast between general darkness and local brightness drives the image that opens the chapter.
  3. Isaías 60:3Nations walking by Jerusalem’s light and kings drawn by her brightness reverse the power dynamic of the exile: instead of Judah serving empires, it is now the empires that orient themselves by the restored city.
  4. Isaías 60:4Lifting up your eyes and seeing sons and daughters returning from afar repeats the return-from-exile image already used in other chapters, here paired with the image of Jerusalem as a mother receiving her family back.
  5. Isaías 60:5“Thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged” describes a physical reaction of positive astonishment, and “the abundance of the sea” and “the forces of the Gentiles” point to international trade turning toward the restored city.
  6. Isaías 60:6Camels carrying gold and incense from Midian, Ephah, and Sheba describe real Arabian trade routes of that era. The image of foreign wealth arriving in Jerusalem marks the turn from a devastated city into a center that draws the world.
  7. Isaías 60:7Kedar and Nebaioth were Arab tribes known for their flocks of sheep; their arrival at Jerusalem’s altar describes once-distant nations voluntarily joining the city’s worship.
  8. Isaías 60:8The question about who flies “as a cloud” and “as the doves” describes ships or caravans approaching in great numbers, a visual image of crowds converging on the city seen from a distance.
  9. Isaías 60:9Ships of Tarshish, a sea route associated with distant trade, appear bringing back sons, silver, and gold, a scene that combines the return of the exiles with material wealth arriving by the same route.
  10. Isaías 60:10Foreigners’ children rebuilding the city’s walls recalls the actual historical process of rebuilding Jerusalem after the exile, though here described in broader, more voluntary terms.
  11. Isaías 60:11Gates always open, day and night, contrast with the normal practice of walled cities in antiquity, which shut their gates at night for security; here, the constant openness symbolizes guaranteed peace and commercial flow.
  12. Isaías 60:12The threat that nations who do not serve will perish is the one harsher warning amid so many promises of blessing in this chapter, reinforcing that submission to this new order is not optional.
  13. Isaías 60:13The fine timber of Lebanon, already mentioned elsewhere in the book, is destined here to adorn the sanctuary, once again linking foreign wealth to the restored worship in Jerusalem.
  14. Isaías 60:14The children of former oppressors bowing down and calling the city “The Zion of the Holy One of Israel” describes public acknowledgment, from those who once humiliated the people, of the city’s new position of honor.
  15. Isaías 60:15Contrasting the past abandonment, when “no man went through thee,” with a future “eternal excellency” sums up the pattern of total reversal running through these closing chapters of the book.
  16. Isaías 60:16“Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles” and “the breast of kings” are bold images of sustenance coming from powerful sources, adapting the maternal language already used for Jerusalem to also describe provision coming from outside.
  17. Isaías 60:17Trading common metals for noble ones, brass for gold, iron for silver, describes a general upgrade of everything connected to the city, including even its own officials, now described as peaceful and righteous.
  18. Isaías 60:18“Violence shall no more be heard” promises the definitive end of war and destruction, and calling the walls “Salvation” and the gates “Praise” gives symbolic names to the city’s own structures, a practice that reappears in chapter 62.
  19. Isaías 60:19Saying the sun will no longer be needed to give light isn’t about astronomy: it’s a poetic way of saying God’s presence will be so constant that not even the natural cycle of day and night will matter.
  20. Isaías 60:20“Thy sun shall no more go down” isn’t about astronomy, but about God’s constant presence replacing any need for natural light, and the end of mourning reinforces the end of any reason for sadness.
  21. Isaías 60:21“The branch of my planting” repeats the agricultural growth image used elsewhere in the book, here applied to the whole people, described as righteous and permanently in possession of the land.
  22. Isaías 60:22“A little one shall become a thousand” describes explosive population growth, and the guarantee that God will “hasten” it at the right time answers any doubt about when this promise will be fulfilled.

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