Isaiah 60:15

Joy Loneliness New life and rebirth Shame

¹³ The glory of Lebanon will come to you— its cypress, elm, and boxwood together— to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.

¹⁴ The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from age to age.

¹⁶ You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

¹⁷ Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from age to age.
KJV: Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
WEB: “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.
ASV: Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man passed through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
DARBY: Instead of thy being forsaken and hated, so that no one went through [thee], I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy from generation to generation.
BLB: Instead of your being forsaken and hated, with no one passing through, then I will make you a pride forever, a joy to generation and generation.

ÅB: I stedet for at du var forlatt og hatet, så det ikke var noen som dro igjennom deg, vil jeg gjøre deg til en evig herlighet, en fryd for slekt etter slekt.
OTB: “Selv om du har vært forlatt og hatet, uten noen som passerer gjennom, vil jeg gjøre deg til en evig stolthet, en glede fra generasjon til generasjon.
B1930: I stedet for at du var forlatt og hatet, så det ikke var nogen som drog igjennem dig, vil jeg gjøre dig til en evig herlighet, en fryd for slekt efter slekt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 61:7
Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.
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Jeremiah 30:17
But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”
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Isaiah 49:14–23
But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!”
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Jeremiah 33:11
the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.
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Isaiah 35:10
So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee.
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Isaiah 6:12
until the LORD has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken.
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Isaiah 54:6–14
For the LORD has called you back, like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit, like the rejected wife of one’s youth,” says your God.
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Isaiah 4:2
On that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors.
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