10 May the kings of Tarshish(A) and of distant shores(B)
    bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba(C) and Seba
    present him gifts.(D)
11 May all kings bow down(E) to him
    and all nations serve(F) him.

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Then you will look and be radiant,(A)
    your heart will throb and swell with joy;(B)
the wealth(C) on the seas will be brought to you,
    to you the riches of the nations will come.
Herds of camels(D) will cover your land,
    young camels of Midian(E) and Ephah.(F)
And all from Sheba(G) will come,
    bearing gold and incense(H)
    and proclaiming the praise(I) of the Lord.
All Kedar’s(J) flocks will be gathered to you,
    the rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
they will be accepted as offerings(K) on my altar,(L)
    and I will adorn my glorious temple.(M)

“Who are these(N) that fly along like clouds,(O)
    like doves to their nests?
Surely the islands(P) look to me;
    in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,[a](Q)
bringing(R) your children from afar,
    with their silver and gold,(S)
to the honor(T) of the Lord your God,
    the Holy One(U) of Israel,
    for he has endowed you with splendor.(V)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 60:9 Or the trading ships

13 “Rise and thresh,(A) Daughter Zion,
    for I will give you horns of iron;
I will give you hooves of bronze,
    and you will break to pieces many nations.”(B)
You will devote their ill-gotten gains to the Lord,(C)
    their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

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