Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Though in anger I struck you, in favor I will show you compassion. New Living Translation “Foreigners will come to rebuild your towns, and their kings will serve you. For though I have destroyed you in my anger, I will now have mercy on you through my grace. English Standard Version Foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you; for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor I have had mercy on you. Berean Standard Bible Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy. King James Bible And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee. New King James Version “The sons of foreigners shall build up your walls, And their kings shall minister to you; For in My wrath I struck you, But in My favor I have had mercy on you. New American Standard Bible “Foreigners will build up your walls, And their kings will serve you; For in My wrath I struck you, And in My favor I have had compassion on you. NASB 1995 “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. NASB 1977 “And 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. Legacy Standard Bible “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. Amplified Bible “Foreigners will build up your walls, And their kings will serve you; For in My [righteous] wrath I struck you, But in My favor and grace I have had compassion on you. Christian Standard Bible Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in my wrath, yet I will show mercy to you with my favor. Holman Christian Standard Bible Foreigners will build up your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in My wrath, yet I will show mercy to you with My favor. American Standard Version And foreigners shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favor have I had mercy on thee. Contemporary English Version Jerusalem, your city walls will be rebuilt by foreigners; their rulers will become your slaves. I punished you in my anger; now I will be kind and treat you with mercy. English Revised Version And strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. In my anger I struck you, but in my favor I have compassion on you. Good News Translation The LORD says to Jerusalem, "Foreigners will rebuild your walls, And their kings will serve you. In my anger I punished you, But now I will show you my favor and mercy. International Standard Version "Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Though in my anger I struck you down, in my favor I have shown you mercy. Majority Standard Bible Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy. NET Bible Foreigners will rebuild your walls; their kings will serve you. Even though I struck you down in my anger, I will restore my favor and have compassion on you. New Heart English Bible "Foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you: for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor have I had mercy on you. Webster's Bible Translation And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister to thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favor have I had mercy on thee. World English Bible “Foreigners will build up your walls, and their kings will serve you; for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor I have had mercy on you. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd sons of a stranger have built your walls, "" And their kings serve you, "" For in My wrath I have struck you, "" And in My good pleasure I have pitied you. Young's Literal Translation And sons of a stranger have built thy walls, And their kings do serve thee, For in My wrath I have smitten thee, And in My good pleasure I have pitied thee. Smith's Literal Translation And the sons of the stranger built thy walls, and their kings shall serve thee: for in my wrath I struck thee, and in mine acceptance I compassionated thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the children of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister to thee: for in my wrath have I struck thee, and in my reconciliation have I had mercy upon thee. Catholic Public Domain Version And the sons of sojourners will build up your walls, and their kings will minister to you. For in my wrath, I have struck you. And in my reconciliation, I have taken pity on you. New American Bible Foreigners shall rebuild your walls, their kings shall minister to you; Though in my wrath I struck you, yet in my good will I have shown you mercy. New Revised Standard Version Foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you; for in my wrath I struck you down, but in my favor I have had mercy on you. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the sons of foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you; for in my anger I smote you, but in my favor I have had mercy on you. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the sons of foreigners shall build your walls, and their Kings shall serve you, because in my anger I struck you, and in my pleasure I have showed kindness upon you OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And aliens shall build up thy walls, And their kings shall minister unto thee; For in My wrath I smote thee, But in My favour have I had compassion on thee. Brenton Septuagint Translation And strangers shall build thy walls, and their kings shall wait upon thee: for by reason of my wrath I smote thee, and by reason of mercy I loved thee. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Future Glory for Zion…9Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you. 10Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy. 11Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession.… Cross References Revelation 21:24-26 By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory. / Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there. / And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations. Zechariah 14:16-19 Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. / And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them. / And if the people of Egypt will not go up and enter in, then the rain will not fall on them; this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. ... Psalm 72:10-11 May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts. / May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him. Isaiah 49:22-23 This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders. / Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.” Isaiah 61:5-6 Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers. / But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will boast in their riches. Isaiah 45:14 This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’” Isaiah 14:1-2 For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob. / The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors. Nehemiah 2:8 And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests. Ezra 6:3-5 In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide, / with three layers of cut stones and one of timbers. The costs are to be paid from the royal treasury. / Furthermore, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited in the house of God. Haggai 2:7-9 I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts. / The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts. / The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, says the LORD of Hosts. And in this place I will provide peace, declares the LORD of Hosts.” Revelation 3:9 As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you. Revelation 15:4 Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.” Psalm 149:4-9 For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation. / Let the saints exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their beds. / May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands, ... Isaiah 2:2-3 In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. / And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. Isaiah 56:6-7 And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant— / I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.” Treasury of Scripture And the sons of strangers shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you: for in my wrath I smote you, but in my favor have I had mercy on you. the sons Isaiah 61:5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. Isaiah 66:21 And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD. Zechariah 6:15 And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God. their kings Isaiah 60:3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. Isaiah 49:23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. Ezra 6:3-12 In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits; … in my wrath Isaiah 12:1 And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Isaiah 54:7,8 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee… Isaiah 57:17,18 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart… Jump to Previous Alien Aliens Anger Build Building Compassion Countries Favor Favour Foreigners Good Grace Kings Mercy Minister Pitied Pleasure Punishment Rebuild Servants Serve Show Smitten Smote Strange Stranger Strangers Struck Walls WrathJump to Next Alien Aliens Anger Build Building Compassion Countries Favor Favour Foreigners Good Grace Kings Mercy Minister Pitied Pleasure Punishment Rebuild Servants Serve Show Smitten Smote Strange Stranger Strangers Struck Walls WrathIsaiah 60 1. The glory of the church in the abundant access of the Gentiles.15. And the great blessings after a short affliction Foreigners will rebuild your walls The phrase "Foreigners will rebuild your walls" speaks to the divine orchestration of restoration and reconciliation. In the Hebrew context, the word for "foreigners" (זָרִים, zarim) often refers to those outside the covenant community of Israel. Historically, this can be seen as a prophetic vision of the Gentiles participating in the restoration of Jerusalem, symbolizing the inclusion of all nations in God's redemptive plan. The rebuilding of "walls" signifies protection, strength, and the re-establishment of God's people. This imagery is not only physical but also spiritual, indicating a future where God's kingdom is fortified by diverse peoples united in faith. and their kings will serve you Although I struck you in anger yet in favor I will show you mercy Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Foreignersבְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son will rebuild וּבָנ֤וּ (ū·ḇā·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1129: To build your walls, חֹמֹתַ֔יִךְ (ḥō·mō·ṯa·yiḵ) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 2346: A wall of protection and their kings וּמַלְכֵיהֶ֖ם (ū·mal·ḵê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4428: A king will serve you. יְשָׁרְת֑וּנֶךְ (yə·šā·rə·ṯū·neḵ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person feminine singular, Paragogic nun Strong's 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to Although כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I struck you הִכִּיתִ֔יךְ (hik·kî·ṯîḵ) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular Strong's 5221: To strike in anger, בְקִצְפִּי֙ (ḇə·qiṣ·pî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7110: A splinter, rage, strife yet in favor וּבִרְצוֹנִ֖י (ū·ḇir·ṣō·w·nî) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7522: Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will I will show you mercy. רִֽחַמְתִּֽיךְ׃ (ri·ḥam·tîḵ) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular Strong's 7355: To fondle, to love, to compassionate Links Isaiah 60:10 NIVIsaiah 60:10 NLT Isaiah 60:10 ESV Isaiah 60:10 NASB Isaiah 60:10 KJV Isaiah 60:10 BibleApps.com Isaiah 60:10 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 60:10 Chinese Bible Isaiah 60:10 French Bible Isaiah 60:10 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 60:10 Foreigners shall build up your walls (Isa Isi Is) |