Isaiah 60:21

21 Then all your people will be righteous and they will possess the land forever. They are the shoot I have planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my splendor.

Isaiah 60:21 in Other Translations

KJV
21 Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
ESV
21 Your people shall all be righteous; they shall possess the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I might be glorified.
NLT
21 All your people will be righteous. They will possess their land forever, for I will plant them there with my own hands in order to bring myself glory.
MSG
21 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.
CSB
21 Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch I planted, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.

Isaiah 60:21 In-Context

19 The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
20 Your sun will never set again, and your moon will wane no more; the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end.
21 Then all your people will be righteous and they will possess the land forever. They are the shoot I have planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my splendor.
22 The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will do this swiftly.”

Cross References 5

  • 1. S Isaiah 4:3; S Isaiah 26:2; Revelation 21:27
  • 2. Psalms 37:11,22; Isaiah 49:8; Isaiah 57:13; Isaiah 61:7; Isaiah 65:9; Zechariah 8:12
  • 3. S Exodus 15:17; Psalms 44:2; Psalms 80:8-11; Jeremiah 32:41; Amos 9:15; Matthew 15:13
  • 4. S Job 10:3; S Psalms 8:6; S Isaiah 19:25; Isaiah 29:23; Ephesians 2:10
  • 5. S Leviticus 10:3; S Isaiah 44:23; Isaiah 52:1
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