Yesaya 60:8-9

60:8 Who are these who float along ¹  like a cloud,

who fly like doves to their shelters? ² 

60:9 Indeed, the coastlands ³  look eagerly for me,

the large ships ⁴  are in the lead,

bringing your sons from far away,

along with their silver and gold,

to honor the Lord your God, ⁵ 

the Holy One of Israel, ⁶  for he has bestowed honor on you.

[60:8]  ¹ tn Heb “fly” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NAB, NIV “fly along.”

[60:8]  ² tn Heb “to their windows,” i.e., to the openings in their coops. See HALOT 83 s.v. אֲרֻבָּה.

[60:9]  ³ tn Or “islands” (NIV); CEV “distant islands”; TEV “distant lands.”

[60:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish.” See the note at 2:16.

[60:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “to the name of the Lord your God.”

[60:9]  ⁶ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.