" aArise, shine
; for your blight
has come
, And the cglory
of the LORD
has risen
upon you.
"For behold, adarkness
will cover
the earth
And deep
darkness
the peoples
; But the LORD
will rise
upon you And His bglory
will appear
upon you.
" aNations will come
to your light
, And kings
to the brightness
of your rising
.
" aLift up your eyes
round
about
and see
; They all
gather
together, they bcome
to you. Your sons
will come
from afar
, And your cdaughters
will be 1carried
in the arms
.
"Then you will see
and be aradiant
, And your heart
will 1thrill
and rejoice
; Because
the babundance
of the sea
will be turned
to you, The cwealth
of the nations
will come
to you.
"A multitude of camels
will cover
you, The young
camels
of Midian
and aEphah
; All
those from bSheba
will come
; They will bring
cgold
and frankincense
, And will dbear
good news
of the praises
of the LORD
.
"All the flocks
of aKedar
will be gathered
together to you, The rams
of Nebaioth
will minister
to you; They will go
up with acceptance
on My baltar
, And I shall 1 cglorify
My 2glorious
house
.
" aWho are these
who fly
like a cloud
And like the doves
to their 1lattices
?
"Surely the acoastlands
will wait
for Me; And the bships
of Tarshish
will come first
, To cbring
your sons
from afar
, Their silver
and their gold
with them, For the name
of the LORD
your God
, And for the Holy
One
of Israel
because
He has 1 dglorified
you.
" aForeigners will build
up your walls
, And their bkings
will minister
to you; For in My cwrath
I struck
you, And in My favor
I have had
compassion
on you.
"Your agates will be open
continually
; They will not be closed
day
or night
, So that men may bbring
to you the wealth
of the nations
, With ctheir kings
led
in procession
.
"For the anation and the kingdom
which
will not serve
you will perish
, And the nations
will be utterly
ruined
.
"The aglory of Lebanon
will come
to you, The bjuniper
, the box
tree
and the cypress
together
, To beautify
the place
of My sanctuary
; And I shall make
the cplace
of My feet
glorious
.
"The asons of those who afflicted
you will come
bowing
to you, And all
those who despised
you will bow
themselves at the soles
of your feet
; And they will call
you the bcity
of the LORD
, The cZion
of the Holy
One
of Israel
.
"Whereas you have been
aforsaken
and bhated
With no
one
passing
through
, I will make
you an everlasting
cpride
, A joy
from generation
to generation
.
"You will also asuck the milk
of nations
And suck
the breast
of kings
; Then you will know
that I, the LORD
, am your bSavior
And your cRedeemer
, the Mighty
One
of Jacob
.
"Instead of bronze
I will bring
gold
, And instead
of iron
I will bring
silver
, And instead
of wood
, bronze
, And instead
of stones
, iron
. And I will make
peace
your administrators
And righteousness
your overseers
.
" aViolence will not be heard
again
in your land
, Nor
bdevastation
or destruction
within your borders
; But you will call
your cwalls
salvation
, and your dgates
praise
.
"No longer
will you have
the asun
for light
by day
, Nor
for brightness
will the moon
give
you light
; But you will have
the bLORD
for an everlasting
light
, And your cGod
for your 1glory
.
"Your asun will no
longer
set
, Nor
will your moon
wane
; For you will have
the LORD
for an everlasting
light
, And the days
of your bmourning
will be over
.
"Then all your apeople
will be righteous
; They will bpossess
the land
forever
, The branch
of 1My planting
, The cwork
of My hands
, That I may be dglorified
.
"The asmallest one
will become
a 1clan
, And the least
one
a mighty
nation
. I, the LORD
, will hasten
it in its time
."