1
Arise, shine; for thy light is come,
and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
2
For, behold, the darkness shall cover
the earth, and gross darkens the people: but the Lord shall arise
upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee.
3
And the Gentiles shall come to thy
light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
4
Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves
together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy
daughters shall be nursed at thy side.
5
Then thou shalt see, and flow
together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the
abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the
Gentiles shall come unto thee
6
The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian
and Ephah: all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring god and
incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.
7
All the flocks of Kedar shall be
gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister
unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I
will glorify the house of my glory.
8
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and
as the doves to their windows?
9
Surely the isles will wait for me, and
the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their
silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy god,
and to the Holy One of Israel, because He Hath glorified thee.
10
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 favor have I had mercy on thee.
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11
Therefore thy gates shall be open
continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may
bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may
be brought.
12
For the nation and
kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations
shall be utterly wasted.
13
The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine
tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary;
and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
14
The sons also of them that afflicted
thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee
shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall
call thee; The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15
Whereas thou has been forsaken and
hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal
excellency, a joy of many generations.
16
Thou shalt also suck the milk of the
Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know
that I the LORD am thy Savior and thy Redeemer, the might One of
Jacob.
17
For brass I will bring gold, and for
iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I
will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
18
Violence shall no more be heard in thy
land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt
call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
19
The sun shall be no more thy light by
day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but
the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy
glory.
20
Thy sun shall no more go down; neither
shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine
everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
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.
22
A little one shall become a thousand,
and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his
time.