Arise, shine; for
thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is
risen upon thee.
02 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the
earth, and gross darkness the people: but the
Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall
be seen upon thee.
03 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and
kings to the brightness of thy rising.
04 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.
05 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.
06 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the
dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from
Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and
incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of
the Lord.
07 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.
08 Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the
doves to their windows?
09 Surely the isles shall 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 favour
have I had mercy on thee.
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.
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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 Saviour and thy
Redeemer, the mighty 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.
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