The Gentiles Bless Zion
1 Arise,shine;
For your light has come!
# Andthe glory of theLordis risen upon you.
2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
And deep darkness the people;
But theLordwill arise over you,
And His glory will be seen upon you.
3 TheGentiles shall come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.
4 “Liftup your eyes all around, and see:
# They all gather together,they come to you;
Your sons shall come from afar,
And your daughters shall be nursed atyourside.
5 Then you shall see and become radiant,
And your heart shall swell with joy;
# Becausethe abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.
6 The multitude of camels shall cover yourland,
# The dromedaries of Midian andEphah;
# All those fromSheba shall come;
# They shall bringgold and incense,
And they shall proclaim the praises of theLord.
7 All the flocks ofKedar shall be gathered together to you,
The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you;
# They shall ascend withacceptance on My altar,
# AndI will glorify the house of My glory.
8 “Whoarethesewhofly like a cloud,
And like doves to their roosts?
9 Surely the coastlands shall wait for Me;
And the ships of Tarshishwillcomefirst,
# To bring your sons from afar,
# Their silver and their gold with them,
To the name of theLordyour God,
And to the Holy One of Israel,
# Because He has glorified you.
10 “Thesons of foreigners shall build up your walls,
# And their kings shall minister to you;
# Forin My wrath I struck you,
# But in My favor I have had mercy on you.
11 Therefore your gatesshall be open continually;
They shall not be shut day or night,
Thatmenmay bring to you the wealth of the Gentiles,
And their kings in procession.
12 For the nation and kingdom which will not serve you shall perish,
Andthosenations shall be utterly ruined.
13 “Theglory of Lebanon shall come to you,
The cypress, the pine, and the box tree together,
To beautify the place of My sanctuary;
# And I will makethe place of My feet glorious.
14 Also the sons of those who afflicted you
# Shall comebowing to you,
# And all those who despised you shallfall prostrate at the soles of your feet;
And they shall call you The City of theLord,
# Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15 “Whereas you have been forsaken and hated,
So that no one went throughyou,
I will make you an eternal excellence,
A joy of many generations.
16 You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles,
# And milk the breast of kings;
# You shall know thatI, theLord,amyour Savior
And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 “Instead of bronze I will bring gold,
Instead of iron I will bring silver,
Instead of wood, bronze,
And instead of stones, iron.
I will also make your officers peace,
And your magistrates righteousness.
18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land,
Neither wasting nor destruction within your borders;
# But you shall callyour walls Salvation,
And your gates Praise.
God the Glory of His People
19 “Thesun shall no longer be your light by day,
Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you;
But theLordwill be to you an everlasting light,
# Andyour God your glory.
20 Your sun shall no longer go down,
Nor shall your moon withdraw itself;
For theLordwill be your everlasting light,
And the days of your mourning shall be ended.
21 Also your peopleshallallberighteous;
# They shall inherit the land forever,
# 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, theLord, will hasten it in its time.”