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“^aArise, shine; for your ^blight has come,And the ^cglory of the LORD has risen upon you.2 “For behold, ^adarkness will cover the earthAnd deep darkness the peoples;But the LORD will rise upon youAnd His ^bglory will appear upon you.3 “^aNations will come to your light,And kings to the brightness of your rising.

4 “^aRaise your eyes all around and see;They all gather together, they ^bcome to you.Your sons will come from afar,And your ^cdaughters will be ¹carried on the hip.5 “Then you will see and be ^aradiant,And your heart will ¹thrill and rejoice;Because the ²^babundance of the sea will be turned to you,The ^cwealth of the nations will come to you.6 “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 ^dproclaim good news of the praises of the LORD.7 “All the flocks of ^aKedar will be gathered to you,The rams of Nebaioth will serve you;They will go up on My ^baltar with acceptance,And I will ^cglorify My glorious house.8 “^aWho are these who fly like a cloudAnd like the doves to their windows?9 “Certainly 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 ^dglorified you.

10 “^aForeigners will build up your walls,And their ^bkings will serve you;For in My ^cwrath I struck you,And in My favor I have had compassion on you.11 “Your ^agates will be open continually;They will not be closed day or night,So that people may ^bbring you the wealth of the nations,With ^ctheir kings led in procession.12 “For the ^anation and the kingdom which will not serve you will perish,And the nations will be utterly ruined.13 “The ^aglory of Lebanon will come to you,The ^bjuniper, the elm tree and the ¹cedar together,To beautify the place of My sanctuary;And I will make the ^cplace of My feet glorious.14 “The ^asons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you,And all those who despised you will bow down at the soles of your feet;And they will call you the ^bcity of the LORD,The ^cZion of the Holy One of Israel.

15 “Whereas you have been ^aforsaken and ^bhatedWith no one passing through,I will make you an ^cobject of pride forever,A joy from generation to generation.16 “You will also ^asuck the milk of nations,And suck the breast of kings;Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your ^bSaviorAnd your ^cRedeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.17 “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.18 “^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.19 “No longer will you have the ^asun for light by day,Nor will the moon give you light for brightness;But you will have the ^bLORD as an everlasting light,And your ^cGod as your ¹glory.20 “Your ^asun will no longer set,Nor will your moon wane;For you will have the LORD as an everlasting light,And the days of your ^bmourning will be over.21 “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.22 “The ^asmallest one will become a thousand,And the least one a mighty nation.I, the LORD, will bring it about quickly in its time.”