¹“Arise , shine ; for your light has come ,

and the LORD ’s glory has risen on you !

²For behold , darkness will cover the earth,

and thick darkness the peoples ;

but the LORD will arise on you ,

and his glory shall be seen on you .

³Nations will come to your light ,

and kings to the brightness of your rising .

⁴“Lift up your eyes all around , and see :

they all gather themselves together .

They come to you .

Your sons will come from far away ,

and your daughters will be carried in arms .

⁵Then you shall see and be radiant ,

and your heart will thrill and be enlarged ;

because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you .

The wealth of the nations will come to you .

⁶A multitude of camels will cover you ,

the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah .

All from Sheba will come.

They will bring gold and frankincense ,

and will proclaim the praises of the LORD .

⁷All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered together to you .

The rams of Nebaioth will serve you .

They will be accepted as offerings on my altar ;

and I will beautify my glorious house .

⁸“Who are these who fly as a cloud ,

and as the doves to their windows?

⁹Surely the islands will wait for me ,

and the ships of Tarshish first ,

to bring your sons from far away ,

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 glorified you .

¹⁰“Foreigners will build up your walls ,

and their kings will serve you ;

for in my wrath I struck you ,

but in my favour I have had mercy on you .

¹¹Your gates also shall be open continually ; they shall not be shut day nor night , that men may bring to you the wealth of the nations , and their kings led captive.

¹²For that nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; yes , those nations shall be utterly wasted .

¹³“The glory of Lebanon shall come to you , the cypress tree , the pine , and the box tree together , to beautify the place of my sanctuary ; and I will make the place of my feet glorious .

¹⁴The sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you ;

and all those who despised you will bow themselves down at the soles of your feet .

They will call you the LORD ’s City ,

the Zion of the Holy One of Israel .

¹⁵“Whereas you have been forsaken and hated ,

so that no one passed through you ,

I will make you an eternal excellency ,

a joy of many generations .

¹⁶You will also drink the milk of the nations ,

and will nurse from royal breasts .

Then you will know that I , the LORD , am your Saviour ,

your Redeemer ,

the Mighty One of Jacob .

¹⁷For bronze I will bring gold ;

for iron I will bring silver ;

for wood , bronze ,

and for stones, iron .

I will also make peace your governor,

and righteousness your ruler .

¹⁸Violence shall no more be heard in your land ,

nor desolation or destruction within your borders ;

but you will call your walls Salvation ,

and your gates Praise .

¹⁹The sun will be no more your light by day ,

nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you ,

but the LORD will be your everlasting light ,

and your God will be your glory .

²⁰Your sun will not go down any more ,

nor will your moon withdraw itself;

for the LORD will be your everlasting light,

and the days of your mourning will end .

²¹Then your people will all be righteous .

They will inherit the land forever ,

the branch of my planting ,

the work of my hands ,

that I may be glorified .

²²The little one will become a thousand,

and the small one a strong nation .

I , the LORD , will do this quickly in its time .”