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"^(C1)Arise, shine; for your ^(C2)light has come, And the ^(C3)glory of the LORD has risen upon you.

-"For behold, ^(C1)darkness will cover the earth And deep darkness the peoples; But the LORD will rise upon you And His ^(C2)glory will appear upon you.

-"^(C1)Nations will come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.

"^(C1)Raise your eyes all around and see; They all gather together, they ^(C2)come to you. Your sons will come from afar, And your ^(C3)daughters will be ^(F1)carried on the hip.

-"Then you will see and be ^(C1)radiant, And your heart will ^(F1)thrill and rejoice; Because the ^(F2)(C2)abundance of the sea will be turned to you, The ^(C3)wealth of the nations will come to you.

-"A multitude of camels will cover you, The young camels of Midian and ^(C1)Ephah; All those from ^(C2)Sheba will come; They will bring ^(C3)gold and frankincense, And ^(C4)proclaim good news of the praises of the LORD.

-"All the flocks of ^(C1)Kedar will be gathered to you, The rams of Nebaioth will serve you; They will go up on My ^(C2)altar with acceptance, And I will ^(C3)glorify My glorious house.

-"^(C1)Who are these who fly like a cloud And like the doves to their windows?

-"Certainly the ^(C1)coastlands will wait for Me; And the ^(C2)ships of Tarshish will come first, To ^(C3)bring 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 ^(C4)glorified you.

"^(C1)Foreigners will build up your walls, And their ^(C2)kings will serve you; For in My ^(C3)wrath I struck you, And in My favor I have had compassion on you.

-"Your ^(C1)gates will be open continually; They will not be closed day or night, So that people may ^(C2)bring you the wealth of the nations, With ^(C3)their kings led in procession.

-"For the ^(C1)nation and the kingdom which will not serve you will perish, And the nations will be utterly ruined.

-"The ^(C1)glory of Lebanon will come to you, The ^(C2)juniper, the elm tree and the ^(F1)cedar together, To beautify the place of My sanctuary; And I will make the ^(C3)place of My feet glorious.

-"The ^(C1)sons 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 ^(C2)city of the LORD, The ^(C3)Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

"Whereas you have been ^(C1)forsaken and ^(C2)hated With no one passing through, I will make you an ^(C3)object of pride forever, A joy from generation to generation.

-"You will also ^(C1)suck the milk of nations, And suck the breast of kings; Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your ^(C2)Savior And your ^(C3)Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

-"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.

-"^(C1)Violence will not be heard again in your land, Nor ^(C2)devastation or destruction within your borders; But you will call your ^(C3)walls salvation, and your ^(C4)gates praise.

-"No longer will you have the ^(C1)sun for light by day, Nor will the moon give you light for brightness; But you will have the ^(C2)LORD as an everlasting light, And your ^(C3)God as your ^(F1)glory.

-"Your ^(C1)sun will no longer set, Nor will your moon wane; For you will have the LORD as an everlasting light, And the days of your ^(C2)mourning will be over.

-"Then all your ^(C1)people will be righteous; They will ^(C2)possess the land forever, The branch of ^(F1)My planting, The ^(C3)work of My hands, That I may be ^(C4)glorified.

-"The ^(C1)smallest one will become a thousand, And the least one a mighty nation. I, the LORD, will bring it about quickly in its time."