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A Glorified Zion

¹ "^(C1)Arise, shine; for your ^(C2)light has come,
And the ^(C3)glory of the LORD has risen upon you.

² "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.

³ "^(C1)Nations will come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.

⁴ "^(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.

⁵ "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.

⁶ "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.

⁷ "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.

⁸ "^(C1)Who are these who fly like a cloud
And like the doves to their windows?

⁹ "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.

¹⁰ "^(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.

¹¹ "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.

¹² "For the ^(C1)nation and the kingdom which will not serve you will perish,
And the nations will be utterly ruined.

¹³ "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.

¹⁴ "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.

¹⁵ "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.

¹⁶ "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.

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 "^(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.

¹⁹ "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.

²⁰ "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.

²¹ "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.

²² "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."