1 “ Rise up and shine, for your light has come. The shining-greatness of the Lord has risen upon you.

Arise! Shine (be radiant with the glory of the Lord), for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you!

2 F or see, darkness will cover the earth. Much darkness will cover the people. But the Lord will rise upon you, and His shining-greatness will be seen upon you.

For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and dense darkness peoples, but the Lord shall arise upon you, and His glory shall be seen on you.

3 N ations will come to your light. And kings will see the shining-greatness of the Lord on you.

And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

4 “ Lift up your eyes and look around you, and see. They all gather together. They come to you. Your sons will come from far away, and your daughters will be carried in the arms.

Lift up your eyes round about you and see! They all gather themselves together, they come to you. Your sons shall come from afar, and your daughters shall be carried and nursed in the arms.

5 T hen you will see and shine with joy. Your heart will be glad and full of joy, because the riches of the sea will be turned to you. And the riches of the nations will come to you.

Then you shall see and be radiant, and your heart shall thrill and tremble with joy and be enlarged; because the abundant wealth of the Sea shall be turned to you, unto you shall the nations come with their treasures.

6 M any camels will cover your land, the young camels of Midian and Ephah. All those from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and special perfume, and will carry good news of the praises of the Lord.

A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all the men from Sheba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the Lord.

7 A ll the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you. The male sheep of Nebaioth will be ready for your need. They will be received on My altar. And I will make My house beautiful.

All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; they shall come up with acceptance on My altar, and My glorious house I will glorify.

8 W ho are these who fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows?

Who are these who fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows?

9 F or sure the islands will wait for Me. And the ships of Tarshish will come first, to bring your sons from far away, and their silver and gold with them. They will come because of the name of the Lord your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, for He has brought great honor to you.

Surely the isles and distant coastlands shall wait for and expect Me; and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from afar, their silver and gold with them, for the name of the Lord your God, for the Holy One of Israel, because He has beautified and glorified you.

10 “ People from strange lands will build up your walls, and their kings will help you. For I destroyed you in My anger, but in My favor I have had loving-pity on you.

Foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you; for in My wrath I smote you, but in My favor, pleasure, and goodwill I have had mercy, love, and pity for you.

11 Y our gates will always be open. They will not be closed day or night, so that men may bring the riches of the nations to you with the kings leading the way.

And your gates shall be open continually, they shall not be shut day or night, that men may bring to you the wealth of the nations—and their kings led in procession.

12 F or the nation which does not serve you will be destroyed. Those nations will all be destroyed.

For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you in that day shall perish; yes, those nations shall be utterly laid waste.

13 T he beauty of Lebanon will come to you. The juniper, the box tree and the cypress will be brought to make My holy place beautiful. I will make the place of My feet a beautiful place.

The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the cypress, the plane, and the pine together, to beautify the place of My sanctuary; and I will make the place of My feet glorious.

14 T he sons of those who made it hard for you will come bowing to you. All those who hated you will bow down at your feet. And they will call you the City of the Lord, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

The sons of those who afflicted you shall come bending low to you, and all those who despised you shall bow down at your feet, and they shall call you the City of the Lord, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

15 “ You have been left and hated, with no one passing through. But I will make you a pride forever, a joy for all your children’s children.

Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, so that no man passed through you, I will make you an eternal glory, a joy from age to age.

16 Y ou will drink the milk of nations. You will drink from the breast of kings. Then you will know that I, the Lord, am the One Who saves you, and the One Who bought you and made you free, the Powerful One of Jacob.

You shall suck the milk of the nations and shall suck the breast of kings; and you shall recognize and know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

17 I nstead of brass, I will bring gold. Instead of iron, I will bring silver. Instead of wood, I will bring brass. And instead of stones, I will bring iron. I will make peace your leader, and what is right and good will be your boss.

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. I will appoint peace as your officers and righteousness as your taskmasters.

18 F ighting will not be heard again in your land. Nothing within your land will be destroyed. You will call your walls Saving Power and your gates Praise.

Violence shall no more be heard in your land, nor devastation or destruction within your borders, but you shall call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.

19 N o more will the sun be your light during the day, and the moon during the night. But the Lord will be your light forever and your God will be your shining-greatness.

The sun shall no more be your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you, but the Lord shall be to you an everlasting light, and your God your glory and your beauty.

20 Y our sun will set no more, and your moon will not become less. For the Lord will be your light forever and ever, and the days of your sorrow will end.

Your sun shall no more go down, nor shall your moon withdraw itself, for the Lord shall be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning shall be ended.

21 T hen all your people will be right with God. They will have the land forever. They are the branch I planted, the work of My hands, that I may be honored.

Your people also shall all be righteous; they shall possess the land forever, the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, that I may be glorified.

22 T he smallest one will become a family of a thousand. And the least one will become a powerful nation. I, the Lord, will make it happen in its time.”

The least one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation. I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.