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| [1]Arise, O Jerusalem: be bright, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. |
[1]Be enlightened, be enlightened, O Jerusalem, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. |
| [2]For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. |
[2]Behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and there shall be gross darkness on the nations: but the Lord shall appear upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. |
| [3]And the Gentiles shall walk in thy light, and kings at the brightness of thy rising up. |
[3]And kings shall walk in thy light, and nations in thy brightness. |
| [4]Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these are gathered, and come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nourished at thy side. |
[4]Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold thy children gathered: all thy sons have come from far, and thy daughters shall be borne on men's shoulders. |
| [5]Then thou shalt see and shine: thine heart shall be astonied and enlarged, because the multitude of the sea shall be converted unto thee, and the riches of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. |
[5]Then shalt thou see, and fear, and be amazed in thine heart; for the wealth of the sea shall come round to thee, and of nations and peoples; and herds of camels shall come to thee, |
| [6]The multitude of camels shall cover thee: and the dromedaries of Midian and of Ephah: all they of Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense, and show forth the praises of the Lord. |
[6]and the camels of Madiam and Gaepha shall cover thee: all from Saba shall come bearing gold, and shall bring frankincense, and they shall publish the salvation of the Lord. |
| [7]All the sheep of Kedar shall be gathered unto thee: the rams of Nebajoth shall serve thee: they shall come up to be accepted upon mine altar: and I will beautify the house of my glory. |
[7]And all the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered, and the rams of Nabaeoth shall come; and acceptable sacrifices shall be offered on my altar, and my house of prayer shall be glorified. |
| [8]Who are these that flee like a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? |
[8]Who are these that fly as clouds, and as doves with young ones to me? |
| [9]Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish, as at the beginning, that they may bring thy sons from far, and their silver, and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee. |
[9]The isles have waited for me, and the ships of Tharsis among the first, to bring thy children from afar, and their silver and their gold with them, and that for the sake of the holy name of the Lord, and because the Holy One of Israel is glorified. |
| [10]And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my mercy I had compassion on thee. |
[10]And strangers shall build thy walls, and their kings shall wait upon thee: for by reason of my wrath I smote thee, and by reason of mercy I loved thee. |
| [11]Therefore thy gates shall be open continually: neither day nor night shall they be shut, that men may bring unto thee the riches of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. |
[11]And thy gates shall be opened continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; to bring in to thee the power of the Gentiles, and their kings as captives. |
| [12]For the nation and the kingdom, that will not serve thee, shall perish: and those nations shall be utterly destroyed. |
[12]For the nations and the kings which will not serve thee shall perish; and those nations shall be made utterly desolate. |
| [13]The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the elm and the box tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary: for I will glorify the place of my feet. |
[13]And the glory of Libanus shall come to thee, with the cypress, and pine, and cedar together, to glorify my holy place. |
| [14]The sons also of them that afflicted thee, shall come and bow unto thee: and all they that despised thee, shall fall down at the soles of thy feet: and they shall call thee, The city of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel. |
[14]And the sons of them that afflicted thee, and of them that provoked thee, shall come to thee in fear; and thou shalt be called Sion, the city of the Holy One of Israel. |
| [15]Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated: so that no man went by thee, I will make thee an eternal glory, and a joy from generation to generation. |
[15]Because thou has become desolate and hated, and there was no helper, therefore I will make thee a perpetual gladness, a joy of many generations. |
| [16]Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breasts of kings: and thou shalt know, that I the Lord am thy Savior, and thy Redeemer, the mighty one of Jacob. |
[16]And thou shalt suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt eat the wealth of kings: and shalt know that I am the Lord that saves thee and delivers thee, the Holy One of Israel. |
| [17]For brass will I bring gold, and for iron will I bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron. I will also make thy government peace, and thine exactors righteousness. |
[17]And for brass I will bring thee gold, and for iron I will bring thee silver, and instead of wood I will bring thee brass, and instead of stones, iron; and I will make thy princes peaceable, and thine overseers righteous. |
| [18]Violence shall no more be heard of in thy land, neither desolation, nor destruction within thy borders: but thou shalt call salvation, thy walls, and praise, thy gates. |
[18]And injustice shall no more be heard in thy land, nor destruction nor misery in thy coasts; but thy walls shall be called Salvation, and thy gates Sculptured Work. |
| [19]Thou shalt have no more sun to shine by day, neither shall the brightness of the moon shine unto thee: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and thy God, thy glory. |
[19]And thou shalt no more have the sun for a light by day, nor shall the rising of the moon lighten thy night; but the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and God thy glory. |
| [20]Thy sun shall never go down, neither shall thy moon be hid: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy sorrow shall be ended. |
[20]For the sun shall no more set, nor shall the moon be eclipsed; for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be completed. |
| [21]Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall possess the land forever; the grass of my planting shall be the work of mine hands, that I may be glorified. |
[21]Thy people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, preserving that which they have planted, even the works of their hands, for glory. |
| [22]A little one shall become as a thousand, and a small one as a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in due time. |
[22]The little one shall become thousands, and the least a great nation; I the Lord will gather them in due time. |