1 Get up, shine out, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has dawned upon you.
2 For see, darkness covers the earth, and deep gloom the peoples; but the LORD will dawn upon you, and his glory will appear over you.
3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brilliance of your dawn.
4 Raise your eyes and look all around: they are all gathering and coming to you. Your sons will come from far away, and your daughters will be carried on the hip.
5 Then you will look and be radiant; your heart will throb and swell, for the riches of the sea will be turned over to you, the wealth of the nations will come to you.
6 Droves of camels will cover your land, young camels from Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and announcing the praises of the LORD.
7 All the flocks of Kedar will be herded to you; the rams of Nebaioth will be at your service; they will go up on my altar as an acceptable offering, and I will adorn my glorious house.
8 Who are these flying along like a cloud, like doves to their dovecotes?
9 Surely the coastlands are waiting for me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from far away, and their silver and gold with them, to honor the name of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, because he has made you glorious.
10 Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you; for in my anger I struck you, but in my favor I have shown you compassion.
11 Your gates will stand open always; they will not be shut day or night, so that the wealth of the nations can be brought to you, with their kings led along.
12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; those nations will be utterly destroyed.
13 The glory of Lebanon will come to you, the cypress, the elm and the box tree together, to adorn the site of my sanctuary, and I will make the place where my feet rest glorious.
14 The children of those who oppressed you will come bowing low to you, and all who despised you will fall down at your feet; they will call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15 Instead of being abandoned and hated, with no one traveling through, you will be made a source of pride forever, a joy for one generation after another.
16 You will drink the milk of nations and be nursed at the breasts of kings, and you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 For bronze I will bring gold, for iron I will bring silver; for wood, bronze, and for stones, iron. I will make peace your governor and righteousness your overseer.
18 No more will violence be heard of in your land, nor ruin and destruction within your borders; you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
19 No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor will the moon shine on you for brightness; the LORD will be your light forever, and your God will be your splendor.
20 Your sun will never set again, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your light forever, and your days of mourning will be over.
21 All your people will be righteous; they will own the land forever. They are the shoot I planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my glory.
22 The least of them will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; when the time is right, I will bring it about swiftly.