Future Glory for Zion
1 “Arise! shine! For your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord is shining upon you.
2 For darkness will cover the earth
and thick darkness, the nations,
but the Lord will rise upon you,
and over you, his glory shall be seen.
3 Nations will come to your light,
and kings to the radiance of your dawn.
4 Lift up your eyes all around and see.
They all gather together and come to you.
Your sons will come from far away,
and your daughters will be carried in arms.
5 Then you will see and be radiant,
and your heart will tremble with joy,
because the abundance of the sea will be brought to you.
The wealth of the nations will come to you.
6 A multitude of camels will cover you,
the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah.
All from Sheba will come.
They will bring gold and frankincense
and will proclaim the praises of the Lord.
7 All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered together to you.
The rams of Nebaioth will serve you.
They will be accepted as offerings on my altar,
and I will beautify my glorious house.
8 Who are these who fly like clouds,
like doves to their homes?
9 Surely the islands will wait for me,
and the ships of Tarshish will be first,
to 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 glorified you.
10 Foreigners will build up your walls,
and their kings will serve you,
for in my anger I struck you,
but in my favor I have had mercy on you.
11 Your gates also shall be continually open.
They shall not be shut day nor night,
that men may bring to you the wealth of the nations,
and their kings led captive.
12 For that nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish.
Those nations shall be utterly wasted.
13 The glory of Lebanon shall come to you,
the cypress tree, the pine, and the box tree together,
to beautify the place of my sanctuary,
and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
14 The 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.
They will call you the City of the Lord,
the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15 Where you had been forsaken and hated,
so that no one would pass through you,
I will make you an eternal excellency,
a joy of many generations.
16 You will also drink the milk of the nations
and will nurse from royal breasts.
Then 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 also make peace your governor,
and righteousness your ruler.
18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land,
nor desolation or destruction within your borders;
but you will call your walls Salvation,
and your gates Praise.
19 The sun will no longer be your light by day,
nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you,
but the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your glory.
20 Your sun will no longer go down,
nor will your moon withdraw itself;
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
and the days of your mourning will end.
21 Then all your people will be righteous.
They will inherit the land forever,
the branch of my planting,
the work of my hands,
that I may be glorified.
22 The least will become a thousand
and the smallest, a mighty nation.
In its time, I, the Lord, will accomplish this quickly.”