1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.2For behold, the darkness covers the land, and thick cloud the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you, and his glory appears upon you.3Nations walk to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawning.4Lift up your eyes all around and see: they all have gathered; they have come to you; your sons come from afar, and your daughters will be carried at your side.5Then you will see and be radiant, and your heart will thrill and enlarge, because the abundance of the sea turns toward you, the wealth of nations comes to you.6An abundance of camels covers you, young camels of Midian and Ephah; all of them come from Sheba; they carry gold and frankincense, and they proclaim the praises of the LORD.7All the flocks of Kedar gather to you; the rams of Nebaioth serve you; they go up with acceptance on my altar, and I will beautify the house of my beauty.8Who are these that fly like a cloud and like doves to their windows?9For the coastlands wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish come first to bring your sons from afar, their silver and their gold with them, to the name of the LORD your God and to the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you.10The sons of foreigners build your walls, and their kings minister to you; for though I struck you in my wrath, in my favor I have compassion on you.11Your gates stand open continually, day and night; they are not shut, to bring to you the wealth of nations and their kings led in procession.12For the nation and the kingdom that will not serve you shall perish, and those nations shall be utterly destroyed.13The glory of Lebanon comes to you, cypress, elm, and box tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary and to honor the place of my feet.14The sons of those who afflicted you come bowing to you, and all who despised you bow down at your feet; they call you the city of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.15Whereas you were forsaken and hated, with none passing through, I will make you an eternal pride, a joy from generation to generation.16You shall suck the milk of nations and nurse at the breast of kings; then you will know that I am the LORD your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.17Instead of bronze I will bring gold, instead of iron silver, instead of wood bronze, and instead of stones iron; I will appoint peace as your overseer and righteousness as your taskmasters.18Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, nor devastation or destruction within your borders; you shall call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.19The sun shall no longer be your light by day, nor the moon shine on you for brightness, but the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God your glory.20Your sun shall no more go down, nor your moon withdraw itself, for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning shall be ended.21All your people shall be righteous; they shall possess the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, to display my beauty.22The least one shall become a thousand and the smallest a mighty nation; I am the LORD; in its time I will hasten it.