Zion Glorified

• and the glory of Yahweh has risen on you.
• 2 For look! darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples,
• but[fn] Yahweh will rise on you,
  • and his glory will appear over you.
  • 3 And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the bright light of your sunrise.
  • 4 Lift up your eyes all around and see! All of them gather; they come to you.
• Your sons shall come from afar,
  • and your daughters shall be looked after on the hip.
  • 5 Then you shall see and you shall be radiant;
• and your heart shall tremble
  • and open itself wide,
• because the abundance of the sea shall fall upon you;
  • the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
  • 6 A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young male camels of Midian and Ephah.
• All those from Sheba shall come;
  • they shall bring gold and frankincense,
    • and they shall proclaim the praise of Yahweh.
  • 7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth shall serve you.
• They shall present a sacrifice for favor on my altar,
  • and I will glorify my honorable house .[fn]
  • 8 Who are these? They fly like a cloud, and like doves to their coops.
  • 9 Because the coastlands wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish are first
• to bring your children from afar,
  • their silver and gold with them,
• for the name of Yahweh your God,
  • and for the holy one of Israel, because he has glorified you.
  • 10 And foreigners[fn] shall build your walls, and their kings shall serve you,
• for in my anger I struck you,
  • but[fn] in my favor I have taken pity on you.
  • 11 And your gates shall continually be open, day and night they shall not be shut,
• to bring you the wealth of nations,
  • and their kings shall be led.
  • 12 For the nation and the kingdom that will not serve you shall perish, and the nations shall be utterly devastated.
  • 13 The glory of Lebanon shall come to you; the cypress, the plane, and the pine together,
• to glorify the place of my sanctuary,
  • and I will do honor to the place of my feet.
  • 14 And the children of those who oppressed you shall come to you bending low, and all those who treated you disrespectfully shall bow down at the soles of your feet.
• And they shall call you the city of Yahweh,
  • Zion of the holy one of Israel.
  • 15 Instead of you being forsaken and hated with no one passing through,[fn]
• I will make[fn] you an everlasting object of pride ,[fn]
  • a joy of coming generations .[fn]
  • 16 And you shall suck the milk of nations, and suck the breast of kings,
• and you shall know that I am Yahweh your Savior,
  • and your Redeemer, the Strong One of Jacob.
  • 17 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.
• And I will appoint[fn] peace as your overseer,
  • and righteousness as your ruling body .[fn]
  • 18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land; devastation or[fn] destruction on your borders.
• And you shall call your walls Salvation,
  • and your gates, Praise.
  • 19 The sun shall no longer be your light by day, and for bright light the moon shall not give you light,
• but[fn] Yahweh will be your everlasting light,
  • and your God your glory.
  • 20 Your sun shall no longer go down, and your moon shall not wane ,[fn]
• for Yahweh himself will be your everlasting light,
  • and your days of mourning shall come to an end.
  • 21 And all your people shall be righteous; they shall take possession of the land forever,
• the shoot of his[fn] planting,
  • the work of my hands, to show my glory.
  • 22 The small one shall become a tribe, and the smallest one a mighty nation.

I am Yahweh; I will hasten it in its time.”