93 lines
3.3 KiB
Markdown
93 lines
3.3 KiB
Markdown
# Chapter 60
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1 Arise, shine, for your light has come,
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and the glory of the Lord shines over you.
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2 For look, darkness will cover the earth,
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and total darkness the peoples;
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but the Lord will shine over you,
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and his glory will appear over you.
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3 Nations will come to your light,
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and kings to your shining brightness.
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4 Raise your eyes and look around:
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they all gather and come to you;
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your sons will come from far away,
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and your daughters on the hips of nursing mothers.
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5 Then you will see and be radiant,
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and your heart will tremble and rejoice,
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because the riches of the sea will become yours
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and the wealth of the nations will come to you.
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6 Caravans of camels will cover your land—
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young camels of Midian and Ephah—
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all of them will come from Sheba.
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They will carry gold and frankincense
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and proclaim the praises of the Lord.
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7 All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you;
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the rams of Nebaioth will serve you
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and go up on my altar as an acceptable sacrifice.
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I will glorify my beautiful house.
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8 Who are these who fly like a cloud,
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like doves to their shelters?
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9 Yes, the coasts and islands will wait for me
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with the ships of Tarshish in the lead,
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to bring your children from far away,
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their silver and gold with them,
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for the honor of the Lord your God,
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the Holy One of Israel,
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who has glorified you.
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10 Foreigners will rebuild your walls,
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and their kings will serve you.
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Although I struck you in my wrath,
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yet I will show mercy to you with my favor.
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11 Your city gates will always be open;
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they will never be shut day or night
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so that the wealth of the nations
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may be brought into you,
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with their kings being led in procession.
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12 For the nation and the kingdom
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that will not serve you will perish;
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those nations will be annihilated.
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13 The glory of Lebanon will come to you—
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its pine, elm, and cypress together—
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to beautify the place of my sanctuary,
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and I will glorify my dwelling place.
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14 The sons of your oppressors
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will come and bow down to you;
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all who reviled you
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will fall facedown at your feet.
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They will call you the City of the Lord,
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Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
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15 Instead of your being deserted and hated,
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with no one passing through,
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I will make you an object of eternal pride,
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a joy from age to age.
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16 You will nurse on the milk of nations,
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and nurse at the breast of kings;
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you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior
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and Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
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17 I will bring gold instead of bronze;
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I will bring silver instead of iron,
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bronze instead of wood,
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and iron instead of stones.
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I will appoint peace as your government
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and righteousness as your overseers.
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18 Violence will never again be heard of in your land;
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devastation and destruction
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will be gone from your borders.
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You will call your walls Salvation
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and your city gates Praise.
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19 The sun will no longer be your light by day,
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and the brightness of the moon will not shine on you.
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The Lord will be your everlasting light,
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and your God will be your splendor.
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20 Your sun will no longer set,
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and your moon will not fade;
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for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
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and the days of your sorrow will be over.
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21 All your people will be righteous;
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they will possess the land forever;
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they are the branch I planted,
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the work of my hands,
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so that I may be glorified.
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22 The least will become a thousand,
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the smallest a mighty nation.
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I am the Lord;
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I will accomplish it quickly in its time. |