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\c 60
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\q1
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\v 1 Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of Yahweh has risen on you.
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\v 2 Though darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the nations;
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\q1 yet Yahweh will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen on you.
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\v 3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to your bright light that is rising.
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\v 4 Look all around and see. They all gather themselves together and come to you.
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\q1 Your sons will come from far, and your daughters will be carried in their arms.
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\v 5 Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart shall rejoice and overflow,
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\q1 because the abundance of the sea will be poured out to you, the wealth of the nations will come to you.
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\v 6 Camel caravans will cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah;
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\q1 all of them will come from Sheba;
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\q1 they will bring gold and frankincense, and will sing the praises of Yahweh.
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\v 7 All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered together to you, the rams of Nebaioth will serve your needs; \q1 they will be acceptable offerings on my altar; and I will glorify my glorious house.
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\v 8 Who are these who fly along like a cloud, and like the doves to their shelters?
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\v 9 The coastlands look for me, and the ships of Tarshish lead,
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\q1 to bring your sons from far, their silver and their
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gold with them,
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\q1 for the name of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has honored you.
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\v 10 Sons of foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you;
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\q1 though in my wrath I punished you, yet in my favor I will have compassion on you.
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\v 11 Your gates also will remain open continually; they will not be shut day or night,
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\q1 so that the wealth
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of the nations may be brought, with their kings being led.
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\v 12 Indeed, nations and kingdoms that will not serve you will perish; those nations will be completely destroyed.
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\v 13 The glory of Lebanon will come to you, the cypress tree, the fir, and the pine together,
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\q1 to beautify my
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sanctuary; and I will glorify the place of my feet.
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\v 14 They will come to you to bow down, the sons of those who humbled you; they will bow at your feet;
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\q1 they will call you The City of Yahweh, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
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\v 15 Instead of you remaining abandoned and hated, with no one passing through you,
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\q1 I will make you a thing of pride forever, a
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joy from generation to generation.
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\v 16 You will also drink the milk of the nations, and will nurse at the breast of kings;
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\q1 you will know that I, Yahweh, am
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your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
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\v 17 Instead of bronze I will bring gold, instead of iron I will bring silver;
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\q1 instead of wood, bronze, and instead of stones, iron. I will appoint peace as your governors, and justice your rulers.
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\v 18 Violence will no longer be heard in your land, or devastation nor shattering within your borders;
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\q1 but you will call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.
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\v 19 The sun will no longer be your light by day,
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\q1 nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you;
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\q1 but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God your glory.
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\v 20 Your sun will no longer set, nor will your moon withdraw and disappear;
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\q1 for Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and
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the days of your mourning will be ended.
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\v 21 All your people will be righteous; they will take possession of the land for all time,
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\q1 the branch of my planting, the work of my
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hands, that I may be glorified.
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\v 22 The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation;
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\q1 I, Yahweh, will swiftly accomplish these things when the time comes.
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