1 The Gentiles Bless Zion Arise, Eph. 5:14 shine; For your light has come! And Mal. 4:2 the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the Lord will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you.
3 The Is. 49:6, 23; Rev. 21:24 Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.
4 “Lift Is. 49:18 up your eyes all around, and see: They all gather together, Is. 49:20–22 they come to you; Your sons shall come from afar, And your daughters shall be nursed at your side.
5 Then you shall see and become radiant, And your heart shall swell with joy; Because (Rom. 11:25–27) the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.
6 The multitude of camels shall cover your land, The dromedaries of Midian and Gen. 25:4 Ephah; All those from Gen. 25:3; Ps. 72:10 Sheba shall come; They shall bring Is. 61:6; Matt. 2:11 gold and incense, And they shall proclaim the praises of the Lord .
7 All the flocks of Gen. 25:13 Kedar shall be gathered together to you, The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; They shall ascend with Is. 56:7 acceptance on My altar, And Is. 60:13; Hag. 2:7, 9 I will glorify the house of My glory.
8 “Who are these who fly like a cloud, And like doves to their roosts?
9 Ps. 72:10 Surely the coastlands shall wait for Me; And the ships of Tarshish will come first, (Gal. 4:26) To bring your sons from afar, Jer. 3:17 Their silver and their gold with them, To the name of the Lord your God, And to the Holy One of Israel, Is. 55:5 Because He has glorified you.
10 “The Is. 14:1, 2; 61:5; Zech. 6:15 sons of foreigners shall build up your walls, Is. 49:23; Rev. 21:24 And their kings shall minister to you; For Is. 57:17 in My wrath I struck you, Is. 54:7, 8 But in My favor I have had mercy on you.
11 Therefore your gates Is. 26:2; 60:18; 62:10; Rev. 21:25, 26 shall be open continually; They shall not be shut day or night, That men may bring to you the wealth of the Gentiles, And their kings in procession.
12 Is. 14:2; Zech. 14:17; Matt. 21:44 For the nation and kingdom which will not serve you shall perish, And those nations shall be utterly ruined.
13 “The Is. 35:2 glory of Lebanon shall come to you, The cypress, the pine, and the box tree together, To beautify the place of My sanctuary; And I will make 1 Chr. 28:2; Ps. 132:7 the place of My feet glorious.
14 Also the sons of those who afflicted you Shall come Is. 45:14 bowing to you, And all those who despised you shall Is. 49:23; Rev. 3:9 fall prostrate at the soles of your feet; And they shall call you The City of the Lord , (Heb. 12:22; Rev. 14:1) Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15 “Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, So that no one went through you, I will make you an eternal excellence, A joy of many generations.
16 You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles, Is. 49:23 And milk the breast of kings; You shall know that Is. 43:3 I, the Lord , am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 “Instead of bronze I will bring gold, Instead of iron I will bring silver, Instead of wood, bronze, And instead of stones, iron. I will also make your officers peace, And your magistrates righteousness.
18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, Neither wasting nor destruction within your borders; But you shall call Is. 26:1 your walls Salvation, And your gates Praise.
19 God the Glory of His People “The Rev. 21:23; 22:5 sun shall no longer be your light by day, Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you; But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light, And Is. 41:16; 45:25; Zech. 2:5 your God your glory.
20 Amos 8:9 Your sun shall no longer go down, Nor shall your moon withdraw itself; For the Lord will be your everlasting light, And the days of your mourning shall be ended.
21 Is. 52:1; Rev. 21:27 Also your people shall all be righteous; Ps. 37:11; Matt. 5:5 They shall inherit the land forever, Is. 61:3; (Matt. 15:13; John 15:2) The branch of My planting, Is. 29:23; (Eph. 2:10) The work of My hands, That I may be glorified.
22 Matt. 13:31, 32 A little one shall become a thousand, And a small one a strong nation. I, the Lord , will hasten it in its time.”