| New Living Translation | NET Bible |
| 1“Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the LORD rises to shine on you. | 1"Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the LORD shines on you! |
| 2Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth, but the glory of the LORD rises and appears over you. | 2For, look, darkness covers the earth and deep darkness covers the nations, but the LORD shines on you; his splendor appears over you. |
| 3All nations will come to your light; mighty kings will come to see your radiance. | 3Nations come to your light, kings to your bright light. |
| 4“Look and see, for everyone is coming home! Your sons are coming from distant lands; your little daughters will be carried home. | 4Look all around you! They all gather and come to you--your sons come from far away and your daughters are escorted by guardians. |
| 5Your eyes will shine, and your heart will thrill with joy, for merchants from around the world will come to you. They will bring you the wealth of many lands. | 5Then you will look and smile, you will be excited and your heart will swell with pride. For the riches of distant lands will belong to you and the wealth of nations will come to you. |
| 6Vast caravans of camels will converge on you, the camels of Midian and Ephah. The people of Sheba will bring gold and frankincense and will come worshiping the LORD. | 6Camel caravans will cover your roads, young camels from Midian and Ephah. All the merchants of Sheba will come, bringing gold and incense and singing praises to the LORD. |
| 7The flocks of Kedar will be given to you, and the rams of Nebaioth will be brought for my altars. I will accept their offerings, and I will make my Temple glorious. | 7All the sheep of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will be available to you as sacrifices. They will go up on my altar acceptably, and I will bestow honor on my majestic temple. |
| 8“And what do I see flying like clouds to Israel, like doves to their nests? | 8Who are these who float along like a cloud, who fly like doves to their shelters? |
| 9They are ships from the ends of the earth, from lands that trust in me, led by the great ships of Tarshish. They are bringing the people of Israel home from far away, carrying their silver and gold. They will honor the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has filled you with splendor. | 9Indeed, the coastlands look eagerly for me, the large ships are in the lead, bringing your sons from far away, along with their silver and gold, to honor the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has bestowed honor on you. |
| 10“Foreigners will come to rebuild your towns, and their kings will serve you. For though I have destroyed you in my anger, I will now have mercy on you through my grace. | 10Foreigners will rebuild your walls; their kings will serve you. Even though I struck you down in my anger, I will restore my favor and have compassion on you. |
| 11Your gates will stay open day and night to receive the wealth of many lands. The kings of the world will be led as captives in a victory procession. | 11Your gates will remain open at all times; they will not be shut during the day or at night, so that the wealth of nations may be delivered, with their kings leading the way. |
| 12For the nations that refuse to serve you will be destroyed. | 12Indeed, nations or kingdoms that do not serve you will perish; such nations will be totally destroyed. |
| 13“The glory of Lebanon will be yours— the forests of cypress, fir, and pine— to beautify my sanctuary. My Temple will be glorious! | 13The splendor of Lebanon will come to you, its evergreens, firs, and cypresses together, to beautify my palace; I will bestow honor on my throne room. |
| 14The descendants of your tormentors will come and bow before you. Those who despised you will kiss your feet. They will call you the City of the LORD, and Zion of the Holy One of Israel. | 14The children of your oppressors will come bowing to you; all who treated you with disrespect will bow down at your feet. They will call you, 'The City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.' |
| 15“Though you were once despised and hated, with no one traveling through you, I will make you beautiful forever, a joy to all generations. | 15You were once abandoned and despised, with no one passing through, but I will make you a permanent source of pride and joy to coming generations. |
| 16Powerful kings and mighty nations will satisfy your every need, as though you were a child nursing at the breast of a queen. You will know at last that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel. | 16You will drink the milk of nations; you will nurse at the breasts of kings. Then you will recognize that I, the LORD, am your deliverer, your protector, the powerful ruler of Jacob. |
| 17I will exchange your bronze for gold, your iron for silver, your wood for bronze, and your stones for iron. I will make peace your leader and righteousness your ruler. | 17Instead of bronze, I will bring you gold, instead of iron, I will bring you silver, instead of wood, I will bring you bronze, instead of stones, I will bring you iron. I will make prosperity your overseer, and vindication your sovereign ruler. |
| 18Violence will disappear from your land; the desolation and destruction of war will end. Salvation will surround you like city walls, and praise will be on the lips of all who enter there. | 18Sounds of violence will no longer be heard in your land, or the sounds of destruction and devastation within your borders. You will name your walls, 'Deliverance,' and your gates, 'Praise.' |
| 19“No longer will you need the sun to shine by day, nor the moon to give its light by night, for the LORD your God will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. | 19The sun will no longer supply light for you by day, nor will the moon's brightness shine on you; the LORD will be your permanent source of light--the splendor of your God will shine upon you. |
| 20Your sun will never set; your moon will not go down. For the LORD will be your everlasting light. Your days of mourning will come to an end. | 20Your sun will no longer set; your moon will not disappear; the LORD will be your permanent source of light; your time of sorrow will be over. |
| 21All your people will be righteous. They will possess their land forever, for I will plant them there with my own hands in order to bring myself glory. | 21All of your people will be godly; they will possess the land permanently. I will plant them like a shoot; they will be the product of my labor, through whom I reveal my splendor. |
| 22The smallest family will become a thousand people, and the tiniest group will become a mighty nation. At the right time, I, the LORD, will make it happen.” | 22The least of you will multiply into a thousand; the smallest of you will become a large nation. When the right time comes, I the LORD will quickly do this!" |
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