21AND I THIS [IS] COVENANT MY WITH THEM HE SAYS YAHWEH SPIRIT MY WHICH [IS] ON YOU AND WORDS MY WHICH I HAVE PUT IN MOUTH YOUR NOT THEY WILL DEPART FROM MOUTH YOUR AND FROM [THE] MOUTH OF OFFSPRING YOUR AND FROM [THE] MOUTH OF [THE] OFFSPRING OF OFFSPRING YOUR HE SAYS YAHWEH FROM NOW AND UNTIL PERPETUITY 21“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,”*NoteCloseCited in Romans 11:27 says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you,*NoteCloseLiterally My Spirit, who is upon you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren, from now on and forevermore,” says the LORD.
1ARISE SHINE FOR IT HAS COME LIGHT YOUR AND [THE] GLORY OF YAHWEH ON YOU IT HAS DAWNED Future Glory for Zion 1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
2FOR THERE! <THE> DARKNESS IT WILL COVER [THE] EARTH AND THICK DARKNESS PEOPLES AND ON YOU HE WILL DAWN YAHWEH AND GLORY HIS OVER YOU IT WILL APPEAR 2For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.
3AND THEY WILL COME NATIONS TO LIGHT YOUR AND KINGS TO [THE] BRIGHTNESS OF DAWN YOUR 3Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
4LIFT UP ALL AROUND EYES YOUR AND SEE ALL OF THEM THEY HAVE GATHERED TOGETHER THEY HAVE COME TO YOU SONS YOUR FROM A DISTANCE THEY WILL COME AND DAUGHTERS YOUR ON A HIP THEY WILL BE CARRIED 4Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm.
5THEN YOU WILL SEE AND YOU WILL BE RADIANT AND IT WILL BE IN AWE AND IT WILL BE ENLARGED HEART YOUR FOR IT WILL BE TURNED OVER ON YOU [THE] ABUNDANCE OF [THE] SEA [THE] WEALTH OF NATIONS THEY WILL COME TO YOU 5Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.
6A MULTITUDE OF CAMELS IT WILL COVER YOU [THE] YOUNG CAMELS OF MIDIAN AND EPHAH ALL OF THEM FROM SHEBA THEY WILL COME GOLD AND FRANKINCENSE THEY WILL CARRY AND [THE] PRAISES OF YAHWEH THEY WILL BEAR NEWS 6Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
7EVERY <THE> FLOCK OF KEDAR THEY WILL GATHER TO YOU [THE] RAMS OF NEBAIOTH THEY WILL SERVE YOU THEY WILL GO UP ON ACCEPTANCE ALTAR MY AND [THE] HOUSE OF SPLENDOR MY I WILL BEAUTIFY 7All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house.
8WHO? [ARE] THESE LIKE <THE> CLOUD THEY FLY AND LIKE <THE> DOVES TO OPENINGS THEIR 8Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters?
9FOR FOR <THE> ME ISLANDS THEY WILL WAIT AND [THE] SHIPS OF TARSHISH [WILL BE] AT THE FIRST [PLACE] TO BRING CHILDREN YOUR FROM A DISTANCE SILVER THEIR AND GOLD THEIR [WILL BE] WITH THEM TO [THE] NAME OF YAHWEH GOD YOUR AND TO [THE] HOLY [ONE] OF ISRAEL FOR HE HAS GLORIFIED YOU 9Surely the islands*NoteCloseOr coastlands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish*NoteCloseOr a fleet of trading ships in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.
10AND THEY WILL REBUILD SONS OF FOREIGNNESS WALLS YOUR AND KINGS THEIR THEY WILL SERVE YOU FOR IN WRATH MY I STRUCK YOU AND IN FAVOR MY I HAVE HAD COMPASSION ON YOU 10Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Although I struck you in anger, yet in favor I will show you mercy.
11AND THEY WILL BE OPEN GATES YOUR CONTINUALLY BY DAY AND NIGHT NOT THEY WILL BE SHUT TO BRING TO YOU [THE] WEALTH OF NATIONS AND KINGS THEIR [WILL BE] LED 11Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession.
12FOR THE NATION AND THE KINGDOM WHICH NOT THEY WILL SERVE YOU THEY WILL PERISH AND THE NATIONS CERTAINLY <TO BE DESOLATE> THEY WILL BECOME DESOLATE 12For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.
13[THE] SPLENDOR OF <THE> LEBANON TO YOU IT WILL COME CYPRESS ELM AND BOX TREE TOGETHER TO BEAUTIFY [THE] PLACE OF SANCTUARY MY AND [THE] PLACE OF FEET MY I WILL GLORIFY 13The glory of Lebanon will come to you— its cypress,*NoteCloseOr pine or juniper or fir elm, and boxwood together— to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.
14AND THEY WILL COME TO YOU BY BOWING DOWN [THE] CHILDREN OF [THOSE WHO] AFFLICTED YOU AND THEY WILL BOW DOWN TO [THE] SOLES OF FEET YOUR ALL [THOSE WHO] DESPISED YOU AND THEY WILL CALL <TO> YOU [THE] CITY OF YAHWEH ZION OF [THE] HOLY [ONE] OF ISRAEL 14The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15IN PLACE OF BEING YOU FORSAKEN AND HATED AND THERE NOT [WAS ONE WHO] PASSED THROUGH AND I WILL MAKE YOU <INTO> AN EXALTATION OF PERPETUITY A JOY OF A GENERATION AND A GENERATION 15Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, with no one passing through, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy from age to age.
16AND YOU WILL SUCK [THE] MILK OF NATIONS AND [THE] BREAST OF KINGS YOU WILL SUCK AND YOU WILL KNOW THAT I YAHWEH [AM] DELIVERER YOUR AND REDEEMER YOUR [THE] MIGHTY ONE OF JACOB 16You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17IN PLACE OF THE BRONZE I WILL BRING GOLD AND IN PLACE OF THE IRON I WILL BRING SILVER AND IN PLACE OF THE WOOD<S> BRONZE AND IN PLACE OF THE STONE<S> IRON AND I WILL MAKE OVERSEER[S] YOUR PEACE AND TASKMASTERS YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS 17Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.
18NOT IT WILL BE HEARD AGAIN VIOLENCE IN LAND YOUR DEVASTATION AND DESTRUCTION IN TERRITORIES YOUR AND YOU WILL CALL SALVATION WALLS YOUR AND GATES YOUR PRAISE 18No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
19NOT IT WILL BE TO YOU AGAIN THE SUN FOR LIGHT BY DAY AND FOR BRIGHTNESS THE MOON NOT IT WILL SHINE FOR YOU AND HE WILL BECOME TO YOU YAHWEH <INTO> A LIGHT OF PERPETUITY AND GOD YOUR <INTO> SPLENDOR YOUR 19No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night;*NoteCloseDSS, LXX, and Targum Yonaton; MT shine on you for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.*NoteCloseOr your beauty
20NOT IT WILL GO AGAIN SUN YOUR AND MOON YOUR NOT IT WILL BE REMOVED FOR YAHWEH HE WILL BECOME OF YOU <INTO> A LIGHT OF PERPETUITY AND THEY WILL BE COMPLETE [THE] DAYS OF MOURNING YOUR 20Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.
21AND PEOPLE YOUR ALL OF THEM [WILL BE] RIGHTEOUS FOR EVER THEY WILL POSSESS [THE] LAND [THE] SHOOT OF PLANTING<S> MY [THE] WORK OF HANDS MY TO GLORIFY MYSELF 21Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.
22THE SMALL HE WILL BECOME <INTO> [THE] THOUSAND AND THE LITTLE <INTO> A NATION MIGHTY I [AM] YAHWEH AT APPROPRIATE TIME ITS I WILL HASTEN IT 22The least of you will become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly.