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Chapter 60 |
| 1 | Arise, shine;
for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. |
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For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people:
but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon
thee. |
| 3 |
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the
brightness of thy rising. |
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4 | Lift up thine eyes round about, and
see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall
come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side. |
| 5 | Then
thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged;
because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of
the Gentiles shall come unto thee. |
| 6 | The multitude of camels shall
cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall
come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises
of the LORD. |
| 7
| All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto
thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with
acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory. |
| 8 |
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
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| 9 | Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to
bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name
of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified
thee. |
| 10 |
And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their
kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour
have I had mercy on thee. |
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11 | Therefore thy gates shall be open
continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee
the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. |
| 12 |
For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those
nations shall be utterly wasted. |
| 13 | The glory of Lebanon shall
come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify
the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
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| 14 | The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee;
and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy
feet; and they shall call thee; The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One
of Israel. |
| 15
| Whereas thou has been forsaken and hated, so that no man
went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many
generations. |
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16 | Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and
shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy
Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. |
| 17 | For brass I
will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for
stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors
righteousness. |
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18 | Violence shall no more be heard in thy land,
wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls
Salvation, and thy gates Praise. |
| 19 | The sun shall be no more thy
light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but
the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
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| 20 | Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself:
for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning
shall be ended. |
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21 | Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall
inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands,
that I may be glorified. |
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22 | A little one shall become a thousand,
and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time. |
