| 1 | “Arise and shine, for your light has come, and the splendour of Yahweh has risen upon you. |
| 2 | For darkness covers the earth, thick darkness is over the peoples, but Yahweh shines on you and his splendour appears over you. |
| 3 | Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. |
| 4 | Look around you and see; they all gather together and come to you; your sons come from far away, and your daughters are carried on their hips. |
| 5 | Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will thrill and swell with pride, for the wealth of the seas will be showered upon you, and the riches of nations will come to you. |
| 6 | There will be camels everywhere, young ones from Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba will come, carrying gold and frankincense, and proclaiming Yahweh’s praises. |
| 7 | All Kedar’s flocks will be gathered to you, rams of Nebaioth will be yours, to be an acceptable offering on my altar; and I will beautify my glorious temple. |
| 8 | Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves returning to their dovecote? |
| 9 | For the coastlands will look to me; ships of Tarshish will take the lead to bring your children from far away, with their gold and silver, to the renown of Yahweh your God, the Holy One of Israel, who is your splendour. |
| 10 | Foreigners will rebuild your city walls, and their kings will serve you. For I struck you in my anger, but in the time of my favour, I have had compassion on you. |
| 11 | Your gates will always be open, day or night; they will never be shut, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought to you, with their kings being led in procession. |
| 12 | For any nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; such nations will be completely laid waste. |
| 13 | The splendour of Lebanon will be brought to you, pines, firs, and cypresses together, to beautify my sanctuary, for I will bring splendour to the place where I set my feet. |
| 14 | The children of your oppressors will come and bow down before you; all who despised you will bow down low at your feet; they will call you City of Yahweh, Zion of the Holy One of Israel. |
| 15 | You will no longer be abandoned and hated, with no one travelling through; I will make you a permanent source of pride, and of rejoicing for future generations. |
| 16 | You will drink the milk of nations, and you will suckle at royal breasts. Then you will know that I am Yahweh, your Saviour and Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. |
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I will bring you gold in place of bronze, and silver in place of iron; bronze in place of wood, and iron in place of stone. I will make peace your governor and righteousness your overseer.
peace The term ‘peace’ in the Bible has its roots in the Hebrew word šālôm ‘shalom’, signifying a deep state of calmness, health and harmony, and hence the ideal of Israelite existence. The initial period, at least, of Solomon’s reign (Solomon means ‘peace’), when Israel was powerful and prosperous with no enemies facing her, serves as a type of the true lasting peace that Jesus brings, both to the individual believer in the turmoil of the world (John 14:27; Rom. 15:13; Col. 3:15; 1 Thess. 5:23; 2 Thess. 3:16), and to the new Israel at the end of history (Mic. 4:1‑4; Rev. 21:1‑4). Such holistic peaceful behaviour is a fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22).
righteousness Righteousness is living in a right relationship with God. Moses warned the Israelites not to mistake God’s choosing them as a sign of their own righteousness (Deut. 9:4‑6): the sacrificial system and the Mosaic Law was designed to highlight their failure to live according to God’s standards. Jesus’ death provided a new righteousness (Rom. 3:21‑26), such that an unrighteous person who trusts God is credited with the status of righteousness (Gen. 15:6, and see Rom. 4:3,22; Gal. 3:6). Thus Jesus’ atoning death (Rom. 4:3‑22) paves the way for the Holy Spirit to then work righteous behaviour in the believer’s life (Rom. 8:1‑11; Eph. 5:9).
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| Violence will no longer be heard in your land, nor destruction and devastation within your borders; you will call your city walls ‘Salvation’ and your gates ‘Praise’. |
| 19 | The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor will the moon’s brightness shine on you, for Yahweh will be your light forever; your God will be your splendour. |
| 20 | Your sun will never set again, or your moon wane, for Yahweh will be your light forever, and your time of sorrow will be over. |
| 21 | All your people will be righteous, and they will possess the land forever — a shoot that I planted, and the work of my hands, in order to reveal my splendour. |
| 22 | The least of you will become a thousand; the smallest a mighty nation. I am Yahweh; at the right time, I will make this happen quickly.”
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