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Arise, shine, for your light has come,

For look, darkness will cover the earth,and total darkness the peoples;but the Lord will shine over you,and his glory will appear over you.

Yes, the coasts and islands will wait for mewith the ships of Tarshish in the lead,to bring your children from far away,their silver and gold with them,for the honor of the Lord your God,the Holy One of Israel,who has glorified you.

For the nation and the kingdomthat will not serve you will perish;those nations will be annihilated.

Your sun will no longer set,and your moon will not fade;for the Lord will be your everlasting light,and the days of your sorrow will be over.

to provide for those who mourn in Zion;to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,festive oil instead of mourning,and splendid clothes instead of despair.And they will be called righteous trees,planted by the Lordto glorify him.

For I the Lord love justice;I hate robbery and injustice;I will faithfully reward my peopleand make a permanent covenant with them.

I rejoice greatly in the Lord,I exult in my God;for he has clothed me with the garments of salvationand wrapped me in a robe of righteousness,as a groom wears a turbanand as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

For as the earth produces its growth,and as a garden enables what is sown to spring up,so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praiseto spring up before all the nations.

You will no longer be called Deserted,and your land will not be called Desolate;instead, you will be called My Delight Is in Her,and your land Married;for the Lord delights in you,and your land will be married.

For as a young man marries a young woman,so your sons will marry you;and as a groom rejoices over his bride,so your God will rejoice over you.

Jerusalem,I have appointed watchmen on your walls;they will never be silent, day or night.There is no rest for you,who remind the Lord.

The Lord has sworn with his right handand his strong arm:I will no longer give your grainto your enemies for food,and foreigners will not drink the new winefor which you have labored.

For those who gather grain will eat itand praise the Lord,and those who harvest the grapes will drink the winein my holy courts.

Go out, go out through the city gates;prepare a way for the people!Build it up, build up the highway;clear away the stones!Raise a banner for the peoples.

And they will be called the Holy People,the Lord’s Redeemed;and you will be called Cared For,A City Not Deserted.

For I planned the day of vengeance,and the year of my redemption came.

I looked, but there was no one to help,and I was amazed that no one assisted;so my arm accomplished victory for me,and my wrath assisted me.

I will make known the Lord’s faithful loveand the Lord’s praiseworthy acts,because of all the Lord has done for us—even the many good thingshe has done for the house of Israel,which he did for them based on his compassionand the abundance of his faithful love.

He made his glorious strengthavailable at the right hand of Moses,divided the water before themto make an eternal name for himself,