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-"Certainly the ^(C1)coastlands will wait for Me; And the ^(C2)ships of Tarshish will come first, To ^(C3)bring your sons from afar, Their silver and their gold with them, For the name of the LORD your God, And for the Holy One of Israel because He has ^(C4)glorified you.

"^(C1)Foreigners will build up your walls, And their ^(C2)kings will serve you; For in My ^(C3)wrath I struck you, And in My favor I have had compassion on you.

-"Your ^(C1)gates will be open continually; They will not be closed day or night, So that people may ^(C2)bring you the wealth of the nations, With ^(C3)their kings led in procession.

-"For the ^(C1)nation and the kingdom which will not serve you will perish, And the nations will be utterly ruined.

-"The ^(C1)glory of Lebanon will come to you, The ^(C2)juniper, the elm tree and the ^(F1)cedar together, To beautify the place of My sanctuary; And I will make the ^(C3)place of My feet glorious.

-"The ^(C1)sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you, And all those who despised you will bow down at the soles of your feet; And they will call you the ^(C2)city of the LORD, The ^(C3)Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

"Whereas you have been ^(C1)forsaken and ^(C2)hated With no one passing through, I will make you an ^(C3)object of pride forever, A joy from generation to generation.

-"You will also ^(C1)suck the milk of nations, And suck the breast of kings; Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your ^(C2)Savior And your ^(C3)Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

-"Instead of bronze I will bring gold, And instead of iron I will bring silver, And instead of wood, bronze, And instead of stones, iron. And I will make peace your administrators, And righteousness your overseers.