Instead of bronze I will bring you gold;
Inferior materials give way to better ones, and peace and righteousness govern the city.
This verse symbolizes total upgrading in both beauty and public order.
1Arise, shine, for your light has come, 2For behold, darkness covers the earth, 3Nations will come to your light, 4Lift up your eyes and look around: 5Then you will look and be radiant, 6Caravans of camels will cover your land, 7All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; 8Who are these who fly like clouds, 9Surely the islands will wait for Me, 10Foreigners will rebuild your walls, 11Your gates will always stand open; 12For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; 13The glory of Lebanon will come to you— 14The sons of your oppressors 15Whereas you have been forsaken and despised, 16You will drink the milk of nations 17Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; 18No longer will violence be heard in your land, 19No longer will the sun be your light by day, 20Your sun will no longer set, 21Then all your people will be righteous; 22The least of you will become a thousand,