Isaiah (TCB) 60.
1 ARISE, SHINE, FOR YOUR LIGHT HAS COME, AND THE GLORY OF THE LORD HAS SHONE UPON YOU.
2 FOR BEHOLD, DARKNESS SHALL COVER THE EARTH, AND A GROSS DARKNESS THE KINGDOMS, AND THE LORD SHALL SHINE UPON YOU, AND HIS GLORY SHALL APPEAR OVER YOU.
DARKNESS perhaps intending lack of knowledge, OR the effect of some global calamity?
3 AND NATIONS SHALL GO BY YOUR LIGHT AND KINGS BY THE BRILLIANCE OF YOUR SHINE.
“GENTILES” in Hebrew “goyim” meaning literally “peoples” perhaps Israelites. “KINGS” can be a general term for national leaders. They will come for instruction and enlightenment.
4 LIFT UP YOUR EYES ALL AROUND AND SEE, THEY ALL HAVE GATHERED, THEY HAVE COME TO YOU; YOUR SONS SHALL COME FROM AFAR, AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL BE RAISED ON [THEIR] SIDE.
“Sons” and “daughters” returning can also refer to Captive Jews and Lost Israelites.
5 THEN YOU SHALL SEE AND BE RADIANT, AND YOUR HEART SHALL BE STARTLED AND BECOME ENLARGED, FOR THE ABUNDANCE OF THE WEST SHALL BE TURNED OVER TO YOU, THE WEALTH OF THE NATIONS THAT WILL COME TO YOU.
THEN YOU SHALL SEE . You will see they who return.
AND BE RADIANT also translated (KJV) as “AND FLOW TOGETHER.” In Hebrew from the root “nahar” which can also be translated in both ways.
You will be afraid and overwhelmed at the awesomeness of the events that occur. In the Hebrew the terms "west" and "sea" are transalted by the same word "yam."
cf. (KJV) “ THE ABUNDANCE OF THE SEA SHALL BE CONVERTED UNTO THEE”: Commentary of Amos Chacham [Datt Mikra]: # Numerous people from over the sea will come unto you. These are the Exiles of Israel who were exiled to the Isles of the Sea (cf. Isaiah 11;11 Isaiah 43;5-6). # The verse Amos Chacham refers to concerns the Lost Ten Tribes who were exiled by the Assyrians. In other words the Lost Ten Tribes who were exiled to the Isles of the Sea (and other places) will return unto you.
Cf. AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS IN THAT DAY, THAT THE LORD SHALL SET HIS HAND AGAIN THE SECOND TIME TO RECOVER THE REMNANT OF HIS PEOPLE, WHICH SHALL BE LEFT, FROM ASSYRIA, AND FROM EGYPT, AND FROM PATHROS, AND FROM CUSH, AND FROM ELAM, AND FROM SHINAR, AND FROM HAMATH, AND FROM THE ISLANDS OF THE SEA [Isaiah 11:11]
AND HE SHALL SET UP AN ENSIGN FOR THE NATIONS, AND SHALL ASSEMBLE THE OUTCASTS OF ISRAEL, AND GATHER TOGETHER THE DISPERSED OF JUDAH FROM THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE EARTH [Isaiah 11:12]
THE ENVY ALSO OF EPHRAIM SHALL DEPART, AND THE ADVERSARIES OF JUDAH SHALL BE CUT OFF: EPHRAIM SHALL NOT ENVY JUDAH, AND JUDAH SHALL NOT VEX EPHRAIM [Isaiah 11:13].
FEAR NOT: FOR I AM WITH THEE: I WILL BRING THY SEED FROM THE EAST, AND GATHER THEE FROM THE WEST; [Isaiah 43:5]
I WILL SAY TO THE NORTH, GIVE UP; AND TO THE SOUTH, KEEP NOT BACK: BRING MY SONS FROM FAR, AND MY DAUGHTERS FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH; [Isaiah 43:6].
THE WEALTH OF THE NATIONS THAT WILL COME TO YOU.
The word translated as “wealth” in Hebrew is "Hail" and it can mean either “might” or “riches”, i.e. the forces and/or the might and/or the riches of the peoples will come unto you.
Incidentally this word “hail” (or “chayil”) can also mean soldier. In spoken Hebrew the word can mean either “soldier” or strength. In Old English you have word “hale” meaning strength (e.g. the expression: “hale and hearty”). This word “hale” in Old English was also sometimes spelt as “hail” (like the Hebrew) and also could be used to mean a warrior or soldier, just like the Hebrew.
THE ENDS OF THE EARTH – geographic extremities, a term frequently used concerning the Lost Ten tribes. Britain, north Europe, Scandinavia, North America, South Africa, Australia, new Zealand, are all literally “at the ends of the earth” when the Land of Israel (in Biblical terms) is considered the center.
6 A MULTITUDE OF CAMELS SHALL COVER YOU, THE YOUNG CAMELS OF MIDIAN AND EPHAH, ALL OF THEM SHALL COME FROM SHEBA; GOLD AND FRANKINCENSE THEY SHALL CARRY, AND THE PRAISES OF THE LORD THEY SHALL REPORT.
“MIDIAN AND EPHAH; ALL THEY FROM SHEBA”
Midian and Ephah and Sheba are descended from Abraham through Keturah:
[Genesis 25:1] THEN AGAIN ABRAHAM TOOK A WIFE, AND HER NAME WAS KETURAH.
[Genesis 25:2] AND SHE BARE HIM ZIMRAN, AND JOKSHAN, AND MEDAN, AND MIDIAN, AND ISHBAK, AND SHUAH.
Notice Midian above.
[Genesis 25:3] AND JOKSHAN BEGAT SHEBA, AND DEDAN. AND THE SONS OF DEDAN WERE ASSHURIM, AND LETUSHIM, AND LEUMMIM.
Notice Sheba.
[Genesis 25:4] AND THE SONS OF MIDIAN; EPHAH, AND EPHER, AND HANOCH, AND ABIDAH, AND ELDAAH. ALL THESE WERE THE CHILDREN OF KETURAH.
Notice Ephah above.
Who are Midian and Ephah?
Indications are that they may be related tot he Afghans, see below.
Midian in Ancient times was southeast of Israel ca southern Jordan and northwest Saudia Arabia of today. The Mitanni of northern Syria were probably from Midian. They adopted an Indo-European culture and moved into Europe. Pliny (6;18) puts the Matiani in Southern Russia.
Ephah son of Midian was also in Europe.
“THE MULTITUDE OF CAMELS”, “THE DROMEDARIES” appears to be a figurative usage for transportation. The Prophets spoke in terms of their own times.
Who is Sheba?
Sheba: For Identifications of non-Israelite peoples we use our own studies and other works especially those of Craig White and also a small work “Is the Bible Racist?” (1995). There are a lot of things wrong with this last work and I disagree with perhaps most of it. The author himself has changed his mind concerning some of what he wrote. He did not want his authorship mentioned. Nevertheless it does contain invaluable information and insights of value. Maimonides said we should take the truth wherever we find it. The author connects Sheba with (amongst other possibilities) the Sabines of Italy. There is a Semitic element in Italy and they are good at producing perfumes and jewellery and similar products: “THEY SHALL BRING GOLD AND INCENSE”. Hemenway also links Sheba with the Schwabians of West Germany.
Sheba is the name of both a descendant of Ham and a descendant of Shem.
Of Ham:
[Genesis 10:7] AND THE SONS OF CUSH; SEBA, AND HAVILAH, AND SABTAH, AND RAAMAH, AND SABTECHAH: AND THE SONS OF RAAMAH; SHEBA, AND DEDAN.
Sheba is a son of Raamah son of Cush son of Ham. “Cush” can refer to Africa, Central Asia, or India. Rama (cf. Raamah father of Sheba) was an important Indian idol and Sheba has been identified by some with India. “Gold” and “incense” are also plentiful in India.
Of Shem:
[Genesis 10:25] AND UNTO EBER WERE BORN TWO SONS: THE NAME OF ONE WAS PELEG; FOR IN HIS DAYS WAS THE EARTH DIVIDED; AND HIS BROTHER'S NAME WAS JOKTAN.
[Genesis 10:26] AND JOKTAN BEGAT ALMODAD, AND SHELEPH, AND HAZARMAVETH, AND JERAH,
[Genesis 10:27] AND HADORAM, AND UZAL, AND DIKLAH,
[Genesis 10:28] AND OBAL, AND ABIMAEL, AND SHEBA,
Here Sheba is a descendant of Joktan. Joktan traditionally was the forefather of the peoples in southern Arabia, Aden, Yemen, and Oman.
Josephus Flavius says:
Antiquities 1:4
# Now Joctan, one of the sons of Heber, had these sons, Elmodad, Saleph, Asermoth,
Jera, Adoram, Aizel, Decla, Ebal, Abimael, Sabeus, Ophir, Euilat, and Jobab. These inhabited from Cophen, an Indian river, and in part of Asia adjoining to it. And this shall suffice concerning the sons of Shem. #
The "Cophen, an Indian river" runs by Kabul the capital of Afghanistan.
Concerning Afghanistan: The Northern Alliance temporarily gained control (with help from the USA) of Afghanistan before lising it again to the Afghan Talibam. The Northern Alliance was comprised mainly of Tajiks and Uzbeks. These are mixed peoples with Turkish, Mongolian, and Persian ancestors. In the past they were always subjected by the Pathans (Pushtuns) who consider themselves the true Afghanis.
The Talibans are comprised of Pathans and Arabs from other countries and perhaps other foreign Muslim volunteers.
It has been claimed that the Pathans are of Israelite origin. It is apparent that Israelites were formerly in the area and also that the Pathans at some stage did accept some Jewish customs. It is highly unlikely however that the Pathans have much if any Israelite blood. Genetically (Cavalli-Sforza) they are classified as belong to the same stock as the Kurds and Armenians. There is a tradition that they did come from Armenia. The Armeninans may in part fderive from Amalek was the son of Eliphaz son of Esau (Edom) twin brother of Jacob.
The article below points out that Jews in Afghanistan were always degraded and that in the Second World War massacres of Jews took place due to the influence of Nazi propaganda.
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Jewish Afghans?
Believe it or not, Afghanistan used
to be home to thousands of Jews
By Aleza Goldsmith
/Jewish Bulletin of Northern California
Jewsweek.com | While most Taliban extremists have never even seen a Jew,
Afghanistan was, not so long ago, home to a thriving Jewish community.
As recently as the beginning of the 20th century, more than 40,000 Jews actually lived there quite
peacefully, says Ken Blady, a Jewish educator, writer and lecturer on the subject of Jews in
remote areas of the world.
Yet today, says the Berkeley resident and author of "Jewish Communities in Exotic Places", there is
"not a single Jewish person left there that we know of." By the time the Taliban rose to power in
the mid 1990s, the Land of Afghanistan -- which once provided immunity for Jews from the Shiite
Muslims of Persia -- was pretty much devoid of Jews.
"Jews could be found in Afghanistan as far back as early biblical times," says Blady, a history buff who
conducted much of his research in Israel through interviews with scholars. Visiting Afghanistan
under the extremist Taliban rule would do little to shed any light, he adds.
"They may very possibly have gone there with the dispersion of the Ten Tribes of Israel in 722 BCE.
Many ended up there after the destruction of the first Temple."
Also, oftentimes, the Rabbis of the Talmudic era would banish nonconforming Jews to Afghanistan.
"It was like the Tasmania of the Jewish people. Those who rejected the Talmud or were considered misfits were sent there by the Rabbinate and the Exilarch in Babylonia."
When Genghis Khan invaded Afghanistan in the early 1200s and "totally demolished what was an
advanced country with prestigious and liberal universities," he also wiped out a large percentage
of the Jewish people there.
But they later began trickling back in, especially in the 1800s when the Shiites (in neighboring Persia) began to forcibly convert them.
"In Persia they had a choice between the sword or conversion to Islam," says Blady. "Afghanistan was
not quite as intolerant. Jews... were not allowed to be forcibly converted."
Jews, along with Christians and Zoroastrians, however, were to be constantly reminded of their
inferiority. They were not allowed to build a synagogue that was higher than a mosque and
they could not ride on horses, "which were reserved for higher castes."
Most Jews worked in crafts, dyeing carpets, or as peddlers, importers and exporters.
"They had a rigid place in society and were generally protected by the law. Just as you
wouldn't kick your dog, you wouldn't kick a Jew."
With the Jews' early and long connection to Afghanistan, it is not wholly surprising that British
colonists once pointed out "something unusually Jewish about Afghans," says Blady. "They wore
earlocks and shawls, and it is even claimed that they lit candles on Friday nights."
But despite this amalgamation of Jewish tradition, Blady says the claim of some Muslim Afghan tribes
that they are descended from the Ten Lost Tribes is a false one.
The Pashtun people, of which the Taliban are a part, for instance, claim they were Jews who
converted to Islam under the advice of another Jewish convert to Islam, a disciple of Muhammad, during the eighth century, he says. They claim that the city of Kabul "stands for Cain and Abel" and that the name Afghanistan is derived from the grandson of King Saul of the Tribe of Benjamin, Afghana.
Blady calls this mythology. "They are Aryan, Kurdish, Iranian people, not Semitic at all," he
says. They created this mythology about themselves in order to lord it over people -- to
say, when all else was primitive and barbaric, they were already monotheistic."
Blady says this Aryan descent is partly why the Nazis tried to establish solidarity with the Afghans
during World War II.
"They began dropping leaflets from the skies to establish hatred and tension towards the Jews."
Many (Jews) were killed in massacres. Others fled to Bombay, pre-state Israel, Italy, England and
America with the help of various Jewish organizations.
The few hundreds of Jews remaining in Afghanistan [now there are none] after the war left when the Soviets invaded in 1979.
"By the time the Taliban came to power there was only one Jewish family left. Then, about two years
ago, they also managed to leave."
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7 ALL THE SHEEP OF KEDAR SHALL BE GATHERED TO YOU, THE RAMS OF NEBAIOTH SHALL SERVE YOU; THEY SHALL BE OFFERED UP WITH ACCEPTANCE UPON MY ALTAR, AND I WILL GLORIFY MY GLORIOUS HOUSE.
Kedar and Nebaioth were sons of Ishmael:
[Genesis 25:13] AND THESE ARE THE NAMES OF THE SONS OF ISHMAEL, BY THEIR NAMES, ACCORDING TO THEIR GENERATIONS: THE FIRSTBORN OF ISHMAEL, NEBAJOTH; AND KEDAR, AND ADBEEL, AND MIBSAM,
Who is Kedar today?
Summarized Extracts (adapted slightly) from “Ephraim” by Yair Davidi (Davidiy), Revised Edition, (2001).
AMERICA AND KEDAR
The Nephtalite Cadussi were descended from the Israelite Tribe of Naphtali. They were also known as Gaeli and as Hephtali and as the White Huns. The Cadussi were in the West Iranian region. Later the Nephtalites (Kadassaye) were to be reported from eastern Scythia. The Nephtalites in Eastern Scythia ruled over the Kidari and are sometimes confused with them2. The Kidari or Kedari were also confused with the Khazars. The Nephtalites eventually migrated mainly to Scandinavia apart from split‑off groups who amalgamated with the Khazars or moved through Persia into Syria and from there to Yemen where they Judaized and attached themselves to the local Jewish communities. The Khazars according to their own traditions were descended from part of the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel. In the Scythian and Iranian regions the sounds for "d" and "z" could interchange which is why the Kazars and Kidaris were apt to be confused with each other. On some maps the Crimea (which the Kazars once dominated) is referred to as Kedar. The Kedarites sons of Ishmael appear to have last been recorded of to the east of the Caspian Sea and to have disappeared.
Certain passages in the Prophets dealing with the Lost Ten Tribes also recall Kedar in the sense that the land or possessions of Kedar shall accrue to Israel. Kedar was a son of Ishmael and as such would normally be linked with Arabia except that Arabia does not fit the context in all of the relevant prophecies whereas North America does. The possibility that Kedar is linked in the Biblical sense with North America and could Scripturally be considered the land of Kedar will therefore be examined.
Ishmael (the father of Kedar) was the son of Abraham and Hagar the Egyptian maidservant of Sarah (Genesis 16;15). Many of the descendants of Ishmael settled in Arabia especially in the central section. They also participated in the actual or attempted Arabicisation and Islamicisation of the Middle East, Persia, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, North Africa, and Spain. The descendants of Ishmael are consequently scattered throughout these areas as well as being concentrated in Arabia.
Kedar was one of the sons of Ishmael. "Kedar" in Hebrew implies "Darkness". Mohammed is said to have been descended from Kedar1. Tiglathpileser king of Assyria who initiated the exile and re‑settlement of many nations also warred against the Arabs as well as using Arab tribes in his auxiliary forces. Amongst the Arab tribes encountered by Tiglathpileser were the Kedarites. Branches of the Kedarites and Aribi in Assyrian and Persian times were to be recalled in the East Iranian area. The Kidarites in eastern Scythia present a picture of a predatory nomadic somewhat primitive people. They were not especially formidable and therefore no match for the merciless Turkic, Mongolian, and similar entities that were to make inroads into the region. Like other peoples of that area, in order to survive the Kedarites would have had to move out.
THE SONS OF KEDAR IN NORTH AMERICA
It is hereby proposed that the KEDARITES WENT TO NORTH AMERICA AND THAT IN SOME BIBLICAL PROPHECIES "KEDAR" REFERS TO NORTH AMERICA.
The grounds for this proposal are that:
1. The Siberian Connection: The Kidarites were located in what is now Siberia and from there the bulk of North American Indians appear to have originally come.
There did therefore exist a recognized migratory path between Siberia and North America and this path was in use.
Additional points linking "Kedar" with the Red Indians of North America include:
2. Racial Factors: Some Red Indian tribes have facial features similar to those known from the Middle East and the Mediterranean area.
DNA tests (for what they are worth) on the whole show an Amerindian link to Mongolian populations in Asia especially Siberia. They also indicate in some populations the existence of minority elements from Europe and the Middle East.
3. Archaeological and Cultural Similarities to the Old World: It may be that some of the observed similarities between the Red Indians and Middle East entities are due to the Kidarites sons of Ishmael having settled amongst them. In addition to Kedar another son of Ishmael was Nebajot from who emerged the Nabataean Arabs. A comparison between the Nebataeans and such desert Indian groups as the Navajo could well yield surprising results. The civilizations of the two groups show some similarities as well as the choice of habitat. It is interesting to note that E.G. Stewart4 traces the name "Navajo" to a Central Asian root "Nava" meaning town and in Hebrew the name of Nabajot son of Ishmael may be understood as a plural of "Naveh" connoting pleasant place for settlement.
4. Similarities to Hamitic and Semitic Arabs and Historical Contacts: Ishmael was the son of Hagar the Egyptian and as such partly a descendant of Ham son of Noah. Ishmael married a Hamitic woman from Egypt (Genesis 21;21) and in Arabia probably further intermixed with Hamitic groups. The Berbers of North Africa are also Hamitic and a similarity exists between them and the Red Indians of North America5.
Kedar was one of the sons of Ishmael and some of the Arabs are descended from Kedar. Recent studies by Barry Fell and his followers claim that Arab boats traded with the west coast of North America hundreds of years BCE. “Petroglyphs in California, Nevada, and South Idaho prove the Arabs and their culture flourished over here.” Some Amerindian dialects are claimed to have been similar to Arabic ones.
In addition to the work by Barry Fell and his followers other researchers have discussed the Arab Sea connection with the American continents. A lot of work has recently been done in this area and some of it should be accepted.
For example:
# The descendants of the Muslim visitors of North America are members of the present Iroquois, Algonquin, Anasazi, Hohokam and Olmec native people.
# There are 565 names of places (villages, towns, cities, mountains, lakes, rivers, etc.) in USA (484) and Canada (81) which are derived from Islamic and Arabic roots. These places were originally named by the natives in pre-Columbian period. #
Source: MUSLIMS IN THE AMERICAS BEFORE COLUMBUS by Dr. Youssef Mroueh.
Israelites were also present amongst some of the Amerindians. They too may be considered part of the Exile of Kedar that is connected with the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel as discussed below.
5. The Wars of Genghis Khan: Recent studies indicate that there were other relatively recent migratory connexions between East Asia and the American Continent. The whereabouts of the Kidari in North America is linked to these movements. One work (amongst many) worthy of notice in this connection is: "The Dene And Na‑Dene Indian Migration 1233 A.D.", by Ethel G. Stewart (1991). The authoress demonstrates how certain Indian Tribes in Canada and the U.S.A. including the Apaches, Navajo, and many others were originally part of a host that fought against the Mongolian Genghis Khan in East Asia. They were defeated, conquered, and then fled via China by boat to North America in 1233 CE. The names Haida6 and Dene applied to Amerindian groups traceable to Central AsiaY7 are Israelite Nephtalite Tribal names. The Nephtalites had either once conquered forerunners of these groups in Central Asia or else had been in an area of their settlement before them. Amongst peoples in Central Asia subdued by the Nephtalites before the Nephtalites moved westwards were the Kidarites.
6. Linguistic Evidence: "A Creolized Base In Uto‑Aztec", by Brian Stubbs (1988) brings linguistic evidence indicating that Indian languages such as Shoshone, Paiute, Ute, Comanche, Hopi, Aztec, and others are composite tongues deriving in part from a branch of West Semitic which is the type of tongue the Kidari would have originally employed*o;
7. Biblical Linguistics: Kedar in Hebrew means darkness. The verse in the Song of Solomon 1:5 associating blackness with the tents of Kedar is a play on words: "I am black, but comely,.. as the tents of Kedar..." The Vikings called North America "Markland" which is said to mean "Land of the Dark"8. The Lost Ten Tribes were exiled (according to Talmudic tradition) to a place where "Clouds" covered them or to the "Mountains of Darkness". These terms were applicable to Mannae, the Caucasus, Crimea, Scandinavia, and other areas of Cimmerian settlement. In a Conceptual‑Figurative sense (as demonstrated elsewhere in this work) the terms were ultimately applicable to North America.
8. Scriptural Consistency: The Bible speaks of Kedar several times and there are Prophetical passages that fit the North American reality better than any other solution. An influential element from Kedar in the male line was superimposed on existing populations. This is enough in order to justify identification with Kedar from the Biblical perspective.
KEDAR IN ISAIAH 60
Isaiah (ch.60) speaks of the Israelite exiles returning in the Latter Days to their own land. The reference to Zion (60:14) and other matters indicate that the description includes returnees from Judah.
"THE MULTITUDE OF CAMELS SHALL COVER THEE, THE DROMEDARIES OF MEDIAN AND EPHAH; ALL THEY FROM SHEBAH SHALL COME: THEY SHALL BRING GOLD AND INCENSE ..(60;6)
"ALL THE FLOCKS OF KEDAR SHALL BE GATHERED TOGETHER UNTO THEE, THE RAMS OF NEBAIOTH SHALL MINISTER UNTO THEE...(60:7)."
"WHO ARE THESE THAT FLY AS A CLOUD..(60:8).
"SURELY THE ISLES SHALL HASTEN UNTO ME, THE SHIPS OF TARSHISH FIRST…TO BRING THY SONS FROM FAR...(60:9).
Camels from Median and Ephah if accepted literally can only really apply to the Arabs of the Middle East bringing tribute. Even so, a figurative (in part) application of the description to some extent is also feasible. "Shebah" with her gold and incense is a term applicable (in some passages) to both India and South Africa, as well as to Southern Arabia. A note of interest is that Afghan traders with their camels were introduced into Australia in the 1800s. These camels went wild in the vast Australian Desert and multiplied. Recently all of the camels of Saudia Arabia were infected with a terrible venereal disease and had to be replaced with new stock from Australia.
"Flocks of Kedar" and "rams of Nebaioth" which shall be gathered unto the Israelites had an importance at the time the prophecy was first pronounced parallel to the flocks of Northern America and Australia today. The Navajo Indians may have received their name from Nabaioth brother of Kedar. The word translated as “flocks” from the Hebrew word “tzon” is applicable to both flocks of sheep and herds of cattle. Australia and North America are the largest commercial breeders of sheep and cattle. In other words the above passage does not contradict the suggested identification of Kedar with North America: The Prophets were wont to describe real-life realities of their own age and by amplification apply them to the future. To some degree all descriptions were of necessity delivered in terms of what was also applicable to their own times. Taken in the context of other identifications made, the North American equation with Kedar, is applicable.
8 WHO ARE THESE THAT FLY LIKE A CLOUD AND LIKE DOVES TO THEIR COTES?
9 FOR THE ISLES WILL GATHER FOR ME, AND THE SHIPS OF TARSHISH [AS] IN THE BEGINNING, TO BRING YOUR SONS FROM AFAR, THEIR SILVER AND THEIR GOLD WITH THEM, IN THE NAME OF THE LORD YOUR GOD AND FOR THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL, FOR HE HAS GLORIFIED YOU.
10 AND FOREIGNERS SHALL BUILD YOUR WALLS, AND THEIR KINGS SHALL SERVE YOU, FOR IN MY WRATH I STRUCK YOU, AND IN MY GRACE HAVE I HAD MERCY ON YOU.
11 AND THEY SHALL OPEN YOUR GATES ALWAYS; DAY AND NIGHT THEY SHALL NOT BE CLOSED, TO BRING TO YOU THE WEALTH OF THE NATIONS AND THEIR KINGS IN PROCESSION.
12 FOR THE NATION AND THE KINGDOM THAT SHALL NOT SERVE YOU SHALL PERISH, AND THE NATIONS SHALL BE DESTROYED.
13 THE GLORY OF THE LEBANON SHALL COME TO YOU, BOX TREES, FIRS, AND CYPRESSES TOGETHER, TO GLORIFY THE PLACE OF MY SANCTUARY, AND THE PLACE OF MY FEET I WILL HONOR.
14 AND THE CHILDREN OF YOUR OPPRESSORS SHALL GO TO YOU BENT OVER, AND THOSE WHO DESPISED YOU SHALL PROSTRATE THEMSELVES AT THE SOLES OF YOUR FEET, AND THEY SHALL CALL YOU 'THE CITY OF THE LORD, ZION OF THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL.'
15 INSTEAD OF YOUR BEING FORSAKEN AND HATED WITHOUT A PASSERBY, I WILL MAKE YOU AN EVERLASTING PRIDE, THE JOY OF EVERY GENERATION.
16 AND YOU SHALL SUCK THE MILK OF NATIONS AND THE BREAST OF KINGS YOU SHALL SUCK, AND YOU SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD, YOUR SAVIOR, AND YOUR REDEEMER, THE MIGHTY ONE OF JACOB.
17 INSTEAD OF THE COPPER I WILL BRING GOLD, AND INSTEAD OF THE IRON I WILL BRING SILVER, AND INSTEAD OF THE WOOD, COPPER, AND INSTEAD OF THE STONES, IRON, AND I WILL MAKE YOUR OFFICERS PEACE AND YOUR RULERS RIGHTEOUSNESS.
18 VIOLENCE SHALL NO LONGER BE HEARD IN YOUR LAND, NEITHER ROBBERY NOR DESTRUCTION WITHIN YOUR BORDERS, AND YOU SHALL CALL SALVATION YOUR WALLS AND YOUR GATES PRAISE.
19 YOU SHALL NO LONGER HAVE THE SUN FOR LIGHT BY DAY, AND FOR BRIGHTNESS, THE MOON SHALL NOT GIVE YOU LIGHT, BUT THE LORD SHALL BE TO YOU FOR AN EVERLASTING LIGHT, AND YOUR GOD FOR YOUR GLORY.
20 YOUR SUN SHALL NO LONGER SET, NEITHER SHALL YOUR MOON BE GATHERED IN, FOR THE LORD SHALL BE TO YOU FOR AN EVERLASTING LIGHT, AND THE DAYS OF YOUR MOURNING SHALL BE COMPLETED.
21 AND YOUR PEOPLE, ALL OF THEM RIGHTEOUS, SHALL INHERIT THE LAND FOREVER, A SCION OF MY PLANTING, THE WORK OF MY HANDS IN WHICH I WILL GLORY.
22 THE SMALLEST SHALL BECOME A THOUSAND AND THE LEAST A MIGHTY NATION; I AM THE LORD, IN ITS TIME I WILL HASTEN IT.