Isaiah 60:17-22

17 Instead of the bronze I will bring gold,

  instead of the iron I will bring silver;

 instead of wood, bronze,

  instead of stones, iron.

 I will appoint Peace as your governor

  and Righteousness as your taskmaster.

18 Violence will not be heard in your land again,

  nor ruin and destruction within your borders;

 you will call your walls ‘Salvation’,

  and your gates ‘Praise’.

19 The sun will no longer be

  a light for you by day,

 nor will the moon

  give you light, as brightness;

 but the Lord will be an everlasting light for you,

  and your God will be your glory.

20 Your sun will set no more,

  nor your moon wane;

 but the Lord will be an everlasting light for you,

  and your days of mourning will cease.

21 All of your people will be righteous,

  they will possess the land forever:

 The shoot that I planted,

  the work of my hands,

  for the display of my glory.

22 The youngest child will become a thousand,

  and the least significant a mighty nation;

 I am the Lord;

  And when it’s time comes I will do this quickly.

translation by Paul H Ashby © 2008 all rights reserved.