Verse | Anchor | NLT | NRSV |
1 | Arise, shine; for your light has come | Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all nations to see! | Arise, shine; for your light has come |
| has risen upon you | is shining upon you | has risen upon you |
2 | For see, darkness covers the earth, and blackness the peoples | Darkness as black as night will cover all the nations of the earth | For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples |
| But Yahweh arises upon you, and his glory will appear over you | Yet the glory of the Lord will shine over you | but the Lord will rise upon you, and his glory will appear over you |
3 | Nations will walk | All nations will come | Nations shall come |
| and kings to your rising brightness | Mighty kings shall come to see your radiance | and kings to the brightness of your dawn |
4 | Lift your eyes about you, and see | Look and see, | Lift your eyes and look around |
| all of the assemble, they come to you | for everyone is coming home! | they all gather together, they all come to you |
| Your sons come from afar, and your daughters | Your sons are coming from distant lands; your little daughters | your sons will come from far away, and your daughters |
| are carried in the arms | will be carried home | shall be carried on their nurses' arms |
5 | Then you will see, you will beam | Your eyes will shine, and your hearts will thrill with joy | Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill and rejoice |
| your heart will tremble and expand; for the riches of the sea will be turned to you | for merchants from around the world will come to you | because the abundance of the sea shall be brought to you |
| the wealth of the natins will come to you | they will bring the wealth of many lands | the wealth of the nations shall come to you |
6 | a horde of camels will cover you | vast caravans of camels will converge on you | a multitude of camels shall cover you |
| young camels | camels | young camels |
| all of them will come from Sheba | from Sheba | all those from Sheba shall come |
| they will bear gold and incense | bring gold and incense | they shall bring gold and frankincense |
| and they will announce the praise of Yahweh | for the worship of the Lord | and shall proclaim the praise of the Lord |