17 Your children hasten back,

and those who laid you waste depart from you.

18 Lift up your eyes and look around;

all your children gather and come to you.

As surely as I live,” declares the Lord,

“you will wear them all as ornaments;

you will put them on, like a bride.

17 Thy children shall make haste;

Thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.

18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold:

All these gather themselves together, and come to thee.

As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament,

And bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.

17 Soon your descendants will come back,

and all who are trying to destroy you will go away.

18 Look around you and see,

for all your children will come back to you.

As surely as I live,” says the Lord,

“they will be like jewels or bridal ornaments for you to display.

17 Your sons shall make haste;

Your destroyers and those who laid you waste

Shall go away from you.

18 Lift up your eyes, look around and see;

All these gather together and come to you.

As I live,” says the Lord,

“You shall surely clothe yourselves with them all as an ornament,

And bind them on you as a bride does.

17 Your children will soon return to you,

and the people who defeated you and destroyed you will leave.

18 Look up and look around you.

All your children are gathering to return to you.”

The Lord says, “As surely as I live,

your children will be like jewels

that a bride wears proudly.

17 Thy children make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth from thee. 18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith Jehovah, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all as with an ornament, and gird thyself with them, like a bride.

17 Thy sons shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that laid thee waste shall go forth from thee.

18 Lift up thine eyes round about and behold: they all gather themselves together, they come to thee. As I live, saith Jehovah, thou shalt indeed clothe thee with them all as with an ornament, and bind them on as a bride doth.

17 Your children will hurry back. 

Those who destroyed you and laid waste to you will leave you. 

18 Look up, look around, and watch! 

All of your children are gathering together and returning to you. 

“I solemnly swear as I live,” declares the Lord, 

“you will wear all of them like jewels 

and display them on yourself as a bride would.” 

17 Your builders hurry;

those who destroy and devastate you will leave you.

18 Look up, and look around.

They all gather together; they come to you.

As I live”—

this is the Lord’s declaration—

“you will wear all your children as jewelry,

and put them on as a bride does.

17 Your builders outdo your destroyers,

and those who laid you waste go away from you.

18 Lift up your eyes all around and see;

they all gather, they come to you.

As I live, says the Lord,

you shall put all of them on like an ornament,

and like a bride you shall bind them on.

17 Your children hasten;

your destroyers and those who laid you waste depart from you.

18 Lift your eyes up all around and see;

all of them gather; they come to you.

As surely as I live,

declares Yahweh,

surely you shall put on all of them like an ornament,

and you shall bind them on like a bride.

17 Your people will hurry back.

Those who destroyed you so completely will leave you.

18 Look up. Look all around you.

All of your people are getting together

to come back to you.

You can be sure that I live,”

announces the Lord.

“And you can be just as sure that your people

will be like decorations you will wear.

Like a bride, you will wear them proudly.

17 “Your builders hurry;

Your destroyers and devastators

Will depart from you.

18 “Lift up your eyes and look around;

All of them gather together, they come to you.

As I live,” declares the Lord,

“You will surely put on all of them as jewels and bind them on as a bride.