18 No longer will violence be heard in your land,

nor ruin or destruction within your borders,

but you will call your walls Salvation

and your gates Praise.

19 The sun will no more be your light by day,

nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,

for the Lord will be your everlasting light,

and your God will be your glory.

20 Your sun will never set again,

and your moon will wane no more;

the Lord will be your everlasting light,

and your days of sorrow will end.

21 Then all your people will be righteous

and they will possess the land forever.

They are the shoot I have planted,

the work of my hands,

for the display of my splendor.

22 The least of you will become a thousand,

the smallest a mighty nation.

I am the Lord;

in its time I will do this swiftly.”

18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, Wasting nor destruction within thy borders; But thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, And thy gates Praise. 19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; Neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: But the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, And thy God thy glory. 20 Thy sun shall no more go down; Neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: For the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, And the days of thy mourning shall be ended. 21 Thy people also shall be all righteous: They shall inherit the land for ever, The branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. 22 A little one shall become a thousand, And a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time.

18 Violence will disappear from your land;

the desolation and destruction of war will end.

Salvation will surround you like city walls,

and praise will be on the lips of all who enter there.

19 “No longer will you need the sun to shine by day,

nor the moon to give its light by night,

for the Lord your God will be your everlasting light,

and your God will be your glory.

20 Your sun will never set;

your moon will not go down.

For the Lord will be your everlasting light.

Your days of mourning will come to an end.

21 All your people will be righteous.

They will possess their land forever,

for I will plant them there with my own hands

in order to bring myself glory.

22 The smallest family will become a thousand people,

and the tiniest group will become a mighty nation.

At the right time, I, the Lord, will make it happen.”

18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land,

Neither wasting nor destruction within your borders;

But you shall call your walls Salvation,

And your gates Praise.

19 “The sun shall no longer be your light by day,

Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you;

But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light,

And your God your glory.

20 Your sun shall no longer go down,

Nor shall your moon withdraw itself;

For the Lord will be your everlasting light,

And the days of your mourning shall be ended.

21 Also your people shall all be righteous;

They shall inherit the land forever,

The branch of My planting,

The work of My hands,

That I may be glorified.

22 A little one shall become a thousand,

And a small one a strong nation.

I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.”

18 There will be no more violence in your country;

it will not be ruined or destroyed.

You will name your walls Salvation

and your gates Praise.

19 The sun will no longer be your light during the day

nor will the brightness from the moon be your light,

because the Lord will be your light forever,

and your God will be your glory.

20 Your sun will never set again,

and your moon will never be dark,

because the Lord will be your light forever,

and your time of sadness will end.

21 All of your people will do what is right.

They will receive the earth forever.

They are the plant I have planted,

the work of my own hands

to show my greatness.

22 The smallest family will grow to a thousand.

The least important of you will become a powerful nation.

I am the Lord,

and when it is time, I will make these things happen quickly.”

18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, desolation nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. 19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but Jehovah will be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. 20 Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for Jehovah will be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. 21 Thy people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. 22 The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation; I, Jehovah, will hasten it in its time.

18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. 19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day, neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee; but Jehovah shall be thine everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. 20 Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for Jehovah shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. 21 Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall possess the land for ever—the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. 22 The little one shall become a thousand, and the smallest a mighty nation: I, Jehovah, will hasten it in its time.

18 No longer will you hear about violence in your land 

or desolation and destruction within your borders. 

You will call your walls Salvation and your gates Praise. 

19 The sun will no longer be your light during the day, 

nor will the brightness of the moon give you light, 

But the Lord will be your everlasting light. 

Your God will be your glory. 

20 Your sun will no longer go down, 

nor will your moon disappear. 

The Lord will be your everlasting light, 

and your days of sadness will be over. 

21 Then all your people will be righteous, 

and they will possess the land permanently. 

They will be the seedling I have planted, 

the honored work of my hands. 

22 The smallest of them will become a family. 

The weakest of them will become a mighty nation. 

At the right time I, the Lord, will make it happen quickly.” 

18 Violence will never again be heard of in your land;

devastation and destruction

will be gone from your borders.

But you will name your walls salvation

and your gates, praise.

19 The sun will no longer be your light by day,

and the brightness of the moon will not shine on you;

but the Lord will be your everlasting light,

and your God will be your splendor.

20 Your sun will no longer set,

and your moon will not fade;

for the Lord will be your everlasting light,

and the days of your sorrow will be over.

21 Then all your people will be righteous;

they will possess the land forever;

they are the branch I planted,

the work of My hands,

so that I may be glorified.

22 The least will become a thousand,

the smallest a mighty nation.

I am Yahweh;

I will accomplish it quickly in its time.

18 Violence shall no more be heard in your land,

devastation or destruction within your borders;

you shall call your walls Salvation,

and your gates Praise.

19 The sun shall no longer be

your light by day,

nor for brightness shall the moon

give light to you by night;

but the Lord will be your everlasting light,

and your God will be your glory.

20 Your sun shall no more go down,

or your moon withdraw itself;

for the Lord will be your everlasting light,

and your days of mourning shall be ended.

21 Your people shall all be righteous;

they shall possess the land forever.

They are the shoot that I planted, the work of my hands,

so that I might be glorified.

22 The least of them shall become a clan,

and the smallest one a mighty nation;

I am the Lord;

in its time I will accomplish it quickly.

18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land;

devastation or destruction on your borders.

And you shall call your walls Salvation,

and your gates, Praise.

19 The sun shall no longer be your light by day,

and for bright light the moon shall not give you light,

but Yahweh will be your everlasting light,

and your God your glory.

20 Your sun shall no longer go down,

and your moon shall not wane,

for Yahweh himself will be your everlasting light,

and your days of mourning shall come to an end.

21 And all your people shall be righteous;

they shall take possession of the land forever,

the shoot of his planting,

the work of my hands, to show my glory.

22 The small one shall become a tribe,

and the smallest one a mighty nation.

I am Yahweh; I will hasten it in its time.”

18 People will no longer harm one another in your land.

They will not wipe out or destroy anything inside your borders.

You will call your walls Salvation.

And you will name your gates Praise.

19 You will not need the light of the sun by day anymore.

The bright light of the moon will no longer have to shine on you.

I will be your light forever.

My glory will shine on you.

I am the Lord your God.

20 Your sun will never set again.

Your moon will never lose its light.

I will be your light forever.

Your days of sorrow will come to an end.

21 Then all of your people will do what is right.

The land will belong to them forever.

They will be like a young tree I have planted.

My hands have created them.

They will show how glorious I am.

22 The smallest family among you will become a tribe.

The smallest tribe will become a mighty nation.

I am the Lord.

When it is the right time, I will act quickly.”

18 “Violence will not be heard again in your land,

Nor devastation or destruction within your borders;

But you will call your walls salvation, and your gates praise.

19 “No longer will you have the sun for light by day,

Nor for brightness will the moon give you light;

But you will have the Lord for an everlasting light,

And your God for your glory.

20 “Your sun will no longer set,

Nor will your moon wane;

For you will have the Lord for an everlasting light,

And the days of your mourning will be over.

21 “Then all your people will be righteous;

They will possess the land forever,

The branch of My planting,

The work of My hands,

That I may be glorified.

22 “The smallest one will become a clan,

And the least one a mighty nation.

I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.”