11 Your gates(A) will always stand open,
    they will never be shut, day or night,
so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations(B)
    their kings(C) led in triumphal procession.
12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve(D) you will perish;
    it will be utterly ruined.(E)

13 “The glory of Lebanon(F) will come to you,
    the juniper, the fir and the cypress together,(G)
to adorn my sanctuary;(H)
    and I will glorify the place for my feet.(I)
14 The children of your oppressors(J) will come bowing before you;
    all who despise you will bow down(K) at your feet
and will call you the City(L) of the Lord,
    Zion(M) of the Holy One(N) of Israel.

15 “Although you have been forsaken(O) and hated,
    with no one traveling(P) through,
I will make you the everlasting pride(Q)
    and the joy(R) of all generations.
16 You will drink the milk of nations
    and be nursed(S) at royal breasts.
Then you will know(T) that I, the Lord, am your Savior,(U)
    your Redeemer,(V) the Mighty One of Jacob.(W)

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11 Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.

12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.

13 The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.

14 The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee; The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

15 Whereas thou has been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.

16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

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