¹⁷ Instead of bronze I will bring you gold,^(A)
    and silver in place of iron.
Instead of wood I will bring you bronze,
    and iron in place of stones.
I will make peace^(B) your governor
    and well-being your ruler.^(C)
18 No longer will violence^(D) be heard in your land,
    nor ruin or destruction^(E) within your borders,
but you will call your walls Salvation^(F)
    and your gates Praise.^(G)
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,^(H)
    and your God will be your glory.^(I)
20 Your sun^(J) will never set again,
    and your moon will wane no more;
the Lord will be your everlasting light,
    and your days of sorrow^(K) will end.
²¹ Then all your people will be righteous^(L)
    and they will possess^(M) the land forever.
They are the shoot I have planted,^(N)
    the work of my hands,^(O)
    for the display of my splendor.^(P)
22 The least of you will become a thousand,
    the smallest a mighty nation.^(Q)
I am the Lord;
    in its time I will do this swiftly.”^(R)