17 Instead of bronze I will bring gold;instead of iron I will bring silver;instead of wood, bronze;and instead of stones, iron.I will make peace your governorand righteousness your taskmaster.
18 Violence will no longer resound throughout your land,nor devastation or destruction within your borders.You will call your walls Salvation,and your gates Praise.
19 The sun will no longer be your light by day,nor will the moon shine for illumination by night.The Lord will be your everlasting light;your God will be your glory.
20 Your sun will no longer set;your moon will no longer wane.The Lord will be an everlasting light for you,and your days of mourning will be ended.
21 Your people will all be righteous;they will possess the land forever.They are the shoot that I planted,the work of my hands, to glorify myself.
22 The least will become a thousand,and the smallest a powerful people.I am the Lord; at the right moment, I will hurry it along.