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 handsin 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.”