from a people tall and smooth-skinned,^(B)
    from a people feared^(C) far and wide,
an aggressive nation of strange speech,
    whose land is divided by rivers^(D)—

⁵ Then you will look and be radiant,^(A)
    your heart will throb and swell with joy;^(B)
the wealth^(C) on the seas will be brought to you,
    to you the riches of the nations will come.
⁶ Herds of camels^(D) will cover your land,
    young camels of Midian^(E) and Ephah.^(F)
And all from Sheba^(G) will come,
    bearing gold and incense^(H)
    and proclaiming the praise^(I) of the Lord.
⁷ All Kedar’s^(J) flocks will be gathered to you,
    the rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
they will be accepted as offerings^(K) on my altar,^(L)
    and I will adorn my glorious temple.^(M)

⁸ “Who are these^(N) that fly along like clouds,^(O)
    like doves to their nests?
⁹ Surely the islands^(P) look to me;
    in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,^[a](Q)
bringing^(R) your children from afar,
    with their silver and gold,^(S)
to the honor^(T) of the Lord your God,
    the Holy One^(U) of Israel,
    for he has endowed you with splendor.^(V)

⁶ And you will be called priests^(A) of the Lord,
    you will be named ministers of our God.
You will feed on the wealth^(B) of nations,
    and in their riches you will boast.

¹³ “Rise and thresh,^(A) Daughter Zion,
    for I will give you horns of iron;
I will give you hooves of bronze,
    and you will break to pieces many nations.”^(B)
You will devote their ill-gotten gains to the Lord,^(C)
    their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.