isaiah-60:15,-isaiah-60:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 60:15

Isaiah 60:15. Whereas thou hast been forsaken Both of God, as to outward appearance, and man; and hated Either slighted and neglected, or suffering actual miseries and slaughters; so that no man went through thee Thy streets were left desolate and thou wast in a manner depopulated. The state of the Christian Church, during the dark and persecuting ages of Popery, is here described, in language borrowed from Jerusalem lying in desolation. I will make thee an eternal excellency Being... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 60:1-22

A glorious kingdom (60:1-22)In Chapters 60-62 the scene returns to Babylon, where the captive Israelites look forward to the return to their homeland and the reconstruction of their national life. Here, more than in the previous chapters, the blessings seem to go far beyond those experienced by post-exilic Israel. (See sub-section ‘New Jerusalem’ at the introduction to Chapters 40-66.)When sin is removed and enemies are punished, Israel will receive the glory it has always hoped for. Not only... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 60:15

forsaken. The type of the forsaken wife is changed to that of the forsaken Land. See note on Isaiah 1:4 . eternal. This cannot refer to the prosperity of any past period of Israel's history. of many generations = of generation after generation. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 60:15

"Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man passed through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. Thou shalt suck the milk of the nations, and shall suck the breast of kings; and thou shalt know that I, Jehovah, am thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron. I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 60:15

15. forsaken— (Psalms 78:60; Psalms 78:61). no man went through thee—Thy land was so desolate that no traveller, or caravan, passed through thee; true only of Israel, not true of the Church (Psalms 78:61- :). excellency—glory, that is, for ever honored. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 60:10-16

The nations serving Israel 60:10-16Now the relationship of the nations to Israel becomes even clearer. The Gentiles will come to Israel because of her God, will submit themselves to Israel because of what the Lord will do for her, and will serve the Lord with Israel. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 60:15-16

The prophet summarized what he had said. In the past Israel had been abandoned, hated, and isolated from other nations. In the future she would be an object of pride and joy in the world forever. She would draw from the wealth of the nations, and she would know through her experience that Yahweh, the Holy One of Jacob, was her Savior and Redeemer. It is easy for us to see how Gentile nations will sustain Israel in the future, because ever since 1948, certain Gentile nations have sustained the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 60:1-22

1. The light of deliverance so long waited for (Isaiah 59:9) is about to shine. This prophecy received its highest fulfilment at the coming of Christ, the true Light of the world, which was followed by a great ingathering of the nations to the Church of God (Isaiah 60:3, etc.).2. People] RV ’peoples.’4. Cp. Isaiah 49:18. All they gather themselves] i.e. the exiles who had been dispersed. Nursed.. side] i.e. carried on the hip, in the Eastern fashion. 5. Flow together] RV ’be enlightened.’ Fear]... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 60:15

(15) Whereas thou hast been forsaken . . .—The figure of the daughter of Zion, who had been as a forsaken and slighted wife (comp. Isaiah 62:4), mingles with the literal picture of a city in ruins, abandoned and unvisited. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 60:1-22

The 'No Mores' of Life Isaiah 60:0 I. The tone is very wonderful. No more sun, no more moon, no more wasting, no more violence, no more earth, no more firmament heaven, but quite another heaven, which that great firmament has been trying, and trying in vain, to hint at all these countless thousands of ages. It is very curious to notice how many things you can part with without parting with yourself. It is astonishing how many things you could cut off your own self and leave yourself in all its... read more