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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:19-22

The fifth stanza. Zion's crowning glories. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:20

Thy sun … thy moon . That which is to thee instead of sun and moon—Jehovah's brightness . The days of thy mourning shall be ended . Till the new Jerusalem descends from heaven ( Revelation 21:2 ), and Christ reigns personally over his people ( Revelation 22:5 ), the Church is always, more or less, in a state of mourning. The Bridegroom is away ( Matthew 9:15 ); his light shines upon his Church only by snatches; his Church feels itself unworthy of him—cold, unloving, stained with sin.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:20

Eternal day. "Thy sun shall no more go down," etc . We are told in the preceding verse who this sun is. It is God. As the Light of the soul, he shall live for ever. We speak of sun and moon, not only as they exist in nature, but figuratively, as symbolic of joy and gladness to the human heart. Many things are in this sense lights to us here, but their glory is often dimmed , often eclipsed in darkness; but hereafter "the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting Light, and thy God thy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:20

Departed grief. "The days of thy mourning shall be ended.". What a glorious perspective there is in these words! In the fairest skies we are accustomed to expect some clouds to start up from the bed of the sea, or to come suddenly across the blue firmament heralded by some fleecy outrider. Nor do we expect perpetuity of joy in human life. Life is ever the subject of risk and danger. We never part without uncertainty as to meeting again; we never know but our day of glory may set in tears.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 60:19

The sun shall be no more - A similar expression denoting the great prosperity and happiness of the church, occurs in Isaiah 30:26 (see the note at that place). The language here is exceedingly beautiful, and the idea is plain. It is designed to foretell the great glory which would exist in the church under the Messiah; a glory compared with which all that is furnished by the sun, moon, and stars would be as nothing. Expressions singular to this, and probably derived from this, are used by John... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 60:20

Thy sun shall no more go down - There shall be no total and long night of calamity, error, and sin. This is designed to describe the flourishing and glorious state of the church. It, of course, does not mean that there should be no times of calamity, no period of ignorance, no scenes of persecution; but it means that there should not be total night. Truth should reign on the earth, and there never would be a time when the light of salvation would be extinct. There never would be a time like... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 60:19-20

Isaiah 60:19-20. The sun shall be no more thy light, &c. The light of the sun and moon shall not be at all esteemed in comparison of the spiritual light of the church, which shall be so glorious as to eclipse all the light formerly enjoyed by her, the divine glory and majesty illuminating her much more brightly than the luminaries of heaven illuminate and adorn the theatre of nature. Or, as Lowth interprets the clause, “God’s favour and the light of his countenance shall give her... 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 60:20

Thy sun . . . go down. These prophecies mourning. See note on Isaiah 3:26 . yet await read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 60:19

"The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but Jehovah shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for Jehovah will be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. The people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. The... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:19-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 60:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 60:20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 60:19-20

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 60:1-22

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 60:20

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 60:19

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