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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 60:4-5

Isaiah 60:4-5. Lift up thine eyes round about Or, in a circle, into all parts of the earth. He seems to refer to the apostles and disciples, with their successors, carrying the gospel into all quarters of the world. And because it would be, as it were, a thing incredible, he bids them lift up their eyes, as if they were to behold it in some vision, or upon some watch-tower in Jerusalem. See the like expression Isaiah 49:18. All they gather themselves together He speaks of the coming in... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 60:6-7

Isaiah 60:6-7. The multitude of camels The treasure that is brought upon camels. By these, and such like figurative expressions in several verses of this chapter, is implied the coming in of all nations to Christ, and therefore they are brought in as presenting the chief commodities of their respective countries. The dromedaries Or, also, or, even the dromedaries; which are a sort of lesser camel, so called from their swiftness in running. For it is said by the Arabs that they will... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 60:8

Isaiah 60:8. Who are these that fly as a cloud These metaphors import the number, as well as speed, of those that should be begotten by the apostles’ doctrine. “By this new crowd of believers hastening to the church,” Vitringa understands “the Greeks and Asiatics, and those of the west groaning under the Ottoman empire, who, having long sat in a state of ignorance and superstition, at this period shall be freed from their yoke, and hasten to the enlightened church in multitudes, like a... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 60:9

Isaiah 60:9 . Surely the isles shall wait for me The countries remote from Judea, and especially the islands and continents of Europe, generally intended by the term isles. And the ships To convey them to me; of Tarshish first Those that traffic by sea. In naming this, he implied all places that had commerce with other nations. Concerning Tarshish, see note on Isaiah 2:16. To bring thy sons from far From the most distant countries; their silver and their gold with them With all... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 60:10-12

Isaiah 60:10-12. And the sons of the stranger Namely, such as were not Israelites born, but of Gentile race; and he puts sons of strangers, by a usual Hebraism, for strangers; shall build up thy walls As Gentile proselytes to the Jewish religion assisted the Jews in repairing the walls of Jerusalem upon their return from captivity, so Gentile converts to Christianity assisted the apostles, evangelists, and other ministers of Christ, who were of Jewish extraction, in building and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 60:13

Isaiah 60:13. The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee As Lebanon furnished cedars, and other choice timber, for building and beautifying Solomon’s temple, so shall different nations contribute what is most excellent and suitable among them for supporting, establishing, enlarging, and adorning the church of Christ, here called the place of God’s sanctuary, with allusion to the temple, an eminent type of it. See note on Psalms 46:4-5. And I will make the place of my feet glorious The... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 60:14

Isaiah 60:14. The sons of them, that afflicted thee Their posterity, or themselves, for it is the manner of the Hebrews so to speak; shall come bending unto thee Humbling themselves as penitents, and thus manifesting their respect and reverence for thee. They shall acknowledge their former errors, or the errors of their fathers, and instead of being persecutors shall become proselytes. And all they that despised thee As a poor, mean, insignificant, and despicable people; shall bow... 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 60:1

Arise. Compare Isaiah 51:9 , Isaiah 51:17 , "awake"; Isaiah 52:2 , "awake"; Isaiah 60:1 , "arise"; and contrast the cry to Babylon (Isaiah 47:1 ), "come down, sit in the dust". See App-82 . This refers to the future. shine. Compare 2 Samuel 23:4 . thy light: i.e. Israel's glory. the glory of the LORD. Hebrew. kabod. See Isaiah 4:2 , Isaiah 4:5 ; Isaiah 6:3 ; Isaiah 35:2 ; Isaiah 40:5 ; Isaiah 58:8 ; and Isaiah 60:2 here. Compare Psalms 106:20 . Jeremiah 2:11 .Haggai 2:3 , Haggai 2:7 ,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 60:2

behold. Figure of speech Asterismos , to call attention to the condition of the nations just before Israel's future glory shines forth. people = peoples. read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 60:4-5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 60:6-7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 60:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 60:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 60:10-12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 60:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 60:14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 60:1-22

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 60:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 60:2

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