Verse 18
18. merchandise . . . holiness—Her traffic and gains shall at last (long after the restoration mentioned in Isaiah 23:17) be consecrated to Jehovah. Jesus Christ visited the neighborhood of Tyre (Isaiah 23:17- :); Paul found disciples there (Isaiah 23:17- :); it early became a Christian bishopric, but the full evangelization of that whole race, as of the Ethiopians (Isaiah 23:17- :), of the Egyptians and Assyrians (Isaiah 23:17- :), is yet to come (Isaiah 23:17- :).
not treasured—but freely expended in His service.
them that dwell before the Lord—the ministers of religion. But HORSLEY translates, "them that sit before Jehovah" as disciples.
durable clothing—Changes of raiment constituted much of the wealth of former days.
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