Yǐsaìyàshū 54:3

3 Yīnwei nǐ yào xiàng zuǒ xiàng yòu kāi zhǎn . nǐde hòuyì bì dé duō guó wèi yè , yòu shǐ huāngliáng de chéngyì yǒu rén jūzhù .

Yǐsaìyàshū 54:3 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 54:3

For thou shall break forth on the right hand and on the left,
&c.] To the south, and to the north, as the Targum, like an inundation of water, that breaks through and overflows the banks of the river, and spreads itself in the adjacent countries; or like a warehouse overstocked with goods, bursts the walls in which they are pent up; or rather as infants break forth from the womb at the time of birth, as Pharez did, from whence he had his name, ( Genesis 38:29 ) see ( Hosea 13:13 ) , or as, when a country is become exceeding numerous, the inhabitants break out, and go forth beyond their borders, and seek new settlements, the place of their abode being too small for them; so it shall be in the latter day, through the vast number of converts that will be made; see ( Isaiah 49:19 Isaiah 49:20 ) :

and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles;
where formerly only Heathens lived, there the Gospel of Christ shall be carried by his apostles and other ministers; and being succeeded to the conversion of many souls, through the power of divine grace accompanying it, a spiritual seed, the seed of the church, shall take place, and dwell there; this was true in the first ages of Christianity, more especially in Constantine's time; and will be more fully accomplished in the latter day, when the fulness of the Gentiles shall be brought in:

and make the desolate cities to be inhabited:
such cities as were destitute of the knowledge of Christ and his salvation, and of all divine and spiritual things, shall now be inhabited by spiritual men, such as believe in Christ, and profess his name; such cities as Rome, Corinth, Ephesus, Colosse, Philippi, Thessalonica, and many others.

Yǐsaìyàshū 54:3 In-Context

1 Nǐ zhè bù huáiyùn bù shēng yǎng de , yào gē chàng . nǐ zhè wèicéng jīngguò chǎn nán de , yào fā shēng gē chàng , yáng shēng huānhū . yīnwei méiyǒu zhàngfu de , bǐ yǒu zhàngfu de érnǚ gèng duō . zhè shì Yēhéhuá shuō de .
2 Yào kuòzhāng nǐ zhàngmù zhī dì , zhāng dà nǐ jū suǒ de mànzǐ , búyào xiàn zhǐ , yào fàng cháng nǐde shéngzi , jiāngù nǐde juézi .
3 Yīnwei nǐ yào xiàng zuǒ xiàng yòu kāi zhǎn . nǐde hòuyì bì dé duō guó wèi yè , yòu shǐ huāngliáng de chéngyì yǒu rén jūzhù .
4 Búyào jùpà , yīn nǐ bì bù zhì méng xiū . yĕ búyào bào kuì , yīn nǐ bì bù zhì shòu rǔ . nǐ bì wàngjì yòunián de xiūkuì , bú zaì jìniàn nǐ guǎ jū de xiūrǔ .
5 Yīnwei zào nǐde , shì nǐde zhàngfu . wàn jūn zhī Yēhéhuá shì tāde míng . jiùshú nǐde , shì Yǐsèliè de shèng zhĕ . tā bì chēngwèi quán dì zhī shén .
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