Isaiah 60:12

12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly ruined.

Isaiah 60:12 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
English Standard Version (ESV)
12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; those nations shall be utterly laid waste.
New Living Translation (NLT)
12 For the nations that refuse to serve you will be destroyed.
The Message Bible (MSG)
12 Any nation or kingdom that doesn't deliver will perish; those nations will be totally wasted.
American Standard Version (ASV)
12 For that nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
12 Nations and kingdoms that do not serve you will be destroyed. The nations will certainly be ruined.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
12 For the nation and the kingdom that will not serve you will perish; those nations will be annihilated.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
12 The nation or kingdom that will not serve you will be destroyed. It will be completely wiped out.

Isaiah 60:12 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 60:12

For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall
perish
That will not serve the Lord Christ, and worship him with his church and people; that will not be obedient to the laws and ordinances of his house; but appoint another head over them, the pope of Rome; and make other laws, and set up other ordinances, rejecting the authority of Christ, the rule of his word, and the order of his churches: yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted;
even all the antichristian states, when the vials of God's wrath will be poured out upon them; see ( Zechariah 14:17 Zechariah 14:18 ) .

Isaiah 60:12 In-Context

10 “Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Though in anger I struck you, in favor I will show you compassion.
11 Your gates will always stand open, they will never be shut, day or night, so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations— their kings led in triumphal procession.
12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly ruined.
13 “The glory of Lebanon will come to you, the juniper, the fir and the cypress together, to adorn my sanctuary; and I will glorify the place for my feet.
14 The children of your oppressors will come bowing before you; all who despise you will bow down at your feet and will call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Isaiah 11:14; S Isaiah 14:2
  • 2. S Genesis 27:29; S Psalms 110:5; Daniel 2:34
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