Isaiah 60:4-14

4 "¹Lift up your eyes round about and see; They all gather together, they ²come to you. Your sons will come from afar, And your ³daughters will be carried in the arms.

5 "Then you will see and be ⁴radiant, And your heart will thrill and rejoice; Because the ⁵abundance of the sea will be turned to you, The ⁶wealth of the nations will come to you.

6 "A multitude of camels will cover you, The young camels of Midian and ⁷Ephah; All those from ⁸Sheba will come; They will bring ⁹gold and frankincense, And will ¹⁰bear good news of the praises of the LORD.

7 "All the flocks of ¹¹Kedar will be gathered together to you, The rams of Nebaioth will minister to you; They will go up with acceptance on My ¹²altar, And I shall ¹³glorify My glorious house.

8 "¹⁴Who are these who fly like a cloud And like the doves to their lattices?

9 "Surely the ¹⁵coastlands will wait for Me; And the ¹⁶ships of Tarshish will come first, To ¹⁷bring your sons from afar, Their silver and their gold with them, For the name of the LORD your God, And for the Holy One of Israel because He has ¹⁸glorified you.

10 "¹⁹Foreigners will build up your walls, And their ²⁰kings will minister to you; For in My ²¹wrath I struck you, And in My favor I have had compassion on you.

11 "Your ²²gates will be open continually; They will not be closed day or night, So that men may ²³bring to you the wealth of the nations, With ²⁴their kings led in procession.

12 "For the ²⁵nation and the kingdom which will not serve you will perish, And the nations will be utterly ruined.

13 "The ²⁶glory of Lebanon will come to you, The ²⁷juniper, the box tree and the cypress together, To beautify the place of My sanctuary; And I shall make the ²⁸place of My feet glorious.

14 "The ²⁹sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you, And all those who despised you will bow themselves at the soles of your feet; And they will call you the ³⁰city of the LORD, The ³¹Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 60:4-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 60

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As, in the two preceding chapters, the hypocrisy and formality, the profaneness and immorality, that should abound in the latter day, and even among professors of religion, are prophesied of; so, in this, a very ample account is given of latter daylight and glory; of both the spiritual and personal reign of Christ, with the latter of which it concludes. The light and glory of the church, in the spiritual reign, are described, Isa 60:1-3 the numerous conversions of persons to it from all quarters, east and west particularly, are prophesied of, Isa 60:4-8, the great usefulness those should be of unto it, in enriching it, and building it up, and in glorifying it, is declared, Isa 60:9-13, as also the subjection of enemies to it; the favours it should receive from kings, and the fame and renown of it through all nations and ages, Isa 60:14-16, its riches, prosperity, peace, and safety, Isa 60:17,18 and the chapter is concluded with an account of the more perfect state of the church in the personal reign of Christ, when there will be a perfection of light and righteousness; and the number of God's elect will be complete, and they will be all together, Isa 60:19-22.

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 49:18
• 2. Isaiah 49:20-22
• 3. Isaiah 43:6; Isaiah 49:22
• 4. Psalms 34:5
• 5. Isaiah 23:18; Isaiah 24:14
• 6. Isaiah 61:6
• 7. Genesis 25:4
• 8. Genesis 25:3; Psalms 72:10
• 9. Isaiah 60:9; Matthew 2:11
• 10. Isaiah 42:10
• 11. Genesis 25:13
• 12. Isaiah 19:19; Isaiah 56:7
• 13. Isaiah 60:13; Haggai 2:7, 9
• 14. Isaiah 49:21
• 15. Isaiah 11:11; Isaiah 24:15; Isaiah 42:4, 10, 12; Isaiah 49:1; Isaiah 51:5; Isaiah 66:19
• 16. Psalms 48:7; Isaiah 2:16
• 17. Isaiah 14:2; Isaiah 43:6; Isaiah 49:22
• 18. Isaiah 55:5
• 19. Isaiah 14:1, 2; Isaiah 61:5; Zechariah 6:15
• 20. Isaiah 49:23; Revelation 21:24
• 21. Isaiah 54:8
• 22. Isaiah 26:2; Isaiah 60:18; Isaiah 62:10; Revelation 21:25, 26
• 23. Isaiah 60:5
• 24. Psalms 149:8; Isaiah 24:21
• 25. Isaiah 14:2; Zechariah 14:17
• 26. Isaiah 35:2
• 27. Isaiah 41:19
• 28. 1 Chronicles 28:2; Psalms 99:5; Psalms 132:7
• 29. Isaiah 14:1, 2; Isaiah 45:14, 23; Isaiah 49:23; Revelation 3:9
• 30. Isaiah 1:26
• 31. Hebrews 12:22

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "nursed upon the side"
• [b] Lit "tremble and be enlarged"
• [c] Or "beautify"
• [d] Or "beautiful"
• [e] Or "dovecotes, windows"
• [f] Lit "beautified"