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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:9

Surely the isles shall wait for me . The "isles," or maritime countries of the West, have long waited for a Redeemer ( Isaiah 41:1 ; Isaiah 42:4 ; Isaiah 49:1 ; Isaiah 51:5 , etc.). They shall send their sons, and their gifts, in ships, which will come from far, and cover the Mediterranean (see the preceding verse). The ships of Tarshish. Either ships belonging to the people of Tartessus, in Spain, who had a widely extended commerce in ancient times (Herod; 1.163; 4.152; 1 Kings... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:10

The sons of strangers shall build up thy walls . Cyrus aided in the supply of timber for the construction of the second temple ( Ezra 3:7 ). Artaxerxes Longimanus sanctioned the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem ( Nehemiah 1:3 ; Nehemiah 2:5-8 ). The passage has, however, a meaning beyond the literal one. "Strangers" of all kinds, Greeks, and Romans, and Syrians, and Africans, and Cauls, and Spaniards, and others, assisted in building and enlarging the walls of the Church as it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:10-14

The third stanza. Zion's reconstruction. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:11

Thy gates shall be open continually . That all who seek salvation may have free access at all times. There is no fear of enemies entering, since war has ceased ( Isaiah 2:4 ; Isaiah 11:9 , etc.). The forces of the Gentiles; rather, the wealth of the Gentiles , as in Isaiah 60:5 . That their kings may be brought; i.e. forced to come by their subjects, who know that their own prosperity is involved in complete submission to the Church established in Zion, and therefore compel their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:11

Open gospel-gates. "Thy gates also shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night." Compare the picture of the new Jerusalem, in Revelation 21:25 , "And the gates thereof shall in no wise be shut by day (for there shall be no night there): and they shall bring the glory and the honour of the nations into it." The figure is taken from a country in which the cities were defended by walls and gates, and these gates were closed at night. Closed gates represented the old... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 60:9

Surely the isles - On the meaning of the word ‘isles’ in Isaiah, see the notes at Isaiah 41:1.Shall wait for me - (See the notes at Isaiah 41:4).And the ships of Tarshish - (See the notes at Isaiah 2:16). The main idea here is clear. These ships were the principal vessels known to the Hebrews as employed in foreign commerce, and the prophet employs the name to denote ships in general that sailed to distant ports. They will be employed in importing the most valuable productions of distant climes... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 60:10

And the sons of strangers - They who have been devoted to a foreign and a false religion shall become devoted to the true religion, and engage in the service of the true God.Shall build up thy walls - Jerusalem is represented as a ruined city. Her walls had been thrown down, and were lying prostrate. In restoring her to her former magnificence, strangers and foreigners would lend their cheerful aid. The idea is, that they would become tributary to the church, and esteem it a privilege to be... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 60:11

Therefore thy gates shall be open continually - The main idea here is, probably, that the accession from the pagan world, and the consequent influx of converts, would be so great, that there would be a necessity that the gates should never be closed. It is possible, also, that the prophet meant to describe that time as a period of security and peace. The gates of cities were closed in time of war, and at night, to guard them from danger. But in those times, such would be the prevalence of... 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

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:10-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 60:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 60:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 60:11

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

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