The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:19-22
The fifth stanza. Zion's crowning glories. read more
以賽亞書 60:15-20 Rcuvts
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:20
Thy sun … thy moon . That which is to thee instead of sun and moon—Jehovah's brightness . The days of thy mourning shall be ended . Till the new Jerusalem descends from heaven ( Revelation 21:2 ), and Christ reigns personally over his people ( Revelation 22:5 ), the Church is always, more or less, in a state of mourning. The Bridegroom is away ( Matthew 9:15 ); his light shines upon his Church only by snatches; his Church feels itself unworthy of him—cold, unloving, stained with sin.... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:20
Eternal day. "Thy sun shall no more go down," etc . We are told in the preceding verse who this sun is. It is God. As the Light of the soul, he shall live for ever. We speak of sun and moon, not only as they exist in nature, but figuratively, as symbolic of joy and gladness to the human heart. Many things are in this sense lights to us here, but their glory is often dimmed , often eclipsed in darkness; but hereafter "the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting Light, and thy God thy... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:20
Departed grief. "The days of thy mourning shall be ended.". What a glorious perspective there is in these words! In the fairest skies we are accustomed to expect some clouds to start up from the bed of the sea, or to come suddenly across the blue firmament heralded by some fleecy outrider. Nor do we expect perpetuity of joy in human life. Life is ever the subject of risk and danger. We never part without uncertainty as to meeting again; we never know but our day of glory may set in tears.... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 60:15
Whereas thou hast been forsaken - Hebrew, ‘Instead of (תחת tachath) thy being forsaken,’ that is, thy subsequent prosperity shall come in the place of thy being formerly forsaken. The forsaking here refers to the various calamities, persecutions, and trials, which she had been called to endure.So that no man went through thee - When the country was desolate and abandoned, so that no caravan passed from one part of it to another, or made it a thoroughfare in going to other lands (compare... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 60:16
Thou shalt suck the milk of the Gentiles - This expression means, ‘Whatever is valuable and rich which they possess shall contribute to your welfare.’ The idea is the same substantially which occurs in the previous parts of the chapter, that the riches of the pagan world would become tributary to the advancement of the true religion.And thou shall suck the breast of kings - The Chaldee renders this, ‘And thou shalt be satisfied with the riches of the people, and shalt delight thyself with the... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 60:17
For brass I will bring gold - This commences the description of the happy times when the Gentiles should be led to embrace the true religion, and when the wealth of the world would be consecrated to the service of the true God. The idea is, that all things would be changed for the better. The golden age should come; and a change from the calamities to which reference had been made by the prophet, would take place as great as if, in all purposes of life, gold should be used where brass is... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 60:18
Violence shall no more be heard in thy land - This is a most beautiful description of the peace and prosperity which would prevail in the times of the Messiah. If the gospel, in its purity, should prevail on earth, there would be no more scenes of violence and war. The battle-shout would be heard no more; the cry of violence, the clangor of arms would resound no more. The pure gospel of the Redeemer has never originated one war; never produced one scene of bloodshed; never once prompted to... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 60:19
The sun shall be no more - A similar expression denoting the great prosperity and happiness of the church, occurs in Isaiah 30:26 (see the note at that place). The language here is exceedingly beautiful, and the idea is plain. It is designed to foretell the great glory which would exist in the church under the Messiah; a glory compared with which all that is furnished by the sun, moon, and stars would be as nothing. Expressions singular to this, and probably derived from this, are used by John... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:19
Our everlasting Light. Contrasts are suggested with brief days that darken into night, and cloudy days that hide the sunshining. It passes our comprehension, indeed, but it kindles our imagination, to conceive of a day that knows no ending, and a sunrising that never reaches its meridian. Yet we often feel as if we wanted life to be all sunshine; it shall be when we are altogether good. While we are encompassed with infirmities, and must be under discipline, God cannot be to us an... read more