E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 60:12
the nation. shall perish. This is still future. read more
the nation. shall perish. This is still future. read more
the. Some codices, with one early printed edition, Septuagint, and Vulgate, read "and the". the place of My feet: i.e. the Temple. Compare Isaiah 35:2 .Psalms 99:5 ; Psalms 132:7 . Figure of speech Periphrasis . feet. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia . read more
afflicted = oppressed. See Isaiah 1:7 , Isaiah 1:8 ; Isaiah 6:12 ; Isaiah 7:16 . shall come, &c. Not fulfilled yet. Matthew 8:11 refers to this. Compare Malachi 1:11 . read more
"And foreigners shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favor have I had mercy on thee. Thy gates also shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the wealth of the nations, and their kings led captive. For that nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine,... read more
Isaiah 60:10-12. And the sons of strangers, &c.— The discourse here rises, and will continue to rise, till the end of the section, that the blindest may discern spiritual things involved in these corporeal figures and emblems. It is not sufficient that the nations only, with their wealth and possessions, shall be added to the church, and perform all requisite offices towards it; but kings and princes also shall come: nor shall they come alone; a great retinue shall attend them; nor shall... read more
10. kings . . . minister unto thee—(See on Isaiah 60:6; Isaiah 49:23). in my wrath I smote thee— (Isaiah 54:7; Isaiah 54:8; Isaiah 57:17). read more
11. ( :-). The gates are ever open to receive new offerings and converts (Isaiah 26:2; Acts 14:27; Revelation 3:8). In time of peace the gates of a city are open: so, under the Prince of peace, there shall be no need of barring gates against invaders. forces—riches. be brought—as willing captives to the truth; or, if not willingly, be bought by judgments to submit to Israel (Isaiah 60:12; Isaiah 60:14). GESENIUS explains it, "may come escorted by a retinue." read more
12. For—the reason which will lead Gentile kings and people to submit themselves; fear of the God in Israel (Zechariah 14:17). read more
13. glory—that is, the trees which adorned Lebanon; emblem of men eminent in natural gifts, devoting all that is in them to the God of Israel (Hosea 14:5; Hosea 14:6). fir . . . pine . . . box—rather, "the cypress . . . ilex . . . cedar." place of my sanctuary—Jerusalem (Hosea 14:6- :). place of my feet—no longer the ark (Jeremiah 3:16), "the footstool" of Jehovah (Psalms 99:5; Psalms 132:7; 1 Chronicles 28:2); but "the place of His throne, the place of the soles of His feet, where He will... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 60:11
thy gates shall be open. Hebrew they shall keep thy gates open. The word "they" is impersonal: i.e. they who are continually bringing the exiles with their riches. Compare the same idiom in Luke 12:20 , "they demand thy soul". not be shut. These coming times are already being foreshadowed, for this has already been the case for the past few years. This looks beyond the Ezra- Nehemiah period, for see Nehemiah 13:19 . read more