Isaiah 60:4-6 NLT,NIV,ESV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 60:1-8

It is here promised that the gospel temple shall be very lightsome and very large. I. It shall be very lightsome: Thy light has come. When the Jews returned out of captivity they had light and gladness, and joy and honour; they then were made to know the Lord and to rejoice in his great goodness; and upon both accounts their light came. When the Redeemer came to Zion he brought light with him, he himself came to be a light. Now observe, 1. What this light is, and whence it springs: The Lord... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 60:4

Lift up thine eyes round about, and see ,.... The Gentiles and kings coming to Christ and his church; the vast number of converts flocking from all parts of the world to join themselves to the church of Christ, and to behold the wonderful work of God among the Jews now converted. The Targum is, "lift up thine eyes O Jerusalem, round about, and see all the children of the people of thy captivity:' all they gather themselves, and come to thee : this seems to have respect not to the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 60:5

Then thou shalt see, and flow together ,.... That is, when thou seest thy sons and daughters flocking to thee from all parts, there will be a flow of joy in thee, like the stream of a river; or thine heart will beat and flutter within thee, through surprise and joy, when thou seest such a numerous company gathered unto thee. Some render it, "then thou shall fear", as Aben Ezra F21 "Tum timebis", Vitringa. , or be surprised at the sight; and others the next clause, "thou shall be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 60:6

The multitudes of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah ,.... That is, multitudes of people riding on these creatures from the parts mentioned, which, abounded with them, should come and cover or fill Jerusalem, and the places about it. Midian was a son of Abraham by Keturah, and a son of Midian, Genesis 25:4 these and their posterity inhabit Arabia; and so this is a prophecy of the conversion of the Arabians that dwell in Arabia Felix, Petraea, and Deserts; and so... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 60:4

Shall be nursed at thy side "Shall be carried at the side" - For תאמנה teamanah , shall be nursed, the Septuagint and Chaldee read תנשאנה tinnasenah , shall be carried. A MS. has תנשאנה כתף על al catheph tinnasenah , "shall be carried on the shoulder;" instead of תאמנה צד על al tsad teamanah , "shall be nursed on the side." Another MS. has both כתף catheph and צד tsad . Another MS. has it thus: תאמנה : תנשאנה tinnasenah : teamanah , with a line drawn over the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 60:5

Then thou shalt see "Then shalt thou fear" - For תראי tirai , thou shalt see, as ours and much the greater number of the translators, ancient and modern, render it, forty MSS. (ten ancient) of Kennicott's, and twenty-eight of De Rossi's, with one ancient of my own, and the old edition of 1488, have תיראי tirai , thou shalt fear: the true reading, confirmed by the perfect parallelism of the sentences: the heart ruffled and dilated in the second line answering to the fear and joy... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 60:6

The praises of the Lord "And the praise of Jehovah" - Thirty-three MSS. and three editions have ותהלת uthehillath , in the singular number; and so read the ancient versions, and one of my own MSS. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:1-4

The first stanza. Zion's brightness and numbers. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:1-14

The rebuilding of the temple. I. THE DAWN OF THE NEW DAY . Zion, lying like a prostrate woman on the ground, is bidden to arise, because the glory of her God has dawned upon her. And this in contrast to the thick darkness enwrapping the earth in general. This darkness means alienation from God. As the Israelites had light in their dwellings when thick darkness was on the land of Egypt, so again now. Israel is the "central and mediatorial people." Here a community of God; yonder a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:1-22

SECTION VII . THE GLORIES OF THE RESTORED JERUSALEM ( Isaiah 60:1-22 .). A SONG OF TRIUMPH UPON GLORIFIED ZION . This is rather a detached poem than an integral portion of a book. It is complete in itself, and but slightly connected, either with what precedes or with what follows. Delitzsch and Mr. Cheyne regard it as a "counterpart" to the magnificent ode in Isaiah 47:1-15 , which describes the fall and ruin of Babylon. It is composed of five stanzas, of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 60:1-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 60:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 60:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 60:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 60:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 60:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 60:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:1-22

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