3Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
4“Lift up your eyes all around, and see: they all gather themselves together. They come to you. Your sons will come from far away, and your daughters will be carried in arms.
5Then you shall see and be radiant, and your heart will thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you. The wealth of the nations will come to you.
3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
4 “Lift up your eyes all around, and see: they all gather themselves together. They come to you. Your sons will come from far away, and your daughters will be carried in arms.
5 Then you shall see and be radiant, and your heart will thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you. The wealth of the nations will come to you.
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3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.
5 Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
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3 And nations shall walk at thy light, and kings at the brightness of thy rising.
4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: they all are gathered together, and come to thee; thy sons come from far, and thy daughters are borne on the side.
5 Then thou shalt see and be radiant, and thy heart shall throb and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee, the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee.
Acts 13:47(v3)For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, ‘I have set you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the uttermost…
Isaiah 49:23(v3)Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and…
Revelation 21:24(v3)The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.
Isaiah 2:2-5(v3)It shall happen in the latter days, that the mountain of Yahweh’s house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be…
Micah 4:1-2(v3)But in the latter days, it will happen that the mountain of Yahweh’s temple will be established on the top of the mountains, and it will be…
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Psalms 117:1-2(v3)Praise Yahweh, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples! For his loving kindness is great toward us. Yahweh’s faithfulness endures…
Zechariah 8:20-23(v3)Yahweh of Armies says: “Many peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come; and the inhabitants of one shall go to another,…
John 12:32(v3)And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”
Psalms 68:29(v3)Because of your temple at Jerusalem, kings shall bring presents to you.
Isaiah 45:14(v3)Yahweh says: “The labor of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you, and they will be…
Psalms 138:4(v3)All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Yahweh, for they have heard the words of your mouth.
Isaiah 61:6(v5)But you will be called Yahweh’s priests. Men will call you the servants of our God. You will eat the wealth of the nations. You will boast…
Isaiah 66:19-20(v3)“I will set a sign among them, and I will send those who escape of them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to…
Genesis 49:10(v3)The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. To him will the…
Psalms 22:27(v3)All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.
Psalms 67:1-4(v3)May God be merciful to us, bless us, and cause his face to shine on us. That your way may be known on earth, and your salvation among all…
Psalms 72:11(v3)Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.
Psalms 72:17-19(v3)His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed. Praise be…
Psalms 98:2-3(v3)Yahweh has made known his salvation. He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations. He has remembered his loving…
Isaiah 11:10(v3)It will happen in that day that the nations will seek the root of Jesse, who stands as a banner of the peoples; and his resting place will…
Isaiah 42:6(v4)“I, Yahweh, have called you in righteousness. I will hold your hand. I will keep you, and make you a covenant for the people, as a light…
Isaiah 49:12(v3)Behold, these shall come from afar, and behold, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.”
Isaiah 54:1-3(v3)“Sing, barren, you who didn’t give birth; break out into singing, and cry aloud, you who didn’t travail with child: for more are the…
Zechariah 2:11(v3)Many nations shall join themselves to Yahweh in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell among you, and you shall know that…
Acts 15:17(v3)that the rest of men may seek after the Lord; all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who does all these things.’
Romans 11:11-15(v3)I ask then, did they stumble that they might fall? May it never be! But by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them…
Romans 15:9-12(v3)and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will give praise to you among the Gentiles and sing…
Psalms 2:10(v3)Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
Isaiah 19:23-25(v3)In that day there will be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria; and the…
Isaiah 23:18(v5)Her merchandise and her wages will be holiness to Yahweh. It will not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise will be for those who…
Isaiah 49:6-7(v3)Indeed, he says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of…
Isaiah 49:18(v4)Lift up your eyes all around, and see: all these gather themselves together, and come to you. As I live,” says Yahweh, “you shall surely…
Isaiah 49:20-22(v4)The children of your bereavement will say in your ears, ‘This place is too small for me. Give me a place to live in.’ Then you will say in…
Isaiah 60:10(v3)“Foreigners will build up your walls, and their kings will serve you: for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor I have had mercy on you.
Isaiah 60:16(v3)You will also drink the milk of the nations, and will nurse from royal breasts. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior, your…
Isaiah 66:12(v3)For Yahweh says, “Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; and you will…
Amos 9:12(v3)that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations who are called by my name,” says Yahweh who does this.
Matthew 2:1-11(v3)Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where…
Matthew 28:19(v3)Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
John 12:20-21(v3)Now there were certain Greeks among those that went up to worship at the feast. These, therefore, came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of…
Revelation 11:15(v3)The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord, and…
1 Samuel 2:1(v5)Hannah prayed, and said: “My heart exults in Yahweh! My horn is exalted in Yahweh. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies, because I rejoice…
Psalms 34:5(v5)They looked to him, and were radiant. Their faces shall never be covered with shame.
Psalms 96:7-9(v5)Ascribe to Yahweh, you families of nations, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength. Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Bring an…
Psalms 98:7-9(v5)Let the sea roar with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein. Let the rivers clap their hands. Let the mountains sing for joy…
Isaiah 24:14-15(v5)These shall lift up their voice. They will shout for the majesty of Yahweh. They cry aloud from the sea. Therefore glorify Yahweh in the…
Isaiah 54:2(v5)“Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch out the curtains of your habitations; don’t spare: lengthen your cords, and…
Isaiah 60:11(v5)Your gates also shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night, that men may bring to you the wealth of the nations, and…
Jeremiah 33:9(v5)This city will be to me for a name of joy, for praise, and for glory, before all the nations of the earth, which will hear all the good…
Hosea 1:10-11(v5)Yet the number of the children of Israel will be as the sand of the sea, which can’t be measured or counted; and it will come to pass that,…
Hosea 3:5(v5)Afterward the children of Israel shall return, and seek Yahweh their God, and David their king, and shall come with trembling to Yahweh and…
Luke 24:47(v3)and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Acts 10:45(v5)They of the circumcision who believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was also poured out on…
Acts 11:17(v5)If then God gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?”
Galatians 3:28-29(v4)There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.…
Isaiah 43:6(v4)I will tell the north, ‘Give them up!’ and tell the south, ‘Don’t hold them back! Bring my sons from far away, and my daughters from the…
Acts 24:17(v5)Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;
Romans 11:25(v5)For I don’t desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you won’t be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening…
Romans 15:26(v5)For it has been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem.
2 Corinthians 6:1-13(v5)Working together, we entreat also that you do not receive the grace of God in vain, for he says, “At an acceptable time I listened to you.…
2 Corinthians 10:15(v5)not boasting beyond proper limits in other men’s labors, but having hope that as your faith grows, we will be abundantly enlarged by you in…
Revelation 21:26(v5)and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter.
Isaiah 66:11-12(v4)that you may nurse and be satisfied at the comforting breasts; that you may drink deeply, and be delighted with the abundance of her…
Matthew 8:11(v4)I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,
Acts 13:44(v4)The next Sabbath, almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.
Isaiah 11:12(v4)He will set up a banner for the nations, and will assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four…
John 4:35(v4)Don’t you say, ‘There are yet four months until the harvest?’ Behold, I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, that they are…
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Geneva Bible translators1599 · Public DomainOn vv3–5Meaning, that Judea should be as the morning star,…
Meaning, that Judea should be as the morning star, and that the Gentiles should receive light of her.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp1656 · Public DomainOn vv3–5Isa 60:3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy…
Isa 60:3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Ver. 3. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light.] The apostles, those shining luminaries, were Christ’s Dαδουχοι, holding forth the light of life to all people, as Simeon said. {Luk 2:34-35} And we may well say, as our Saviour did, {Luk 4:21} This day is this Scripture fulfilled in our ears, and made good to our hearts, praised be his holy name throughout all eternity.
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And kings to the brightness of thy rising.] As did our King Lucius, who is reckoned to be the first Christian king; our Constantine, the first Christian emperor; our Edward VI, the first reforming prince, and many others. Facit hoc contra Anabaptistas, qui exclusos putant reges ab ecclesia. {a}
{a} Scultet.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole1685 · Public DomainOn vv3–5The Gentiles shall come; either to congratulate thy deliverance,…
The Gentiles shall come; either to congratulate thy deliverance, or to note the respect that should be shown them by other nations upon their deliverance; or rather, shall be allured by thy light to come to thee: as travellers in a dark night, and out of their way, when a light discovers itself do make to it; so the doctrine of the gospel shall shine so bright, and be made so conspicuous by preaching and miracles, that they shall not only congratulate them, and wish them much joy, but rejoice and participate with them in their happiness, Rev 21:24. A plain prophecy of the calling of the Gentiles, which promise was made to Christ, Isa 49:6. And, or yea, or even kings, which was fulfilled under Cyrus, Darius, Alexander, and the Egyptian kings.
Kings: to add to thy lustre, thou shalt not be honoured only by the conversion of mean persons, but even of honourable personages, embracing the Christian faith, and submitting themselves to Christ’s sceptre and government; See Poole "Isa 49:23"; to observe thy progress, and how thou shalt increase by degrees, as the sun in its ascending. In Christ’s time there were twelve apostles, afterwards one hundred and twenty disciples, in a short time many thousands, then the church grew into congregations, and then spread to nations.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill1763 · Public DomainOn vv3–5And the Gentiles shall come to thy light,.... To…
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light,.... To the Gospel, preached in the midst of her; and to Christ, who is her light and into her church state, and partake of the prosperity and happiness of it. The Targum is,
"and nations shall walk in thy light;''
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and so in Rev 21:24, where it is interpreted of the nations of them that are saved, truly regenerated and converted persons:
and kings to the brightness of thy rising; Christ, the sun of righteousness, will rise upon her; and this being the morning of the latter day glory, the church will rise as a bright morning star; and such be the evidence and lustre of Gospel truths and ordinances, that kings shall he enlightened by them, and come and join themselves unto her, and walk with her in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord. Some of this high rank and dignity have been called, and but a few; but in those times the instances will be many, even all kings shall serve and worship the Lord, Psa 72:11.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
John Wesley1765 · Public DomainOn vv3, 5The Gentiles - A plain prophecy of the calling…
The Gentiles - A plain prophecy of the calling of the Gentiles.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Adam Clarke1810 · Public DomainOn vv3–5Verse 3. And the Gentiles shall come] This has…
Verse 3. And the Gentiles shall come] This has been in some sort already fulfilled. The Gentiles have received the light of the Gospel from the land of Judea, and the Gentile kings have embraced that Gospel; so that many nations of the earth are full of the doctrine of Christ.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Joseph Benson1811 · Public DomainOn vv3–4Isa 60:3. The Gentiles shall come to thy light…
Isa 60:3. The Gentiles shall come to thy light — Or, shall be allured by thy light to come to thee, as travellers in a dark night, and out of their way, when a light discovers itself make to it; so the doctrine of the gospel shall shine so bright, and be made so conspicuous by preaching and miracles, that well-disposed heathen shall not only congratulate them that profess it, and wish them much joy, but shall rejoice to participate with them in their happiness. A plain prophecy this of the calling of the Gentiles, a promise of which was made to Christ, Isa 49:6. And, or Yea, kings to the brightness of thy rising — That is, the greatness and glories of the church shall attract the eyes of kings, and make them willing to become her proselytes. Or, to add to thy lustre, thou shalt not only be honoured by the conversion of mean persons, but even of honourable personages, yea, of kings, embracing the Christian faith, and submitting themselves to Christ’s sceptre and government: see Isa 49:23.
Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Albert Barnes1834 · Public DomainOn vv3–5And the Gentiles shall come - So splendid shall…
And the Gentiles shall come - So splendid shall be that glory, that it will attract the distant nations, and they shall come and participate in the blessings of the gospel. This contains the main statement which it is the design of this chapter to illustrate. The prophet had frequently made this statement before in general terms (compare Isa 2:3; Isa 11:10; Isa 49:22; Isa 54:3); but he here goes into a more particular account, and more fully describes the blessings which would result from this accession to the true church.
And kings - (Compare Isa 49:7, note; Isa 49:23, note; Isa 52:15, note).
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To the brightness of thy rising - This does not mean that the church was to arise with the splendor of the sun; but ‘thy rising’ means the rising upon her - called her rising, because it would shed its beams on her. It is correctly rendered by Lowth - ‘The brightness of thy sunrising;’ by Noyes and Herder. ‘The brightness that riseth upon thee.’
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary1859 · Public DomainOn vv3–5Rising. The three wise men were the first. [Matthew…
Rising. The three wise men were the first. [Matthew ii.]
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown1871 · Public DomainOn vv3–5(Isa 2:3; Isa 11:10; Isa 43:6; Isa 49:22; Isa…
(Isa 2:3; Isa 11:10; Isa 43:6; Isa 49:22; Isa 66:12).
kings-- (Isa 49:7, Isa 49:23; Isa 52:15).
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thy rising--rather, "thy sun-rising," that is, "to the brightness that riseth upon thee."
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Daniel D. Whedon1874 · Public DomainOn vv4–54. Lift up thine eyes — Zion is directed…
4. Lift up thine eyes — Zion is directed to look about her, and see the crowds approaching from afar. The crowds consist of dispersed Jews, thy sons; and more numerously of heathen as well.
Thy daughters — The sons walk, the daughters are carried. Words used to heighten the parallelism.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges1878 · Public DomainOn vv3–53. And the Gentiles] And nations (R.V.).
3. And the Gentiles] And nations (R.V.).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers1878 · Public DomainOn vv4–5(4) Lift up thine eyes . . .—Repeated from…
(4) Lift up thine eyes . . .—Repeated from Isa_49:18.
Thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side . . .—Asin Isa_66:12, the words point to the Eastern custom of carrying young children on the hip of their mother, with their arms clasped round her waist.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary1880 · Public DomainOn vv3–5The Gentiles shall come to thy light. Plunged in…
The Gentiles shall come to thy light. Plunged in darkness themselves (ver. 2), the Gentiles shall be astonished and attracted by Israel"s radiance, and shall draw near to it and seek to partake of it. Among them shall come even their "kings," drawn by the brightness of the glory. (Isa_49:23)
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Biblical Illustrator1887 · Public DomainOn vv3–5And the Gentiles shall come to thy light
Isa_60:3
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light
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The attractiveness of an enlightened and light-giving Church
What shall invite such multitudes to the Church?
They shall be allowed to join themselves to thee--
1. By the light that shines upon thee.
2. By the light with which thou shinest. (M. Henry.)
The Jews unconsciously giving light to the Gentiles
I have read in one of George Macdonalds novels of a born blind lamplighter. He illumined the city at night; but he had no sense of what he was doing. So has it been with this land. She has presented the Portrait to the gallery; she has heard the plaudits of the spectators, and she has refused to join in them. In all history there is nothing so unique. It is the enemies of this land that have crowned her world-king; it is the Gentiles that have come to His light. The lamplighter has been blind to the beauty of that throne which she has illuminated. Palestine has lit up the scene; she has listened to the crowd shouting their applause, and she has wondered why. She has been like a deaf mute in a concert-room. She has struck by accident the notes of a harp, and by accident they have burst into music. The audience has cheered the performance to the echo; but the performer knows not her triumph. (G. Matheson, D. D.)
Blessings of light
Miss Florence Nightingale, as the result of her wide observation, remarks:--One of the greatest observers of human things says, Where there is sun there is thought. All physiology goes to confirm this. Where is the shady side of deep valleys, there is cretinism. Where are cellars and the unsunned side of narrow streets, there is the degeneracy of the human race; mind and body equally degenerating. Put the pale, withering plant and human being into the sun, and, if not too far gone, each will recover heart and spirit. In France there are hospitals where they trust almost entirely to light for the cure of disease. Surely there is here an earthly analogue to a spiritual fact. (W. G. Horder.)
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C. I. Scofield1917 · Public DomainOn v3(See Scofield "Isa 42:6")
light
(See Scofield "Isa 42:6")
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unfoldingWord translationNotes2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0On v4General Information:
General Information:
Here Yahweh begins speaking.
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They all gather themselves
"They" refers to the rest of the people of Israel who will come together to return to Jerusalem.
your daughters will be carried in their arms
This can be stated in active form. AT: "they will carry your daughters in their arms" or "they will carry your daughters on their hips" (See: Active or Passive)
Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart shall rejoice and overflow
These phrases share similar meanings and emphasize that they will be very happy because of what will happen in Jerusalem. (See: Parallelism)
the abundance of the sea
This refers to the riches and goods that will come to Jerusalem by way of shipping, perhaps from along the Mediterranean Sea.
be poured out to you
This describes that the abundance will be like water that gushes out. (See: Metaphor)
Tyndale Open Study Notes2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0On vv3, 560:3 The transformation of all nations and mighty kings…
60:3 The transformation of all nations and mighty kings will be so radical that all kingdoms will take notice and be drawn to God through his people (see also Rev 21:24).
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv3–5 Meaning, that Judea should be as the morning star,…
Meaning, that Judea should be as the morning star, and that the Gentiles should receive light of her.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv3–5 Isa 60:3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy…
Isa 60:3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Ver. 3. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light.] The apostles, those shining luminaries, were Christ’s Dαδουχοι, holding forth the light of life to all people, as Simeon said. {Luk 2:34-35} And we may well say, as our Saviour did, {Luk 4:21} This day is this Scripture fulfilled in our ears, and made good to our hearts, praised be his holy name throughout all eternity.
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And kings to the brightness of thy rising.] As did our King Lucius, who is reckoned to be the first Christian king; our Constantine, the first Christian emperor; our Edward VI, the first reforming prince, and many others. Facit hoc contra Anabaptistas, qui exclusos putant reges ab ecclesia. {a}
{a} Scultet.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv3–5 The Gentiles shall come; either to congratulate thy deliverance,…
The Gentiles shall come; either to congratulate thy deliverance, or to note the respect that should be shown them by other nations upon their deliverance; or rather, shall be allured by thy light to come to thee: as travellers in a dark night, and out of their way, when a light discovers itself do make to it; so the doctrine of the gospel shall shine so bright, and be made so conspicuous by preaching and miracles, that they shall not only congratulate them, and wish them much joy, but rejoice and participate with them in their happiness, Rev 21:24. A plain prophecy of the calling of the Gentiles, which promise was made to Christ, Isa 49:6. And, or yea, or even kings, which was fulfilled under Cyrus, Darius, Alexander, and the Egyptian kings.
Kings: to add to thy lustre, thou shalt not be honoured only by the conversion of mean persons, but even of honourable personages, embracing the Christian faith, and submitting themselves to Christ’s sceptre and government; See Poole "Isa 49:23"; to observe thy progress, and how thou shalt increase by degrees, as the sun in its ascending. In Christ’s time there were twelve apostles, afterwards one hundred and twenty disciples, in a short time many thousands, then the church grew into congregations, and then spread to nations.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv3–5 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light,.... To…
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light,.... To the Gospel, preached in the midst of her; and to Christ, who is her light and into her church state, and partake of the prosperity and happiness of it. The Targum is,
"and nations shall walk in thy light;''
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and so in Rev 21:24, where it is interpreted of the nations of them that are saved, truly regenerated and converted persons:
and kings to the brightness of thy rising; Christ, the sun of righteousness, will rise upon her; and this being the morning of the latter day glory, the church will rise as a bright morning star; and such be the evidence and lustre of Gospel truths and ordinances, that kings shall he enlightened by them, and come and join themselves unto her, and walk with her in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord. Some of this high rank and dignity have been called, and but a few; but in those times the instances will be many, even all kings shall serve and worship the Lord, Psa 72:11.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv3, 5 The Gentiles - A plain prophecy of the calling…
The Gentiles - A plain prophecy of the calling of the Gentiles.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv3–5 Verse 3. And the Gentiles shall come] This has…
Verse 3. And the Gentiles shall come] This has been in some sort already fulfilled. The Gentiles have received the light of the Gospel from the land of Judea, and the Gentile kings have embraced that Gospel; so that many nations of the earth are full of the doctrine of Christ.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv3–4 Isa 60:3. The Gentiles shall come to thy light…
Isa 60:3. The Gentiles shall come to thy light — Or, shall be allured by thy light to come to thee, as travellers in a dark night, and out of their way, when a light discovers itself make to it; so the doctrine of the gospel shall shine so bright, and be made so conspicuous by preaching and miracles, that well-disposed heathen shall not only congratulate them that profess it, and wish them much joy, but shall rejoice to participate with them in their happiness. A plain prophecy this of the calling of the Gentiles, a promise of which was made to Christ, Isa 49:6. And, or Yea, kings to the brightness of thy rising — That is, the greatness and glories of the church shall attract the eyes of kings, and make them willing to become her proselytes. Or, to add to thy lustre, thou shalt not only be honoured by the conversion of mean persons, but even of honourable personages, yea, of kings, embracing the Christian faith, and submitting themselves to Christ’s sceptre and government: see Isa 49:23.
Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv3–5 And the Gentiles shall come - So splendid shall…
And the Gentiles shall come - So splendid shall be that glory, that it will attract the distant nations, and they shall come and participate in the blessings of the gospel. This contains the main statement which it is the design of this chapter to illustrate. The prophet had frequently made this statement before in general terms (compare Isa 2:3; Isa 11:10; Isa 49:22; Isa 54:3); but he here goes into a more particular account, and more fully describes the blessings which would result from this accession to the true church.
And kings - (Compare Isa 49:7, note; Isa 49:23, note; Isa 52:15, note).
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To the brightness of thy rising - This does not mean that the church was to arise with the splendor of the sun; but ‘thy rising’ means the rising upon her - called her rising, because it would shed its beams on her. It is correctly rendered by Lowth - ‘The brightness of thy sunrising;’ by Noyes and Herder. ‘The brightness that riseth upon thee.’
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv3–5 Rising. The three wise men were the first. [Matthew…
Rising. The three wise men were the first. [Matthew ii.]
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv3–5 (Isa 2:3; Isa 11:10; Isa 43:6; Isa 49:22; Isa…
(Isa 2:3; Isa 11:10; Isa 43:6; Isa 49:22; Isa 66:12).
kings-- (Isa 49:7, Isa 49:23; Isa 52:15).
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thy rising--rather, "thy sun-rising," that is, "to the brightness that riseth upon thee."
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv4–5 4. Lift up thine eyes — Zion is directed…
4. Lift up thine eyes — Zion is directed to look about her, and see the crowds approaching from afar. The crowds consist of dispersed Jews, thy sons; and more numerously of heathen as well.
Thy daughters — The sons walk, the daughters are carried. Words used to heighten the parallelism.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv3–5 3. And the Gentiles] And nations (R.V.).
3. And the Gentiles] And nations (R.V.).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv4–5 (4) Lift up thine eyes . . .—Repeated from…
(4) Lift up thine eyes . . .—Repeated from Isa_49:18.
Thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side . . .—Asin Isa_66:12, the words point to the Eastern custom of carrying young children on the hip of their mother, with their arms clasped round her waist.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv3–5 The Gentiles shall come to thy light. Plunged in…
The Gentiles shall come to thy light. Plunged in darkness themselves (ver. 2), the Gentiles shall be astonished and attracted by Israel"s radiance, and shall draw near to it and seek to partake of it. Among them shall come even their "kings," drawn by the brightness of the glory. (Isa_49:23)
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On vv3–5 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light
Isa_60:3
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light
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The attractiveness of an enlightened and light-giving Church
What shall invite such multitudes to the Church?
They shall be allowed to join themselves to thee--
1. By the light that shines upon thee.
2. By the light with which thou shinest. (M. Henry.)
The Jews unconsciously giving light to the Gentiles
I have read in one of George Macdonalds novels of a born blind lamplighter. He illumined the city at night; but he had no sense of what he was doing. So has it been with this land. She has presented the Portrait to the gallery; she has heard the plaudits of the spectators, and she has refused to join in them. In all history there is nothing so unique. It is the enemies of this land that have crowned her world-king; it is the Gentiles that have come to His light. The lamplighter has been blind to the beauty of that throne which she has illuminated. Palestine has lit up the scene; she has listened to the crowd shouting their applause, and she has wondered why. She has been like a deaf mute in a concert-room. She has struck by accident the notes of a harp, and by accident they have burst into music. The audience has cheered the performance to the echo; but the performer knows not her triumph. (G. Matheson, D. D.)
Blessings of light
Miss Florence Nightingale, as the result of her wide observation, remarks:--One of the greatest observers of human things says, Where there is sun there is thought. All physiology goes to confirm this. Where is the shady side of deep valleys, there is cretinism. Where are cellars and the unsunned side of narrow streets, there is the degeneracy of the human race; mind and body equally degenerating. Put the pale, withering plant and human being into the sun, and, if not too far gone, each will recover heart and spirit. In France there are hospitals where they trust almost entirely to light for the cure of disease. Surely there is here an earthly analogue to a spiritual fact. (W. G. Horder.)
The Biblical Illustrator, edited by Joseph S. Exell (c. 1880s–1900s) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v3 (See Scofield "Isa 42:6")
light
(See Scofield "Isa 42:6")
The Scofield Reference Bible (1917 edition), notes by C. I. Scofield — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v4 General Information:
General Information:
Here Yahweh begins speaking.
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They all gather themselves
"They" refers to the rest of the people of Israel who will come together to return to Jerusalem.
your daughters will be carried in their arms
This can be stated in active form. AT: "they will carry your daughters in their arms" or "they will carry your daughters on their hips" (See: Active or Passive)
Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart shall rejoice and overflow
These phrases share similar meanings and emphasize that they will be very happy because of what will happen in Jerusalem. (See: Parallelism)
the abundance of the sea
This refers to the riches and goods that will come to Jerusalem by way of shipping, perhaps from along the Mediterranean Sea.
be poured out to you
This describes that the abundance will be like water that gushes out. (See: Metaphor)
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son
heart
joy
nation
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv3, 5 60:3 The transformation of all nations and mighty kings…
60:3 The transformation of all nations and mighty kings will be so radical that all kingdoms will take notice and be drawn to God through his people (see also Rev 21:24).
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