Ships — To convey them to me. Tarshish — Those that traffick by sea. In naming this he implies all that had commerce with other nations. From far — From the remotest parts. Glorified — He will make thee honourable in the eyes of the world, especially in setting up the ministry of the gospel in the midst of thee.
Verse Isaiah 60:9. _THE SHIPS OF TARSHISH FIRST _- "The ships of Tarshish among the first"] For בראשנה _barishonah_ twenty-five MSS. and the _Syriac_ read כבראשנה _kebarishonah_, "as at the first." Th...
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...
CHAPTER 60 The Glory Chapter: The Morning of a New Age and Its Blessing 1. _The light and glory has come (Isaiah 60:1) _ 2. _The darkness before the morning (Isaiah 60:2) _ 3. The conversion of the G...
THE GLORIES OF THE NEW JERUSALEM. This, with Isaiah 61 f., is marked by close imitation of the style of 2 Is. ISAIAH 60:1. The prophet, taking for his standpoint the fulfilment of his prediction, pic...
ISLES. maritime lands. See note on Isaiah 11:11. SHALL WAIT. Compare Isaiah 42:4; Isaiah 51:5. SHIPS OF TARSHISH. See note on Isaiah
From the East the prophet turns to the West, and describes the ships of the Mediterranean "like white doves upon the wing" converging on Jerusalem. These also bring from afar the exiled sons of Zion,...
_Surely the isles shall wait for me_ ch. Isaiah 42:4; Isaiah 51:5. Duhm proposes to read "For to me shall the seafarers be gathered" (substituting ציים [see on ch. Isaiah 23:13] for איים, and slightly...
WHO ARE THESE THAT FLY? &C.— Vitringa understands by this new crowd of believers hastening to the church, the Greeks and Asiatics, and those of the west, groaning under the Ottoman empire, who, having...
2. GAIN TEXT: Isaiah 60:8-14 8 Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? 9 Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from...
Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israe...
1. The light of deliverance so long waited for (Isaiah 59:9) is about to shine. This prophecy received its highest fulfilment at the coming of Christ, the true Light of the world, which was followed b...
ISLES] the maritime lands of the west (Isaiah 49:1). SHIPS OF TARSHISH] cp. Isaiah 2:16; 1 Kings 10:22; 1 Kings 22:48; Deep-sea ships suitabl
As picture words, ‘ships, clouds, birds, nests’ describe a busy scene of action. Former enemies are now eager to bring back harmony and beauty to the city that once they tried to destroy. They do not...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S PROMISES TO HIS SPECIAL PEOPLE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 58 TO 66 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 60 NEW *JERUSALEM WILL BE SPLENDID V1 ‘Rise, *Jerusalem, and shine like...
THE ISLES... — _i.e.,_ as in Isaiah 49:1, the far-off maritime regions of the West. SHIPS OF TARSHISH. — These are, as in Isaiah 2:16, the first-class trading ships, whether trading with that country...
כִּֽי ־לִ֣י ׀ אִיִּ֣ים יְקַוּ֗וּ וָ אֳנִיֹּ֤ות...
CHAPTER XXIV SALVATION IN SIGHT Isaiah 60:1 THE deliverance from Babylon has long been certain, since chapter 48; all doubts in the way of Return have been removed, Isaiah 49:1 through Isaiah 52:12;...
THE LORD GLORIFIES HIS PEOPLE Isaiah 60:1-14 From this chapter and onward, the prophet predicts the glories of the restored Hebrew people. In a secondary sense, they are also true of the Church, for...
In this and the next two Chapter s, we have a glorious description of the ultimate realization of the purposes of God. It commences with a declaration of the material prosperity of the people describe...
Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships (k) of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, to the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Isra...
_Afar. All nations shall receive the gospel. Many made presents to the temple, after the return of the Jews. (Calmet) --- The islands, Great Britain, &c., embrace the faith. (Tertullian; Origen; Ven....
Reader! pause, I pray you over these sweet verses. Can there be a more delightful thought, than that of souls flying to Christ, as doves, who by instinct take shelter in their houses? Mark what Jesus...
9._Surely the islands shall wait for me. _After having employed every eulogium that he could find for extolling that wonderful benefit of restoration, Isaiah introduces God himself as speaking, that t...
Chapter 60 gives us the condition and the glory of Jerusalem in that time of blessing: all of the people thus spared would be righteous....
SURELY THE ISLES SHALL WAIT FOR ME;.... The Targum is, "for my Word.'' The Messiah, and his coming. The isles of Great Britain may more especially be intended, who, as they waited for his Gospel, an...
Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel...
_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; _...
THE GLORY OF THE MESSIAH UPON THE GENTILES...
Surely the isles, the inhabitants of the coasts and islands of the Mediterranean Sea, SHALL WAIT FOR ME AND THE SHIPS OF TARSHISH, here representing their owners, FIRST, as the first among the Gentile...
9-14 God will be very gracious. We must begin with his promise, thence all mercies take rise. Many shall be brought into the church, even from far countries. Christ is always ready to receive all who...
THE ISLES: see ISAIAH 41:1, ISAIAH 49:18. _The ships_, viz. to convey them to me. OF TARSHISH, i.e. those that traffic by sea, as before; see ISAIAH 2:16; these lying most convenient for that employme...
Isaiah 60:9 coastlands H339 wait H6960 (H8762) ships H591 Tarshish H8659 first H7223 bring H935 (H8687) sons...
‘Who are these who fly as the clouds, And as the doves to their windows (openings in the dovecotes). Surely the isles (coastlands) will wait for me, And the ships of Tarshish first, To bring your...
The subject of this chapter is, «The glory of the Church in the abundant access of the Gentiles, and the great blessings after a short affliction.» Isaiah 60:1. _Arise, shine; for thy light is come,...
This is a chapter full of good news, a prophecy of the bright days that are yet to come to this dark world. These dull days are not to last for ever. The reign of wickedness will come to an end, and e...
Isaiah 60:1. _Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall aris...
CONTENTS: The Deliverer out of Zion and the peace and joy of His coming. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: When the Redeemer shall appear in glory to be received as the Light of Israel, the knowl...
This chapter contains the full cup of consolation given to Zion, after all her woes and long afflictions in the dark ages of the church. But it is, as Matthew Henry judiciously observes, “the gospel c...
_The multitude of camels shall cover thee_ COMMERCIAL NATIONS AND NOMAD TRIBES AIDING THE CHURCH The nations engaged in commerce bring their wares to the Church; the tribe of Midian, descended from A...
_Surely the isles shall wait for Me_ THE SHIPS OF TARSHISH The ships of Tarshish coming from the extreme end of the European island-region, as the leaders of the fleet brining Lion’s children from a...
_Arise, shine; for thy light is come_ THE GLORY OF SPIRITUAL ISRAEL Having repeatedly and fully shown that the national pro-eminence of Israel was not to be perpetual, that the loss of it was the na...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 60:8 THESE THAT FLY LIKE A CLOUD are rapidly approaching foreign ships bringing new believers who are devoted to the Lord. THE SHIPS OF TARSHISH. See...
SECTION VII. THE GLORIES OF THE RESTORED JERUSALEM (Isaiah 60:1.). EXPOSITION ISAIAH 60:1 A SONG OF...
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, a...
1 Kings 10:1; 1 Kings 10:22; 1 Kings 22:48; 1 Kings 8:41; 2 C