Isaiah 60:5

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. THEN THOU SHALT SEE (Isaiah 60:4) - namely, the bringing back of thy sons. AND FLOW TOGETHER (Hebrew, naharte) - literally, to flow as a river. Thou shalt" - i:e., thy children shall flow together from all lands (cf. Isaiah 66:12). Or else, 'overflow with joy' (Lowth); or else, in the Chaldaic sense, akin to the Hebrew root, nuwr (H5135), 'be bright (with joy)' (Gesenius). (Job 3:4;...

5._Then shalt thou see. _These things appear, at first sight, to be somewhat inconsistent with each other, that formerly he spoke of the fact as present, and now foretells it as future. But formerly he spoke of the eyes of faith, which beholds those things which do not fall under the senses of men, and now he speaks of the actual event; or, at least, he intended by the present tense to point out the certainty; but now, in order that believers may continue to exercise patience, he limits the same statement. Besides, although those things which the Lord promises are concealed, for a time, from the eyes of men, yet believers perceive them by faith; so that they have a firm belief and expectation of the accomplishment of them, however incredible they may appear to others. _Thou shalt shine, _or, _thou shalt overflow. _As the verb נהר (_nahar_) signifies both “to shine” and “to overflow,” so...

1-8 As far as we have the knowledge of God in us, and the favour of God towards us, our light is come. And if God's glory is seen upon us to our honour, we ought, not only with our lips, but in our lives, to return its praise. We meet with nothing in the history of the Jews which can be deemed a fulfilment of the prophecy in this chapter; we must conclude it relates principally to future events. It predicts the purity and enlargement of the church. The conversion of souls is here described. They fly to Christ, to the church, to the word and ordinances, as doves to their own home; thither they fly for refuge and shelter, thither they fly for rest. What a pleasant sight to see poor souls hastening to Christ!...

Verse 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_ expressed in the first. The Prophet Jeremiah, Jeremiah 33:9, has the same natural and elegant sentiment: - "And this city shall become to me a name of joy; A praise

THEN SHALT THOU SEE - Lowth renders this, ‘Then shalt thou fear and overflow with joy;’ and supposes that it refers to the agitation and anxiety of mind attending the scene, and to the joy consequent on the numerous conversions. His authority for this change is, that forty manuscripts (two of them ancient) have תיראי, ‘thou shalt fear,’ instead of תראי _tı̂r__e__'ı̂y_, ‘thou shalt see.’ But though the change is of a single letter, there is not sufficient authority to make it, nor does the sense require it. The Vulgate, Septuagint, Chaldee, Syiac, Arabic, and Castellio, all render it in accordance with the present reading of the Hebrew text. The idea is, that Jerusalem would look with deep interest on the great multitude that would be converted to her, and that the effect would be to cause the heart to overflow with joy. And

SECTION VII. THE GLORIES OF THE RESTORED JERUSALEM (Isaiah 60:1.). EXPOSITION ISAIAH 60:1 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, which describes the fall and ruin of Babylon. It is compos

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 u, or be surprised at the sight; and others the next clause, "thou shall be enlightened" w; that is, shall see, being enlightened, and shall increase in light and knowledge more and more; or "shine" x, in great splendour and glory: AND THINE HEART SHALL FEAR, AND BE ENLARGED; shall fear the Lord and his goodness, and be enlarged with love to him, his truths and ordinances, and his people; and particularly shall be enlarged to receive in the most cordial manner those that flock unto her: BECAUSE THE ABUNDANCE OF TH...

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 arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising._ The Church of God is one, whether it be among Jews or Gentiles. That poor Church seemed left and forsaken; dark days came, and it looked as if the Church must even cease to exist, but it did not. Now, God has brought in many sinners of the Gentiles, and he will bring them in much more numerously in the future times of refreshing. They shall come in armies, in hosts, in nations, and the Church of God shall be exceedingly glorious. Isaiah 60:4. Lift up

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 Gentiles (Isaiah 60:3) _ 4. _The dispersed brought home (Isaiah 60:4) _ 5. _The conversion of the world (Isaiah 60:5) _ 6. _Jerusalem restored and glorified (Isaiah 60:10) _ 7. The theocratic kingdom established: Its material and spiritual

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, pictures as accomplished facts Zion's coming glories. While all other nations lie in darkness, Yahweh bids Zion stand forth radiant in the light of the prosperity He bestows. The nations are drawn to Zion's bright light. ISAIAH 60:3. RISING: _i.e._ dawn. ISAIAH 60:4. He bids her behold her exiled children brought home from distant lands, her daughters carried carefully upon the hip (_cf. mg.),_ as is the custom of the Oriental nurse. Then shall her face become radiant, and her heart b