Isaiah 60:9

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Isaiah 60:9

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Summary

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, because he hath glorified thee.

The isles

The ships

Isaiah 2:16

1 Kings 10:22

1 Kings 22:48

Thy sons

Unto

Because

Luke 2:32

General references

Psalm 72:10

Ezekiel 27:12

Bible References

The isles

He will not lose hope or courage. He will establish justice on the earth. Distant lands eagerly wait for his law.

Listen to this, you islands! Pay attention you people far away. Jehovah chose me long before I was born. He recorded my name while I was in my mother's womb.

My righteousness is near. My salvation is on the way and my arm (power) will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm (power).

I will set up a sign among them and send some of their survivors to the nations: to Tarshish, Put and Lud, Meshech, Rosh, Tubal, Javan, and to the distant coastlands who have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will tell about my glory among the nations.

May God extend the territory of Japheth. And may Japheth live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his slave.

The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

The kings of Tarshish and of the isles will bring tribute (presents). The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts.

Jehovah will fill them with fear for he will starve (emaciate) all the gods of the earth! Men will worship him, each one from his place, even the coastlands of the nations.

The ships

and also against all the large ships of Tarshish and all the beautiful boats.

For the king had Tarshish-ships at sea with the ships of Hiram. Once every three years the Tarshish-ships came with gold and silver and ivory and apes (monkeys) and peacocks.

King Jehoshaphat had ocean-going ships built to sail to the land of Ophir for gold. They were wrecked at Eziongeber and never sailed.

Thy sons

Look up, look around, and watch. All of your people assemble and come to you. Your sons come from far away. Your daughters are carried in their arms.

Threaten the beast that is among the cattails, the herd of bulls with the calves of the nations, until it humbles itself with pieces of silver. Scatter the people who find joy in war.

Judah will also fight at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the nations round about will be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.

They were very urgent in their concern for this grace and the fellowship in the ministering to the holy ones.

You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

The Jerusalem above is free. She is our mother.

Unto

Jehovah said: I will make all my goodness pass in front of you. I will call out my name, JEHOVAH. I will be kind to anyone I want to. I will be merciful to anyone I want to.

Jehovah came down in a cloud and stood with him as Moses called upon the name of Jehovah!

They said: From a very far country, your servants came because of the name of Jehovah your God, for we have heard about him and all he did in Egypt;

When a foreigner who lives in a distant land hears of your fame and of the great things you have done for your people and comes to worship you and to pray at this Temple,

The queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame. She traveled to Jerusalem to test him with difficult questions.

A man's stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth. He will be filled with the produce from his lips.

At that time, they will call Jerusalem the throne of Jehovah. All nations will gather in Jerusalem because the name of Jehovah will be found there. They will no longer follow their own stubborn, evil ways.

I have made your name known, and will make it known. That way your love for me may be with them and I may be with them.

The Lord said to him: Be on your way. This man is a chosen vessel to bear my name to the people of the nations, and kings and the children of Israel.

Because

Jehovah will have compassion on Jacob and again choose Israel. He will resettle them in their own country. Foreigners will join them and unite with the descendants of Jacob.

I honor you because you are precious to me and I love you. I will exchange others for you. Nations will be the price I pay for your life.

Awake, awake, O Zion, put on your strength. Put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and defiled will not enter you again.

You will summon nations you do not know. Nations that do not know you will run to you, because of Jehovah your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.

Because of the iniquity of his covetousness gain I was angry and struck him. I hid and was angry. He went on backsliding in the way of his heart (his heart directed course of life).

The people who live there will sing songs of praise. The sound of laughter will be heard from there. I will make them numerous, and their number will not decrease. I will bring them honor, and they will not be considered unimportant.

It is a light of revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel.

General references

The kings of Tarshish and of the isles will bring tribute (presents). The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts.

People from Tarshish traded with you because you were so very rich. They exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your merchandise.