Isaiah 60:13
in Isaiah 60The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.
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ASV
The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir-tree, the pine, and the box-tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
KJV
The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
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This verse in Isaiah 60
Commentary
10 notes on this verse(Verses 13, 14.) The glory of Lebanon will come to you, the cypress, the fir tree, and the pine tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will glorify the place of my feet. The descendants of those who oppressed you will come to you bent low, and all who spoke against you will bow down at your feet and call you the city of the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
This site's exposition
The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee
on Isaiah 60:13-14
The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together names the cedar country's finest timber brought to beautify the place of my sanctuary, echoing the temple's own building materials centuries earlier. Verse 14 turns from timber to people, the sons of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee, former oppressors now bowing at the soles of thy feet and giving the city a new name, The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel. Henry reads the reversal of verse 14 as complete, the very nations that once humbled Zion now honoring her, and Barnes notes the new name given in verse 14 as the same title, Holy One of Israel, that runs through the whole book from chapter 6 forward.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Scripture likes to compare the multitude of the saints with trees of this kind.… Paul calls us in one place "the plantation of God." Some interpreters say that Scripture calls the nations Lebanon (just as Carmel can mean Jerusalem, though it is a mountain in …
The Medieval Church1 voice
The glory of Libanus. Here he sets out the rebuilding of the structures of the temple: the glory of Libanus, which is the fir tree, and the box tree, and the pine tree; to beautify the place, namely, the temple, of my feet, in which …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
The ark is called his footstool, because it was under the mercy-seat, Ps. cxxxii. This he will make glorious in the eyes of his people and of all their neighbours. The glory of the latter house, to which this refers, though in many instances inferior, was yet really greater than the glory of the former, because Christ came to that temple, Mal. iii.
The glory - The box, the fir, the pine, and the cedar, on account whereof Lebanon was so famous; kings and great ones, the glory of the world, and also persons of a lower rank, shall be the materials, and members of Christ's church. To beautify - This is the reason and end why the glory of Lebanon is to be brought hither; by these trees understand the beauty, and nobility of the church.
The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee,.... Which are the trees that grew upon it, especially the cedars, for which it was famous, as well as the other trees after mentioned.
3 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The glory of Lebanon - The ‘glory of Lebanon,’ here means the trees that grew on Lebanon (see the notes at Isa 35:2). Shall come unto thee - That is, thy beauty and glory will be as great as if those valuable trees were brought and planted around the temple. The fir-tree - (See the notes at Isa 41:19; Isa 55:13). The box - (See also the notes at Isa 41:19).
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
glory--that is, the trees which adorned Lebanon; emblem of men eminent in natural gifts, devoting all that is in them to the God of Israel (Ho 14:5, 6). fir . . . pine . . . box--rather, "the cypress . . . ilex . . . cedar." place of my sanctuary--Jerusalem (Jer 3:17). place of my feet--no longer the ark (Jer 3:16), "the footstool" of Jehovah (Ps 99:5;
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And I will make the place of my feet glorious “And that I may glorify the place whereon I rest my feet” - The temple of Jerusalem was called the house of God, and the place of his rest or residence. The visible symbolical appearance of God, called by the Jews the schechinah, was in the most holy place, between the wings of the cherubim, above the ark. This is considered as the throne of God, presiding as King over the Jewish state; and as a footstool is a necessary appendage to a throne, (see note on Isa 52:2 (note)), the ark is considered as the footstool of God, and is so called, Psa 99:6; 1Ch 28:2. The glory of Lebanon - That is, the cedar.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
box trees, firs, and cypresses Species of trees of the forest of Lebanon.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כְּב֤וֹד | kevod | [the] splendor of | H3519 → | 200 times |
| הַלְּבָנוֹן֙ | halevanon | <the> Lebanon | H3844 → | 71 times |
| אֵלַ֣יִךְ | ʾelayikh | to you | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יָב֔וֹא | yavo' | it will come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בְּר֛וֹשׁ | beroosh | cypress | H1265 → | 20 times |
| תִּדְהָ֥ר | tidhar | elm | H8410 → | |
| וּתְאַשּׁ֖וּר | uteashur | and box tree | H8391 → | |
| יַחְדָּ֑ו | yachdav | together | H3162 → | 141 times |
| לְפָאֵר֙ | lefaer | to beautify | H6286 → | 14 times |
| מְק֣וֹם | mekom | [the] place of | H4725 → | 401 times |
| מִקְדָּשִׁ֔י | mikdashi | sanctuary my | H4720 → | 75 times |
| וּמְק֥וֹם | umekom | and [the] place of | H4725 → | 401 times |
| רַגְלַ֖י | raglai | feet my | H7272 → | 247 times |
| אֲכַבֵּֽד׃ | ʾakhabed | I will glorify | H3513 → | 113 times |
כְּב֤וֹד[the] splendor of
kevodH3519 →200 times
הַלְּבָנוֹן֙<the> Lebanon
halevanonH3844 →71 times
אֵלַ֣יִךְto you
ʾelayikhH413 →5510 times
יָב֔וֹאit will come
yavo'H935 →2568 times
בְּר֛וֹשׁcypress
berooshH1265 →20 times
תִּדְהָ֥רelm
tidharH8410 →
וּתְאַשּׁ֖וּרand box tree
uteashurH8391 →
יַחְדָּ֑וtogether
yachdavH3162 →141 times
לְפָאֵר֙to beautify
lefaerH6286 →14 times
מְק֣וֹם[the] place of
mekomH4725 →401 times
מִקְדָּשִׁ֔יsanctuary my
mikdashiH4720 →75 times
וּמְק֥וֹםand [the] place of
umekomH4725 →401 times
רַגְלַ֖יfeet my
raglaiH7272 →247 times
אֲכַבֵּֽד׃I will glorify
ʾakhabedH3513 →113 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 132:7Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool.
it leads to
- Psalms 99:5
Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy!
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Lamentations 2:1
How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion with the cloud of His anger! He has cast the glory of Israel from heaven to earth. He has abandoned His footstool in the day…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 5:7
But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.
- Psalms 99:5
Through
Psalms 96:6Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty fill His sanctuary.
it leads to
- Psalms 63:2–3
So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
- Psalms 63:2–3
Through
Isaiah 35:2It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the…
it leads to
- Romans 10:15
And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
- Isaiah 25:9
And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us…
- Habakkuk 2:14
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
- Romans 10:15
Through
Ezra 7:27Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,
it leads to
- Ezra 6:22
For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands…
- Ezra 6:22
About Isaiah
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Procopius of Gaza, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 60:1-22 and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.