Isaiah 60:21
in Isaiah 60Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Thy people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
KJV
Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
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This verse in Isaiah 60
Commentary
9 notes on this verse(Vers. 21, 22.) But your people, all the righteous, will inherit the land forever, the offspring of my planting: the work of my hands for glorification. The least will become a thousand, and the smallest will become a mighty nation. I, the Lord, will do this suddenly in its time. LXX: Your people, all the righteous, will always possess the land: preserving the plantation, the works of their hands for glory. The one who is small will become a thousand, and the least will become a great nation. I, the Lord, will gather them in due time.
This site's exposition
Then all your people will be righteous
on Isaiah 60:21-22
“Then all your people will be righteous”, named “the branch of My planting”, the branch word of 11:1. Verse 22 closes with growth: “The least of you will become a thousand”. The last line holds the time and the speed together: “in its time I will accomplish it quickly”.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
From the various translations and the Septuagint we find that the author of these words, and so to speak, the gardener, is the God of the universe. For it is he who has planted his church. It is he who watches over it now. It …
The Medieval Church1 voice
Second, he sets out the observance of justice: and your people shall be all just; to glorify me, above: every one that calls upon my name, I have created him for my glory (Isa 43:7). They shall inherit the land for ever, as long as …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
They shall be all righteous, that is, they shall be entirely righteous; as there shall be none corrupt among them, so there shall be no corruption in them; the spirits of just men shall there be made perfect. And they shall be all the righteous together who shall replenish the New Jerusalem; it is called the congregation of the righteous, Ps. i.
7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory. 8 Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? It is here promised that the gospel temple shall be very lightsome and very large.
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2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Thy people also shall be all righteous - (See the notes at Isa 4:2). They shall inherit the land for ever - (See the notes at Isa 49:8; Isa 54:3; compare Isa 65:9; Mat 5:5). The branch of my planting - On the meaning of the word branch, see the notes at Isa 11:1; Isa 14:19. Here it means a scion or shoot which Yahweh had planted, and which had sprung up under his culture. Grotius supposes it means posterity.
Of my planting - מטעי mattai; so, with the Keri, read forty-four MSS. (seven ancient) and six editions; with which agree the Syriac, Chaldee, and Vulgate.
The words behind it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעַמֵּךְ֙ | veamekh | and people your | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| כֻּלָּ֣ם | kulam | all of them | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| צַדִּיקִ֔ים | tzadikim | [will be] righteous | H6662 → | 206 times |
| לְעוֹלָ֖ם | leolam | for ever | H5769 → | 438 times |
| יִ֣ירְשׁוּ | yireshu | they will possess | H3423 → | 231 times |
| אָ֑רֶץ | ʾaretz | [the] land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| נֵ֧צֶר | netzer | [the] shoot of | H5342 → | 4 times |
| מַטָּעַ֛י | matai | planting<s> my | H4302 → | |
| מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה | maaseh | [the] work of | H4639 → | 236 times |
| יָדַ֖י | yadai | hands my | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| לְהִתְפָּאֵֽר׃ | lehitpaer | to glorify myself | H6286 → | 14 times |
וְעַמֵּךְ֙and people your
veamekhH5971 →1873 times
כֻּלָּ֣םall of them
kulamH3605 →5413 times
צַדִּיקִ֔ים[will be] righteous
tzadikimH6662 →206 times
לְעוֹלָ֖םfor ever
leolamH5769 →438 times
יִ֣ירְשׁוּthey will possess
yireshuH3423 →231 times
אָ֑רֶץ[the] land
ʾaretzH776 →2504 times
נֵ֧צֶר[the] shoot of
netzerH5342 →4 times
מַטָּעַ֛יplanting<s> my
mataiH4302 →
מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה[the] work of
maasehH4639 →236 times
יָדַ֖יhands my
yadaiH3027 →1618 times
לְהִתְפָּאֵֽר׃to glorify myself
lehitpaerH6286 →14 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
Isaiah 61:3to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be…
it leads to
- Psalms 30:11
You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
- Jeremiah 17:7–8
But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
- John 16:20
Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
- Isaiah 61:10
I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom…
- Psalms 45:7
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
- Psalms 30:11
Through
Psalms 37:11But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
it leads to
- Matthew 5:5
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
- Galatians 5:22–23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- Matthew 5:5
Through
Matthew 15:13But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
it leads to
- John 15:2
He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
- John 15:2
Where this verse is studied
About Isaiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 19:60.21 and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.