Isaiah 60:5
in Isaiah 60Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then thou shalt see and be radiant, and thy heart shall thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee, the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Isaiah 60
Commentary
11 notes on this verse(Verse 5) Then you will see, and you will be wealthy, and your heart will be amazed and expanded: when the multitude of the sea turns to you, the strength of the nations will come to you. LXX: Then you will see, and you will be afraid, and you will be astonished in your heart: for the riches of the sea and the nations and the peoples will be transferred to you.
This site's exposition
Lift up your eyes and look around
on Isaiah 60:4-5
“Lift up your eyes” opens a scene of return: “your sons will come from afar”. Verse 5 names what the city feels, “your heart will tremble and swell with joy”, fear and gladness together. Two streams feed her: “the riches of the sea will be brought to you”.
This site's exposition
Then you will look and be radiant
Clarke follows the manuscripts that read you will fear for you will look, a difference of one letter, and Barnes judges the evidence too thin. Jamieson, Fausset & Brown take radiant as bright with joy. Henry sees a heart that swells to make room for the nations.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church3 voices
A commentator
BonaventureCollations on the Hexaemeron, Collation 22 · Written in the 13th century.
proposed
When the soul is lifted up, it must not be idle, but should look around. "Then you shall be radiant at what you see, your heart shall throb and overflow." Then, indeed, the soul must be fixed, and standing, and expecting. Then follows divine induction. …
A commentator
BonaventureCollations on the Hexaemeron, Collation 3 · Written in the 13th century.
proposed
"Then you shall be radiant at what you see, your heart shall throb and overflow": in contemplation, there is admiration, expansion, a transference and restoration of one's self.
Second, as to the servitude of the peoples: then shall you see; when the multitude of the sea, namely, the traders of the sea, shall be converted to you, serving you in commerce; the strength, kings and princes, providing peace and tribute to you. Or, …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
But, (3.) "When this fear is conquered thy heart shall be enlarged in holy love, so enlarged that thou shalt have room in it for all the Gentile converts; thou shalt not have such a narrow soul as thou hast had nor affections so confined within the Jewish pale." When God intends the beauty and prosperity of his church he gives this largeness of heart and an extensive charity.
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.
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)
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 tı̂re'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.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
see-- (Isa 60:4), namely, the bringing back of thy sons. flow together--rather, "overflow with joy" [LOWTH]; or, from a different Hebrew root, "be bright with joy" [GESENIUS] (Job 3:4). fear--rather, beat with the agitation of solemn joy at the marvellous sight [HORSLEY] (Jer 33:9). be enlarged--swell with delight.
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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, Jer 33:9, has the same natural and elegant sentiment: - “And this city shall become to me a name of joy; A praise and an honor for all the nations of the earth; Which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: And they shall fear, and they shall tremble, at all the goodness And at all the prosperity that I procure unto her.” And David: - “I will praise thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” Psa 139:14 His tibi me rebus quaedam divina voluptas Percipit atque horror. Lucret. 3:28. Recenti mens trepidat metu, Plenoque Bacchi pectore turbidum Laetatur. Hor. Carm. 2:19. 50:5.
The words behind it
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אָ֤ז | ʾaz | then | H227 → | 141 times |
| תִּרְאִי֙ | tiri | you will see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| וְנָהַ֔רְתְּ | venahart | and you will be radiant | H5102 → | |
| וּפָחַ֥ד | ufachad | and it will be in awe | H6342 → | 25 times |
| וְרָחַ֖ב | verachav | and it will be enlarged | H7337 → | 25 times |
| לְבָבֵ֑ךְ | levavekh | heart your | H3824 → | 252 times |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יֵהָפֵ֤ךְ | yehafekh | it will be turned over | H2015 → | 94 times |
| עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ | ʾalayikh | on you | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הֲמ֣וֹן | hamon | [the] abundance of | H1995 → | 83 times |
| יָ֔ם | yam | [the] sea | H3220 → | 396 times |
| חֵ֥יל | cheil | [the] wealth of | H2428 → | 246 times |
| גּוֹיִ֖ם | goyim | nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| יָבֹ֥אוּ | yavou | they will come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| לָֽךְ׃ | lakh | to you |
אָ֤זthen
ʾazH227 →141 times
תִּרְאִי֙you will see
tiriH7200 →1300 times
וְנָהַ֔רְתְּand you will be radiant
venahartH5102 →
וּפָחַ֥דand it will be in awe
ufachadH6342 →25 times
וְרָחַ֖בand it will be enlarged
verachavH7337 →25 times
לְבָבֵ֑ךְheart your
levavekhH3824 →252 times
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
יֵהָפֵ֤ךְit will be turned over
yehafekhH2015 →94 times
עָלַ֙יִךְ֙on you
ʾalayikhH5921 →5755 times
הֲמ֣וֹן[the] abundance of
hamonH1995 →83 times
יָ֔ם[the] sea
yamH3220 →396 times
חֵ֥יל[the] wealth of
cheilH2428 →246 times
גּוֹיִ֖םnations
goyimH1471 →561 times
יָבֹ֥אוּthey will come
yavouH935 →2568 times
לָֽךְ׃to you
lakh
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 61:6But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will boast in their…
it leads to
- Exodus 19:6
And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”
- 1 Peter 2:5
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- 1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Isaiah 60:5–7
Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will…
- Exodus 19:6
Through
Acts 11:17So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”
it leads to
- Acts 10:47
“Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!”
- Acts 10:47
Through
Acts 10:45All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.
it leads to
- Acts 10:23
So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.
- Acts 2:38
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 10:23
Through
Isaiah 23:18Yet her profits and wages will be set apart to the LORD; they will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live before the LORD, for abundant food…
it leads to
- Psalms 72:10
May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
- Psalms 72:10
Where this verse is studied
About Isaiah
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bonaventure, Collations on the Hexaemeron, Collation 22; Bonaventure, Collations on the Hexaemeron, Collation 3; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; 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 and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.