Isaiah 60:7
in Isaiah 60All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Isaiah 60
Commentary
12 notes on this verse(Verse 6, 7) The flood of camels shall cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah. All those from Sheba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense, and proclaiming the praise of the Lord. All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to you, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; they shall be offered on my acceptable altar, and I will glorify the house of my majesty.
This site's exposition
Caravans of camels will cover your land
on Isaiah 60:6-7
“Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah”, so one verse maps the trade roads of Arabia into Zion. Verse 7 turns to flocks: “All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you”. Kedar and Nebaioth are sons of Ishmael at Genesis 25:13.
This site's exposition
go up on My altar with acceptance
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown trace Nebaioth to the Nabatheans. Clarke pictures the rams going up on the altar of their own accord, and among the heathen a willing victim was a good omen. Henry reads the flocks of Kedar as people who serve God, the living sacrifices of Romans 12:1.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
The text teaches that irrational beasts share in the light of the knowledge of God. And it is not thoughtless gifts that on the altar are offered, but acceptable ones that are pleasing. He says, "A sacrifice of praise will glorify me" and "Sacrifice an …
The Medieval Church1 voice
Second, as to clean animals, inasmuch as they were granted to be used for food: all the flocks of Cedar, the son of Ismael, from whom a land, which abounds in sheep, has its name; the rams of Nabaioth, another son of Ismael; shall minister …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee,.... Nebaioth and Kedar were the sons of Ishmael, Gen 25:13, Ishmael's twelve sons, of which Nebaioth was the eldest, inhabited all the country from Euphrates to the Red sea, calling it the Nabatene country, as Josephus (b) says; these design the Turks and Saracens, who shall now be converted.
The flocks and rams are precious souls; for they are said to minister to the church, and to come up as living sacrifices, presenting themselves to God by a reasonable service on his altar, Rom. xii.
): I will glorify the house of my glory. The church is the house of God's glory, where he manifests his glory to his people and receives that homage by which they do honour to him. And it is for the glory of this house, and of him that keeps house there, both that the Gentiles shall bring their offerings to it and that they shall be accepted therein.
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4 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Acceptance - They shall not now, as heretofore, be rejected. The house - The temple, or my house: God shall become glorious by the multitude of sacrifices, that shall be offered, and accepted here. This is a type of how glorious his New Testament worship shall be.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
All the flocks of Kedar - On the word ‘Kedar,’ see the notes at Isa 21:16. The Kedarenians were a wandering tribe that frequently changed their residence, though it is probable they usually dwelt in the south part of Arabia Deserta, or the north of Arabia Petraea. They are mentioned as dwelling in beautiful tents Son 1:5: ‘I am black, but comely as the tents of Kedar,’ see Psa 120:5; compare Isa 21:16-17; Isa 42:11. The language here also means that that which constituted their principal wealth would come and enrich Jerusalem, or the church of God.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
So 1:5), in the south of Arabia-Deserta, or north of Arabia-Petræa; they traded in flocks (Eze 27:21). Nebaioth--son of Ishmael, as was Kedar. Father of the Nabatheans in Arabia-Petræa. minister--by coming up as an acceptable sacrifice. come up with acceptance--that is, acceptably.
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The rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee - Vitringa on the place understands their ministering, and ascending or going up on the altar, as offering themselves voluntarily: ipsi se, non expectato sacerdote alto, gloriae et sanctificationi divini nominis ultro ac libenter oblaturi. “They, waiting for no priest, go and freely offer themselves to the glory and sanctification of the sacred name.” This gives a very elegant and poetical turn to the image. It was a general notion that prevailed with sacrificers among the heathen, that the victim’s being brought without reluctance to the altar was a good omen; and the contrary a bad one. Sabinos petit aliquanto tristior; quod sacrificanti hostia aufugerat. Sueton. Titus, cap. 10. Accessit dirum omen, profugus altaribus tauris. “It was an omen of dreadful portent when the victim fled away from the altar.” Tacit. Hist. 3:56. - L.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| צֹ֤אן | tzon | <the> flock of | H6629 → | 274 times |
| קֵדָר֙ | kedar | Kedar | H6938 → | 12 times |
| יִקָּ֣בְצוּ | yikavetzu | they will gather | H6908 → | 127 times |
| לָ֔ךְ | lakh | to you | ||
| אֵילֵ֥י | ʾeilei | [the] rams of | H352 → | 187 times |
| נְבָי֖וֹת | nevayot | Nebaioth | H5032 → | |
| יְשָׁרְת֑וּנֶךְ | yesharetunekh | they will serve you | H8334 → | 97 times |
| יַעֲל֤וּ | yaalu | they will go up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| רָצוֹן֙ | ratzon | acceptance | H7522 → | 56 times |
| מִזְבְּחִ֔י | mizbechi | altar my | H4196 → | 401 times |
| וּבֵ֥ית | uveit | and [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| תִּפְאַרְתִּ֖י | tifarti | splendor my | H8597 → | 51 times |
| אֲפָאֵֽר׃ | ʾafaer | I will beautify | H6286 → | 14 times |
כָּל־every
kol-H3605 →5413 times
צֹ֤אן<the> flock of
tzonH6629 →274 times
קֵדָר֙Kedar
kedarH6938 →12 times
יִקָּ֣בְצוּthey will gather
yikavetzuH6908 →127 times
לָ֔ךְto you
lakh
אֵילֵ֥י[the] rams of
ʾeileiH352 →187 times
נְבָי֖וֹתNebaioth
nevayotH5032 →
יְשָׁרְת֑וּנֶךְthey will serve you
yesharetunekhH8334 →97 times
יַעֲל֤וּthey will go up
yaaluH5927 →890 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
רָצוֹן֙acceptance
ratzonH7522 →56 times
מִזְבְּחִ֔יaltar my
mizbechiH4196 →401 times
וּבֵ֥יתand [the] house of
uveitH1004 →2046 times
תִּפְאַרְתִּ֖יsplendor my
tifartiH8597 →51 times
אֲפָאֵֽר׃I will beautify
ʾafaerH6286 →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 56:7I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called…
it leads to
- Mark 11:17
Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of…
- Isaiah 2:2–3
In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to…
- Malachi 1:11
For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name…
- Luke 19:46
He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
- Matthew 21:13
And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
- Mark 11:17
Through
Job 42:8So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer…
it leads to
- Numbers 23:1
Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”
- James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
- Numbers 23:1
Through
Romans 15:16to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy…
it leads to
- Romans 11:13
I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry
- Romans 11:13
Where this verse is studied
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); Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah; 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; Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 19:60.6-7 and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.