Isaiah 60:11

Therefore thy She'arim shall be open continually; 1 they shall not be shut yomam valailah; 1 that men may bring unto thee the chayil Goyim (wealth of the Nations), 1 and that their melachim may be led in procession. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.

In Context

10And the Bnei Nekhar shall build up thy chomot, 1 and their melachim shall minister unto thee; 1 for in My ketzef I struck thee, 1 but in My ratzon have I had rachamim on thee. 1

12For the Goy and Mamlachah 1 that will not serve thee shall perish; 1 yes, those Goyim shall be utterly ruined. + 60:12 T.N. Notice that an anti-Jerusalem, anti-Jewish sentiment among believers is a contradiction in terms here in this verse 1

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Cross References

Nehemiah 13:19And it came to pass, that when the gates of Yerushalayim began to be dark before Shabbos, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after Shabbos, and some of my own men set I at the gates, that there should no massa (burden) be brought in on Shabbos.

Isaiah 49:23And melachim shall be thy omenim (foster fathers, supporters, nurturers), 1 and their sarot thy wet nurses; 1 they shall bow down before thee with their face toward eretz, 1 and lick the aphar of thy raglayim; 1 and thou shalt know that I am Hashem; 1 for they shall not be put to shame that wait for Me. 1

Isaiah 60:18Chamas shall no more be heard in thy land, 1 shod nor shever within thy borders; 1 but thou shalt call thy chomot Yeshu'ah (Salvation), 1 and thy she'arim Tehillah (Praise). 1

Revelation 21:25And b'yom (for there will be no Lailah) the she'arim (gates) of it shall never be shut. + 21:25 Isa 60:11; Zech 14:7

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 60:10-15

The Enlargement of the Church. ( b. c. 706.) 9 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. 10 And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee. 11 Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be… Read the whole commentary →

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