Isaiah 60:10

Sons of foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you; 1 though in my wrath I punished you, yet in my favor I will have compassion on you. 1

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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.

In Context

9The coastlands look for me, and the ships of Tarshish lead, 1 to bring your sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, 1 for the name of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has honored you. 1

11Your gates also will remain open continually; they will not be shut day or night, 1 so that the wealth of the nations may be brought, with their kings being led. 1

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Cross References

Ezra 6:3“In the first year of King Cyrus, Cyrus issued a decree about the house of God in Jerusalem: 'Let the house be rebuilt as a place for sacrifice, let its foundations be laid, let its height be sixty cubits, and its width sixty cubits,

Nehemiah 2:7Then I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors in the Province Beyond the River so that they may permit me to pass through their territories on my way to Judah.

Isaiah 12:1On that day you will say, 1 “I will give thanks to you, Yahweh. For though you were angry with me, your wrath has turned away, and you have comforted me. 1

Isaiah 49:23Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursemaids; 1 they will bow down to you with their faces to the earth and lick the dust of your feet; 1 and you will know that I am Yahweh; those who wait for me will not be put to shame.” 1

Isaiah 54:8In a flood of anger I hid my face from you momentarily; 1 but with everlasting covenant faithfulness I will have mercy on you— 1 says Yahweh, the one who rescues you. 1

Isaiah 60:3Nations will come to your light, and kings to your bright light that is rising. 1

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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