Isaiah 60:10

Isaiah 60:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Though in anger I struck you, in favor I will show you compassion.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“The sons of foreigners shall build up your walls, And their kings shall minister to you; For in My wrath I struck you, But in My favor I have had mercy on you.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Foreigners will come to rebuild your towns, and their kings will serve you. For though I have destroyed you in my anger, I will now have mercy on you through my grace.

Context of Isaiah 60:10

8Who are these that fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows? 9For the coastlands shall hope for me, the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your children from afar, their silver and gold with them, for the name of the Lord your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has made you beautiful. Foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you; for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor I have had mercy on you. 11Your gates shall be open continually; day and night they shall not be shut, that people may bring to you the wealth of the nations, with their kings led in procession. 12For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; those nations shall be utterly laid waste.

Isaiah 60:10 word by word

וּבָנ֤וּ בְנֵֽי־נֵכָר֙ חֹמֹתַ֔יִךְ וּמַלְכֵיהֶ֖ם יְשָׁרְת֑וּנֶךְ כִּ֤י בְקִצְפִּי֙ הִכִּיתִ֔יךְ וּבִרְצוֹנִ֖י רִֽחַמְתִּֽיךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: type ofH1121
• of strangersנֵכָרnêkâr · foreignH5236
• shall build upבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• thy wallsחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• and their kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• shall ministerשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334
• unto thee: for in my wrathקֶ֫צֶףqetseph · wrathH7110
• I smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• thee, but in my favourרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
• have I had mercyרָחַםrâcham · to have compassionH7355

Cross-references for Isaiah 60:10

• Isaiah 61:5Strangers shall stand and tend your flocks; foreigners shall be your plowmen and vinedressers;
• Isaiah 66:21And some of them also I will take for priests and for Levites, says the Lord.
• Zechariah 6:15"And those who are far off shall come and help to build the temple of the Lord. And you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. And this shall come to pass, if you will diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God."
• Isaiah 60:3And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
• Isaiah 49:23Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you, and lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who wait for me shall not be put to shame."
• Ezra 6:3In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king issued a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be rebuilt, the place where sacrifices were offered, and let its foundations be retained. Its height shall be sixty cubits and its breadth sixty cubits,
• Ezra 7:12"Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven. Peace. And now
• Nehemiah 2:7And I said to the king, "If it pleases the king, let letters be given me to the governors of the province Beyond the River, that they may let me pass through until I come to Judah,
• Revelation 21:24By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it,
• Isaiah 12:1You will say in that day: "I will give thanks to you, O Lord, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me.
• Isaiah 54:7For a brief moment I deserted you, but with great compassion I will gather you.
• Isaiah 57:17Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry, I struck him; I hid my face and was angry, but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart.
• Psalms 30:5For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

Commentaries on Isaiah 60:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And the sons of strangers - They who have been devoted to a foreign and a false religion shall become devoted to the true religion, and engage in the service of the true God. Shall build up thy walls - Jerusalem is represented as a ruined city. Her walls had been thrown down, and were lying prostrate. In restoring her to her former magnificence, strangers and foreigners would lend their cheerful aid. The idea is, that they would become tributary to the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-14Verses 9-14 God will be very gracious. We must begin with his promise, thence all mercies take rise. Many shall be brought into the church, even from far countries. Christ is always ready to receive all who come to him; and the gate of mercy is always open, night and day. All that are about the church shall be made serviceable to it. But those who will not be subject to Christ's golden sceptre, to his word and Spirit, who will not be kept in by the laws…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10their kings will serve you: God's people, once humiliated (Isaiah 2:11), will be honored.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. kings ... minister unto thee--(See on Is 60:7; Is 49:23). in my wrath I smote thee--(Is 54:7, 8; 57:17).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 60

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings