New English Translation
Isaiah 60:10
10Foreigners will rebuild your walls; their kings will serve you. Even though I struck you down in my anger, I will restore my favor and have compassion on you.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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 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.
Context of Isaiah 60:10
8Who are these who float along like a cloud, who fly like doves to their shelters? 9Indeed, the coastlands look eagerly for me, the large ships are in the lead, bringing your sons from far away, along with their silver and gold, to honor the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has bestowed honor on you. Foreigners will rebuild your walls; their kings will serve you. Even though I struck you down in my anger, I will restore my favor and have compassion on you. 11Your gates will remain open at all times; they will not be shut during the day or at night, so that the wealth of nations may be delivered, with their kings leading the way. 12Indeed, nations or kingdoms that do not serve you will perish; such nations will be totally destroyed.
Read all of Isaiah 60Isaiah 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 61:5“Foreigners will take care of your sheep; foreigners will work in your fields and vineyards.
- Isaiah 66:21And I will choose some of them as priests and Levites,” says the Lord.
- Zechariah 6:15Then those who are far away will come and build the temple of the Lord so that you may know that the Lord who rules over all has sent me to you. This will all come to pass if you completely obey the voice of the Lord your God.”’”
- Isaiah 60:3Nations come to your light, kings to your bright light.
- Isaiah 49:23Kings will be your children’s guardians; their princesses will nurse your children. With their faces to the ground they will bow down to you and they will lick the dirt on your feet. Then you will recognize that I am the Lord; those who wait patiently for me are not put to shame.
- Ezra 6:3In the first year of his reign, King Cyrus gave orders concerning the temple of God in Jerusalem: ‘Let the temple be rebuilt as a place where sacrifices are offered. Let its foundations be set in place. Its height is to be ninety feet and its width ninety feet,
- Ezra 7:12“Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, a scribe of the perfect law of the God of heaven:
- Nehemiah 2:7I said to the king, “If the king is so inclined, let him give me letters for the governors of Trans-Euphrates that will enable me to travel safely until I reach Judah,
- Revelation 21:24The nations will walk by its light and the kings of the earth will bring their grandeur into it.
- Isaiah 12:1At that time you will say: “I praise you, O Lord, for even though you were angry with me, your anger subsided, and you consoled me.
- Isaiah 54:7“For a short time I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will gather you.
- Isaiah 57:17I was angry because of their sinful greed; I attacked them and angrily rejected them, yet they remained disobedient and stubborn.
- Psalms 30:5For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in 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
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