Isaiah 60:8

Isaiah 60:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
• New International Version (NIV)“Who are these that fly along like clouds, like doves to their nests?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Who are these that fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows?
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Who are these who fly like a cloud, And like doves to their roosts?

Context of Isaiah 60:8

6The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of Yhwh. 7All 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. Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? 9Surely 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 Yhwh thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee. 10And 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.

Isaiah 60:8 word by word

מִי־אֵ֖לֶּה כָּעָ֣ב תְּעוּפֶ֑ינָה וְכַיּוֹנִ֖ים אֶל־אֲרֻבֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• flyעוּף‛ûph · to flyH5774
• as a cloudעָב‛âb · cloudH5645
• and as the dovesיוֹנָהyônâh · doveH3123
• to their windowsאֲרֻבָּה'ărubbâh · windowH699

Cross-references for Isaiah 60:8

• Isaiah 60:4Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.
• Isaiah 45:22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
• Luke 13:29And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
• Revelation 7:9After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
• Hebrews 12:1Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
• Genesis 8:8Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;

Commentaries on Isaiah 60:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8And as the doves to their windows "And like doves upon the wing?" - Instead of אל el, to, forty-two MSS. of Kennicott's, and one of mine, have by על , upon. For ארבתיהם arubboteyhem, their windows, read אברתיהם ebrotheyhem, their wings, transposing a letter. - Houbigant. The Septuagint render it , "with their young;" they read אפרחיהם ephrocheyhem, nearer to the latter than to the present reading. - L.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Who are these that fly as a cloud? - In multitudes so numerous, that they appear as a dense cloud. The prophet, in vision, sees a vast multitude coming to Jerusalem, or hastening to embrace the true religion - so numerous as to excite surprise, and to lead to the question, Who can they be? (compare Isaiah 49:21.) It is not uncommon to compare a multitude of persons to a cloud. Thus Livy (xxxv. 49), Rex contra peditum equitumque nubes jactat. Thus in…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. The prophet, seeing in vision new hosts approaching quickly like a cloud of doves, asks who they are.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 60:8

• Church
• Dove, Turtle
• Gentiles
• Gospel
• Righteous

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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