Isaiah 60:15

Isaiah 60:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
• New International Version (NIV)“Although you have been forsaken and hated, with no one traveling through, I will make you the everlasting pride and the joy of all generations.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, with no one passing through, I will make you majestic forever, a joy from age to age.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, So that no one went through you, I will make you an eternal excellence, A joy of many generations.

Context of Isaiah 60:15

13The glory of Lebanon will come to you —cypress, elm and pine together— to beautify the place of My Sanctuary. I will give to the place of My feet glory. 14The sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you, and all those who despised you will fall at the soles of your feet. They will call you the city of Adonai, Zion of the Holy One of Israel. Instead of deserted and hated, no one passing through, I will make you an eternal pride, joy from generation to generation. 16You will also suck the milk of nations and nurse at the breast of kings. Then you will know that I, Adonai, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. 17“Instead of bronze I will bring gold, instead of iron I will bring silver, instead of wood, bronze, and instead of stones, iron. I will make shalom your overseer, and righteousness your taskmasters.

Isaiah 60:15 word by word

תַּ֧חַת הֱיוֹתֵ֛ךְ עֲזוּבָ֥ה וּשְׂנוּאָ֖ה וְאֵ֣ין עוֹבֵ֑ר וְשַׂמְתִּיךְ֙ לִגְא֣וֹן עוֹלָ֔ם מְשׂ֖וֹשׂ דּ֥וֹר וָדֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whereasתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478
• thou hast been forsakenעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• and hatedשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• so that no man went throughעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• I will makeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• thee an eternalעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• excellencyגָּאוֹןgâ'ôn · prideH1347
• a joyמָשׂוֹשׂmâώôώ · rejoicingH4885
• of manyדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755

Cross-references for Isaiah 60:15

• Isaiah 49:14But Zion said: “Adonai has forsaken me, Adonai has forgotten me.”
• Isaiah 54:6“For Adonai has called you back like a wife deserted and grieved in spirit, like a wife of one’s youth that is rejected,” says your God.
• Psalms 78:60He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He pitched among men.
• Jeremiah 30:17For I will restore health to you and will heal you of your wounds.” It is a declaration of Adonai. “For they called you an outcast: ‘Zion—no one cares about her.’”
• Lamentations 1:1How lonely sits the city, once so full of people! She who was once great among the nations has become like a widow. The princess among the provinces has become a forced laborer.
• Revelation 11:2But do not measure the court outside the Temple—leave it out, because it has been given to the nations, and they shall trample the holy city for forty-two months.
• Isaiah 35:10The ransomed of Adonai will return and come to Zion with singing, with everlasting joy upon their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
• Isaiah 61:7Instead of your shame, double portion. instead of disgrace they will sing for joy. Therefore in their land they will inherit a double portion; they will have everlasting joy.
• Jeremiah 33:11the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of them who say: ‘Give thanks to Adonai-Tzva’ot, for Adonai is good, for His love endures forever!’ as they bring offerings of thanksgiving into the House of Adonai. For I will restore the land from the exile as it was at first,” declares Adonai.

Commentaries on Isaiah 60:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Whereas thou hast been forsaken - Hebrew, Instead of (תחת tachath ) thy being forsaken,‘ that is, thy subsequent prosperity shall come in the place of thy being formerly forsaken. The forsaking here refers to the various calamities, persecutions, and trials, which she had been called to endure. So that no man went through thee - When the country was desolate and abandoned, so that no caravan passed from one part of it to another, or made it a thoroughfare…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-22Verses 15-22 We must look for the full accomplishment in times and things, exceeding those of the Old Testament church. The nations and their kings shall lay themselves out for the good of the church. Such a salvation, such a redemption, shall be wrought out for thee, as discovers itself to be the work of the Lord. Every thing shall be changed for the better. In thy land shall no more be heard threats of those that do violence, nor complaints of those…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15an everlasting pride, a joy from age to age: This would be a major change from the exile in Babylon. Fulfillments of this prophecy include: the return of the jews from exile, the arrival of Jesus Christ, and the inclusion of non-Jewish people in the church. The final fulfillment awaits the glorious second coming of Jesus Christ, which will bring in the new Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. forsaken--(Psa 78:60, 61). no man went through thee--Thy land was so desolate that no traveller, or caravan, passed through thee; true only of Israel, not true of the Church (La 1:4). excellency--glory, that is, for ever honored.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