Isaiah 60:11

Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
gates	שְׁעָרַ֧יִךְ she.'a.Ra.yikh	H8179	an opening · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person feminine singular
open	וּפִתְּח֨וּ u.fi.te.Chu	H6605	to open wide (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, piel sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
continually	תָּמִ֛יד ta.Mid	H8548	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
shut	יִסָּגֵ֑רוּ yi.sa.Ge.ru	H5462	to shut up · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
day	יוֹמָ֥ם yo.Mam	H3119	daily · adverb
night	וָלַ֖יְלָה va.Lay.lah	H3915	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
bring	לְהָבִ֤יא le.ha.Vi'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
forces	חֵ֣יל cheil	H2428	probably a force · noun, common masculine singular construct
Gentiles	גּוֹיִ֔ם go.Yim	H1471	a foreign nation · noun, common masculine plural absolute
kings	וּמַלְכֵיהֶ֖ם u.mal.khei.Hem	H4428	a king · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
brought	נְהוּגִֽים ne.hu.Gim	H5090	to drive forth (a person · verb, qal passive participle, masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Revelation 21:25-26 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
Isaiah 60:5 Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unt…
Isaiah 60:18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy ga…
Isaiah 62:10 Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard…
Psalms 149:8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
Nehemiah 13:19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and ch…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 60:9-14

The promises made to the church in the foregoing verses are here repeated, ratified, and enlarged upon, designed still for the comfort and encouragement of the Jews after their return out of captivity, but certainly looking further, to the enlargement and advancement of the gospel church and the abundance of spiritual blessings with which it shall be enriched. I. God will be very gracious and propitious to them. We must begin with that promise, because thence all the rest take rise. The sanctuary that was desolate begins to be repaired when God causes his face to shine upon it, Dan 9:17. All the favour that the people of God find with men is owing to the light of God's countenance and his fa…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 60:11

(Rev 21:25). The gates are ever open to receive new offerings and converts (Isa 26:2; Act 14:27; Rev 3:8). In time of peace the gates of a city are open: so, under the Prince of peace, there shall be no need of barring gates against invaders. forces--riches. be brought--as willing captives to the truth; or, if not willingly, be bought by judgments to submit to Israel (Isa 60:12, Isa 60:14). GESENIUS explains it, "may come escorted by a retinue."

Adam Clarke on Isaiah 60:9

The ships of Tarshish first "The ships of Tarshish among the first" - For בראשנה barishonah twenty-five MSS. and the Syriac read כבראשנה kebarishonah, "as at the first." The ships of Tarshish AS at the first; that is, as they brought gold and silver in the days of Solomon.

John Gill on Isaiah 60:11

Therefore thy gates shall be open continually,.... This is expressive both of the peaceable state of the church, that she shall be in no danger, nor fear of enemies; there being none to hurt and destroy in all the holy mountain; and therefore under no concern to keep her gates shut; see Ezekiel 38:11 and of the vast concourse of people to it continually; converts from all parts shall be always coming in, and the gates of the church will stand open always to receive them; they will be welcome, come as many as will; there will be no objection to them, no hinderance of them; ministers and people will gladly embrace them; see Isaiah 26:2 and likewise of the capacity of the church to receive them…

The Church Fathers

Which power of the nations ran toward the former Jerusalem to worship? Which kings were led to worship the God of the universe? But the gates of the church of God are always open to receive the arrivals, and they receive also the godly kings drawn there by the teaching of the holy apostles.…The Babylonians hardly idolized Jerusalem, whereas the majority of the members of the Gentiles adore the church of God and that is particularly true of their offspring. When the parents have reached the end of their life, their children, having learned the truth from them, present worship to the Savior by carrying out their acts of worship in the houses of prayer.… For the earthly Jerusalem received another name, when the Roman kings called it Aelia. How then can the accuracy of the prophecy be shown unless one understand "Zion" more in a spiritual sense?… The church of God demonstrates the truth of this prediction. It continually receives royal gifts and welcomes that which is brought forth from the nations as it sings the praises of the One who is the cause of all these.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 19:60.11-16

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Dictionary and topics

Church — Derived probably from the Greek kuriakon (i.e., “the Lord’s house”), which was used by ancient authors for the place of worship. In the New Testament it is the translation of the Greek word ecclesia,…
Forces — Of the Gentiles (Isa. 60:5, 11; R.V., “the wealth of the nations”) denotes the wealth of the heathen. The whole passage means that the wealth of the Gentile world should be consecrated to the service…
Excellency And Glory Of The Church, The · Augmented by increase of its members — Augmented by increase of its members
Gates · .Of the gospel — .Of the gospel
Gentiles · PROPHECIES OF THE CONVERSION OF — PROPHECIES OF THE CONVERSION OF
Glory · .Of God’s people shall be rich and abundant — .Of God’s people shall be rich and abundant
Jews, The · Promises respecting: Subjection of Gentiles to — Promises respecting: Subjection of Gentiles to
Sun · FIGURATIVE — FIGURATIVE

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 60:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 60:9-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 60:11

Adam Clarke on Isaiah 60:9

John Gill on Isaiah 60:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 60:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 60:9-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 60:11

Adam Clarke on Isaiah 60:9

John Gill on Isaiah 60:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Isaiah 60:11

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 60:10-12

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 60:11

Rashi on Isaiah 60:11