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Isaiah 60:9 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Isaiah 60:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 60 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Surely 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 the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.”
Isaiah 60:9 (KJV)
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Commentary on Isaiah 60:9
God explains: "Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first." The "isles" (iyyim) refers to distant coastlands—the furthest reaches of the known world. "Wait" (qawah) means eager expectation, the same word used for waiting on the Lord in prayer (Psalm 27:14, Isaiah 40:31). Even distant Gentiles will eagerly anticipate God's salvation. "Ships of Tarshish" were large merchant vessels capable of long voyages (1 Kings 10:22). Their purpose: "to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, be...
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Cross-References for Isaiah 60:9
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“you shall call a nation that you don't know; and a nation that didn't know you shall run to you”
“and for all pleasant imagery.”
“from Egypt”
“my salvation is gone forth”
“which is the mother of us all.”
“until he has set justice in the earth”
“and his praise from the end of the earth”
“and I will send such as escape of them to the nations”
“islands”
“From a very far country your servants are come because of the name of Yahweh your God: for we have heard the fame of him”