King James Version
Isaiah 60:12 in the King James Version says “For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 60 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.”
Isaiah 60:12 · 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.
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. forces: or, wealth
For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“For the nation”
H1471a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
“and kingdom”
H4467dominion, i.e., (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“that will not serve”
H5647to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc
“thee shall perish”
H6properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
“For the nation”
H1471a foreign nation; hence, a gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
“shall be utterly”
H2717to parch (through drought) i.e., (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
“shall be utterly”
H2717to parch (through drought) i.e., (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
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