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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
All they from Sheba shall come they shall bring gold and incense, and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD. All 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. Pastoral people-travelers from...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The 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 the LORD. All 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...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee,.... Nebaioth and Kedar were the sons of Ishmael, Genesis 25:13, Ishmael's twelve sons, of which Nebaioth was the eldest, inhabited all the country from Euphrates to the Red sea, calling it the Nabatene country, as Josephus (b) says; these design the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Who are these that fly as a cloud,.... Referring to the vast number of converts before mentioned, who are compared to a "cloud" for the number of them, covering Judea as the clouds do the heavens; and for their elevation and situation, being raised from an earthly to a heavenly state; called with a high calling, and made partakers of an heavenly...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Who are these that fly a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? The growing Church sees a greater multitude coming to her than even the populous East could muster; whence come they? Listen, brethren, and look around, and see for yourselves.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? Or, “to their cotes.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? The Church is astonished; she asks, “Who can they be?”
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Surely the isles shall wait for me;.... The Targum is, "for my Word.'' The Messiah, and his coming. The isles of Great Britain may more especially be intended, who, as they waited for his Gospel, and readily received it, and embraced it, as soon as it was brought to them, which was very early; so there are many here now waiting for the spiritual...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. In ships from these remote islands, and from countries that were dimly spoken of, in the East, as “lands of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first,- Tarshish was some country far away from Palestine; it is difficult to say exactly where it was, but the Phoenicians made their most distant voyages thither. It may have been this very island in which we live; and we know that they came hither for tin. It is a very remarkable...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls,- And it is so today. Some, who were total strangers to God, and to his grace, have now become the most earnest ministers of Christ:...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls,.... The sons of the people; or Gentiles, as the Targum; who were strangers from the covenants of promise, and aliens from the commonwealth of Israel; strangers to God and Christ, and the Spirit of Christ, and to the Gospel, and all that is good; yet the sons of these, being in great numbers...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shal 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. For...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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; no alarms of war will cause them then to shut the iron gates.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They shall not be shut day nor night; There shall be free access to Zion, to the Church, and to Christ himself, at all times.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. 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...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. 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...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish,.... That will not serve the Lord Christ, and worship him with his church and people; that will not be obedient to the laws and ordinances of his house; but appoint another head over them, the pope of Rome; and make other laws, and set up other ordinances, rejecting the authority of...