Isaiah 60 · Verse 12

Isaiah 60:12

For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
Isaiah 60:12, King James Version

Isaiah 60:12 in other translations

BSBFor the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.
WEBFor that nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; yes, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
ASVFor that nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
YLTFor the nation and the kingdom that do not serve thee perish, Yea, the nations are utterly wasted.
DARBYFor the nation and the kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; and those nations shall be utterly wasted.
BBEFor the nation or kingdom which will not be your servant will come to destruction; such nations will be completely waste.
WebsterFor the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yes, those nations shall be utterly wasted.

What does Isaiah 60:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. For--the reason which will lead Gentile kings and people to submit themselves; fear of the God in Israel (Zec 14:17).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 60:9-14

God will be very gracious. We must begin with his promise, thence all mercies take rise. Many shall be brought into the church, even from far countries. Christ is always ready to receive all who come to him; and the gate of mercy is always open, night and day. All that are about the church shall be made serviceable to it. But those who will not be subject to Christ's golden sceptre, to his word and Spirit, who will…

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Isaiah 60:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
הַגּ֧וֹיha.Goythe nationH1471
וְהַמַּמְלָכָ֛הve.ha.mam.la.Khahand the kingdomH4467
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יַעַבְד֖וּךְya.'av.Dukhthey will serve youH5647
יֹאבֵ֑דוּyo.Ve.duthey will perishH6
וְהַגּוֹיִ֖םve.ha.go.Yimand the nationsH1471
חָרֹ֥בcha.Rocertainly <to be desolate>H2717
יֶחֱרָֽבוּ\׃ye.che.Ra.vuthey will become desolateH2717

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Cross references for Isaiah 60:12

  • Zechariah 14:12-19

    And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the Lord shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour. And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance. And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague. …

  • Isaiah 54:15

    Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.

  • Isaiah 14:2

    And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Lord for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

  • Psalms 2:12

    Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

  • Daniel 2:44-45

    And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

  • Isaiah 41:11

    Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.

  • Zechariah 12:2-4

    Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.

  • Luke 19:27

    But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

  • Daniel 2:35

    Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.

  • Matthew 21:44

    And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

  • Revelation 2:26-27

    And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
41:11; 54:15; Ps 2:12; Da 2:35,44,45; Zec 12:2-4; 14:12-19
Mt 21:44; Lu 19:27; Re 2:26,27

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Context

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 60:12

    For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.

  • Isaiah 60:13

    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.

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Isaiah 60:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque la gente ó el reino que no te sirviere, perecerá; y del todo serán asoladas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car la nation et le royaume qui ne te serviront pas périront, et ces nations seront entièrement désolées.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn die Nation und das Königreich, welche dir nicht dienen wollen, werden untergehen, und diese Nationen werden gewißlich vertilgt werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Gens enim et regnum quod non servierit tibi peribit, et gentes solitudine vastabuntur.