Isaiah 60 · Verse 5

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 unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
Isaiah 60:5, King James Version

Isaiah 60:5 in other translations

BSBThen you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.
WEBThen you shall see and be radiant, and your heart will thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you. The wealth of the nations will come to you.
ASVThen thou shalt see and be radiant, and thy heart shall thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee, the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee.
YLTThen thou seest, and hast become bright, And thine heart hath been afraid and enlarged, For turn unto thee doth the multitude of the sea, The forces of nations do come to thee.
DARBYThen thou shalt see, and shalt be brightened, and thy heart shall throb, and be enlarged; for the abundance of the sea shall be turned unto thee, the wealth of the nations shall come unto thee.
BBEThen you will see, and be bright with joy, and your heart will be shaking with increase of delight: for the produce of the sea will be turned to you, the wealth of the nations will come to you.
WebsterThen thou shalt see, and flow together, and thy heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted to thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come to thee.

What does Isaiah 60:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. see--(Is 60:4), namely, the bringing back of thy sons. flow together--rather, "overflow with joy" [Lowth]; or, from a different Hebrew root, "be bright with joy" [Gesenius] (Job 3:4). fear--rather, beat with the agitation of solemn joy at the marvellous sight [Horsley] (Jr 33:9). be enlarged--swell with delight. Grief, on the contrary, contracts the heart. abundance of ... sea--the wealth of the lands beyond the sea, as in Solomon's time, the type of the coming reign of the Prince of peace. converted--rather, "be turned," instead of being turned to purposes of sin and idolatry. forces--rather, "riches."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Then thou shalt see "Then shalt thou fear" - For תראי tirai, thou shalt see, as ours and much the greater number of the translators, ancient and modern, render it, forty MSS. (ten ancient) of Kennicott's, and twenty-eight of De Rossi's, with one ancient of my own, and the old edition of 1488, have תיראי tirai, thou shalt fear: the true reading, confirmed by the perfect parallelism of the sentences: the heart ruffled and dilated in the second line answering to the fear and joy expressed in the first. The Prophet Jeremiah, Jer 33:9, has the same natural and elegant sentiment: - "And this city shall become to me a name of joy; A praise and an honor for all the nations of the earth; Which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: And they shall fear, and they shall tremble, at all the goodness And at all the prosperity that I procure unto her." And David: - "I will praise thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made." Psa 139:14 His tibi me rebus quaedam divina voluptas Percipit atque horror. Lucret. 3:28. Recenti mens trepidat metu, Plenoque Bacchi pectore turbidum Laetatur. Hor. Carm. 2:19. 50:5.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 60:1-8

The glories of the church of God, when the fulness of the Gentiles shall come in. (Is. 60:1-8) and the Jews shall be converted and gathered from their dispersions. (Is. 60:9-14) and the kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ. (Is. 60:15-22) Verses 1-8 As far as we have the knowledge of God in us, and the favour of God towards us, our light is come. And if God's glory is seen…

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Isaiah 60:5 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.

אָ֤ז'azthenH227
תִּרְאִי֙tir.'Iyou will seeH7200
וְנָהַ֔רְתְּve.na.Hartand you will be radiantH5102
וּפָחַ֥דu.fa.Chadand it will be in aweH6342
וְרָחַ֖בve.ra.Chavand it will be enlargedH7337
לְבָבֵ֑ךְle.va.Vekhheart yourH3824
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
יֵהָפֵ֤ךְye.ha.Fekhit will be turned overH2015
עָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhon youH5921
הֲמ֣וֹןha.Mon[the] abundance ofH1995
יָ֔םYam[the] seaH3220
חֵ֥ילcheil[the] wealth ofH2428
גּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimnationsH1471
יָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uthey will comeH935
לָֽךְ\׃Lakhto you

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 60:5

  • Isaiah 61:6

    But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.

  • Isaiah 23:18

    And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

  • Psalms 98:7-9

    Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together Before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

  • Acts 10:45

    And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.

  • Isaiah 54:2

    Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;

  • Psalms 34:5

    They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

  • 1 Samuel 2:1

    And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.

  • Acts 11:17

    Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?

  • Isaiah 24:14-15

    They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud from the sea. Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires, even the name of the Lord God of Israel in the isles of the sea.

  • 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.

  • Hosea 1:10-11

    Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God. Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.

  • Jeremiah 33:9

    And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thou shalt see.
Jer 33:9; Ho 1:10,11; 3:5; Ac 10:45; 11:17
be enlarged.
54:2; 1Sa 2:1; 2Co 6:1-13; 10:15; Re 21:26
abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee. or, noiseof the sea shall be turned towards thee.
24:14,15; Ps 96:7-9; 98:7-9; Ro 11:25
forces. or, wealth.
11; 23:18; 61:6; Ac 24:17; Ro 15:26

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Context

  • Isaiah 60:4

    Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.

  • 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 unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.

  • Isaiah 60:6

    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.

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Isaiah 60:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces verás y resplandecerás; y se maravillará y ensanchará tu corazón, que se haya vuelto á ti la multitud de la mar, y la fortaleza de las gentes haya venido á ti.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Alors tu verras, et tu seras rayonnante, et ton cœur frissonnera et s’élargira; car l’abondance de la mer se tournera vers toi, les richesses des nations viendront vers toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Dann wirst du es sehen und vor Freude strahlen, und dein Herz wird beben und weit werden; denn des Meeres Fülle wird sich zu dir wenden, der Reichtum der Nationen zu dir kommen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tunc videbis, et afflues; mirabitur et dilatabitur cor tuum: quando conversa fuerit ad te multitudo maris; fortitudo gentium venerit tibi.