Isaiah 60:15

60:14 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.

Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.

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“Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, so that no one passed through you, I will make you an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.

Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.

Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through you, I will make you an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.

60:16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

What does Isaiah 60:15 mean?

Isaiah 60:15 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include תַּחַת (tachath), עָזַב (ʻâzab), שָׂנֵא (sânêʼ).

Hebrew interlinear

Whereasתַּחַתtachath/takh'-ath/H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.

thou

hast

been

forsakenעָזַבʻâzab/aw-zab'/H5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.

and

hated,שָׂנֵאsânêʼ/saw-nay'/H8130to hate (personally)

that

man

went

throughעָבַרʻâbar/aw-bar'/H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)

thee,

will

makeשׂוּםsûwm/soom/H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)

thee

eternalעוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

excellency,גָּאוֹןgâʼôwn/gaw-ohn'/H1347{arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament}

joyמָשׂוֹשׂmâsôws/maw-soce'/H4885delight, concretely (the cause or object) or abstractly (the feeling)

manyדּוֹרdôwr/dore/H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling

generations.דּוֹרdôwr/dore/H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 60:15.

Exodus 23:5

If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him. and: or, wilt thou cease to help him? or, and wouldest cease to leave thy business for him: thou shalt surely leave it to join with him

Genesis 31:21

So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.

Genesis 32:16

And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 60:15 say?

Isaiah 60:15 (King James Version) reads: "Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations."

Is Isaiah 60:15 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 60:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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