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Lift up your eyes round about, and see: all these gather themselves together, and come to you. As I live, says Yahweh, you shall surely clothe you with them all as with an ornament, and gird yourself with them, like a bride.
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The Church's True Ornament
Commentators unanimously highlight that the true glory and beauty of the church are its people. God promises Zion that she will be adorned with new converts as a bride wears her jewels. Scholars like Spurgeon and Calvin contrast this with worldly measures of success, such as impressive buildings or elaborate rituals, emphasizing that redeemed souls are the church's most precious treasure.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Lift up your eyes round about — That is, see the multitudes that will be converted to you; see your ruined city rise again in its f…
19th Century
Anglican
Lift up thine eyes. —The daughter of Zion is called on to gaze on the returning exiles. They shall be her gems and her gi…
Baptist
Thy walls are continually before me. Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyer and they that make thee waste shall go forth of thee. Lift up…
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16th Century
Protestant
Lift up your eyes round about. He arouses the Church to survey this magnificent work, as if it were actually before her eyes, and to behol…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Lift up your eyes round about, and behold Look east, west, north, and south, and behold the flocking converts from all parts; …
Zion is addressed as an afflicted widow, bereaved of her children. Numbers flock to her, and she is assured that they come to be a comfort to her.<…
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13th Century
Catholic
Give ear, you islands. In this part, he describes the order of liberation in more detail. Regarding this, he does two things:
