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The Great Reversal
Commentators highlight the stark contrast between Zion's past and future. The city was once so forsaken and hated that it was completely desolate. In a dramatic reversal, God promises to transform this state of utter abandonment into one of permanent, celebrated glory, making it a source of joy for all subsequent generations.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 60:15
18th Century
Theologian
Whereas you have been forsaken - Hebrew, ‘Instead of (תחת tachath) your being forsaken,’ that is, your subsequent…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 60:15
19th Century
Bishop
Whereas thou hast been forsaken ... —The figure of the daughter of Zion, who had been as a forsaken and slighted wife (),…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 60:10–16
19th Century
Preacher
And the sons of strangers shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you: for in my wrath I smote you, but in my favor have I…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 60:15
16th Century
Theologian
Instead of your having been forsaken and hated. The Prophet has in view that intermediate period which was already near. For, soon after h…
John Gill
On Isaiah 60:15
17th Century
Pastor
Whereas you have been forsaken
Seemingly forsaken of God; thought to be so by herself, which was matter of complaint…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 60:15–22
17th Century
Minister
We must look for the full accomplishment in times and things, exceeding those of the Old Testament church. The nations and their kings will devote …