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Violence shall no more be heard in your land, desolation nor destruction within your borders; but you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.

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A Future of Total Peace

Commentators see this as a promise of comprehensive peace. This includes not only the end of external wars and invasion, as Albert Barnes highlights, but also freedom from internal oppression. This future state of perfect security is often linked to the Messianic era or the New Jerusalem, where all violence and destruction will finally cease.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Isaiah 60:18

18th Century

Theologian

Violence shall no more be heard in thy land - This is a most beautiful description of the peace and prosperity that would prevail i…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Isaiah 60:18

19th Century

Bishop

Violence shall no more ... —Following the thought of the previous verse, we see in these words a picture of freedom from …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Isaiah 60:14–22

19th Century

Preacher

And those who despised you shall bow themselves down at the soles of your feet, and they shall call you, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the …

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John Calvin

John Calvin

On Isaiah 60:18

16th Century

Theologian

Oppression shall no longer be heard in your land. Here he states more clearly what we have already said: namely, that while the Prophet sp…

John Gill

John Gill

On Isaiah 60:18

17th Century

Pastor

Violence shall no more be heard in your land. It shall be no more committed; no instances of it will be heard of, or any …

Matthew Henry

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 …

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