Isa 49:22 | JFB | STEP | 22. lift . . . hand —that is, beckon to (see on ). standard — ( ). bring . . . sons in . . . arms —The Gentiles shall aid in restoring Israel to its own land ( ). Children able to support themselves are carried on the shoulders in the East; but infants, in the arms, or astride on one haunch ( ). "Thy sons" must be distinct from "the Gentiles," who carry them; and therefore cannot primarily refer to converts among the Gentiles.

Isaiah 49:22

22. lift . . . hand—that is, beckon to (see on Isa 13:2).

standard— (Isa 11:12).

bring . . . sons in . . . arms—The Gentiles shall aid in restoring Israel to its own land (Isa 60:4; 66:20). Children able to support themselves are carried on the shoulders in the East; but infants, in the arms, or astride on one haunch (Isa 60:12). "Thy sons" must be distinct from "the Gentiles," who carry them; and therefore cannot primarily refer to converts among the Gentiles.