Isa 66:12 | JFB | STEP | 12. extend —I will turn peace (prosperity) upon her, like a river turned in its course [GESENIUS ]. Or, "I will spread peace over her as an overflowing river" [BARNES ], ( ). flowing stream —as the Nile by its overflow fertilizes the whole of Egypt. borne upon . . . sides —(See on ). her . . . her —If "ye" refers to the Jews, translate, "ye shall be borne upon their sides . . . their knees, " namely, those of the Gentiles, as in ; and as "suck" ( ) refers to the Jews sucking the Gentile wealth. However, English Version gives a good sense: The Jews, and all who love Jehovah ( ), "shall suck, and be borne" by her as a mother.

Isaiah 66:12

12. extend—I will turn peace (prosperity) upon her, like a river turned in its course [GESENIUS]. Or, "I will spread peace over her as an overflowing river" [BARNES], (Isa 48:18).

flowing stream—as the Nile by its overflow fertilizes the whole of Egypt.

borne upon . . . sides—(See on Isa 60:4).

her . . . her—If "ye" refers to the Jews, translate, "ye shall be borne upon their sides . . . their knees," namely, those of the Gentiles, as in Isa 49:22; and as "suck" (Isa 60:16) refers to the Jews sucking the Gentile wealth. However, English Version gives a good sense: The Jews, and all who love Jehovah (Isa 66:10), "shall suck, and be borne" by her as a mother.