Isaiah 60:5-7
Summary for Isa 60:5-7: 60:5-7 a Zion’s losses from warfare will be restored by the wealth of many lands; foreign nations will be eager to make a contribution (60:11 b; 61:6 c; 66:12 d; see Rev 21:26 e).60:6 f Midian and Ephah were Midianite tribes located southeast of Israel.
• Sheba was a region in southern Arabia (see 1 Kgs 10:1-2 g) famed for frankincense (Jer 6:20 h).
• These were real nations—the restoration would be a historical reality, not just an idealistic vision. Many nations would submit themselves to and worship the Lord.
60:7 i Kedar was a tribe in Arabia (21:16-17 j).
• Nebaioth was an Ishmaelite tribe.
• I will make my Temple glorious: The glory of God will be even more evident than it was in Solomon’s Temple (see 6:1-5 k; Hag 2:9 l; Rev 21:11 m, 22 n).
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