Ecclesiasticus 60:9

Nova Vulgata

Me enim insulae exspectabunt, et in principio naves Tharsis, ut adducant filios tuos de longe, argentum eorum et aurum eorum cum eis, nomini Domini Dei tui et Sancto Israel, quia glorificavit te.

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
Me enim insul� exspectant, et naves maris in principio, ut adducam filios tuos de longe ; argentum eorum, et aurum eorum cum eis, nomini Domini Dei tui, et Sancto Isra�l, quia glorificavit te.

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
Me enim insul� exspectant,
et naves maris in principio,
ut adducam filios tuos de longe;
argentum eorum, et aurum eorum cum eis,
nomini Domini Dei tui,
et Sancto Isra�l, quia glorificavit te.

Bible Verse Review
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the isles: Isaiah 42:4, Isaiah 42:10, Isaiah 49:1, Isaiah 51:5, Isaiah 66:19, Isaiah 66:20, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 10:2-5, Psalms 72:10, Zephaniah 2:11

the ships: Isaiah 2:16, 1 Kings 10:22, 1 Kings 22:48

thy sons: Isaiah 60:4, Psalms 68:30, Psalms 68:31, Zechariah 14:14, 2 Corinthians 8:4, 2 Corinthians 8:5, Galatians 3:26, Galatians 4:26

unto: Exodus 33:19, Exodus 34:5-7, Joshua 9:9, 1 Kings 8:41, 1 Kings 10:1, Proverbs 18:20, Jeremiah 3:17, John 17:26, Acts 9:15

because: Isaiah 14:1, Isaiah 14:2, Isaiah 43:4, Isaiah 52:1-6, Isaiah 55:5, Isaiah 57:17, Jeremiah 30:19, Luke 2:32

Reciprocal: Genesis 10:5 - isles Exodus 35:22 - every man Numbers 31:28 - levy Psalms 71:22 - O thou Psalms 97:1 - let the multitude of isles Isaiah 23:1 - ye ships Isaiah 24:15 - isles Isaiah 45:24 - even Isaiah 49:12 - these shall Jeremiah 31:10 - declare Ezekiel 27:12 - General Ezekiel 27:25 - ships Ezekiel 39:7 - the Holy Jonah 1:3 - Tarshish John 12:23 - The hour Ephesians 2:13 - were

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Surely the isles shall wait for me;.... The Targum is,

"for my Word.''

The Messiah, and his coming. The isles of Great Britain may more especially be intended, who, as they waited for his Gospel, and readily received it, and embraced it, as soon as it was brought to them, which was very early; so there are many here now waiting for the spiritual coming of Christ, and the glory of his churches in the latter day, and perhaps more than in any other part of the world besides:

and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them; this is to be understood of the Jews converted in distant parts of the world, who shall be brought in transport ships to the churches of Christ, particularly in Judea; and the ships of Tarshish shall be used in that service principally, they shall be the chief that shall be employed. Most of the Jewish commentators, as Jarchi, Aben Ezra, Kimchi, and Ben Melech, think there is a want of the particle of similitude "as", and that it should be rendered, "and the ships of Tarshish, as at first"; and then the sense is, they shall be made use of now to bring, the converted Jews with their substance from foreign parts, as they had been in Solomon's time, for bringing gold and silver, and other things to him, from distant places, 2 Chronicles 9:21 but by Tarshish here is not meant Tartessus in Spain, as Vitringa; nor Tarsus in Cilicia; but the sea itself; which is so called; and so the Targum renders it, "the ships of the sea"; and Jarchi observes that this is the name of the sea; and what ships can be better understood than ours of Great Britain, so famous for shipping, and which claims the sovereignty of the seas? these may be principally employed in bringing great numbers of converts from different places to the church of God; and as Israel, when they came out of Egypt, came forth with silver and gold; and when they came out of Babylon, they were furnished with gold and silver, and everything convenient for their journey, and for the rebuilding of their city and temple,

Psalms 105:37 so when they are gathered from their present dispersion, and are called and converted, they shall come with their tribes to the church of Christ, and honour the Lord with their substance, and promote the interest of religion by it, as it follows:

unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel; that is, their persons shall be brought unto him, and their riches also; they shall give up themselves, and all they have, to the Lord, and devote themselves and their substance to his glory, and the good of his interest; even to him whose name was detestable to them, but now precious; and whom they will own with the church to be the Lord their God, their Redeemer and Sanctifier:

because he hath glorified thee; the church; caused such a glory to arise upon her, and upon that a defence; so that it will continue, and be so visible and manifest as to draw persons from all parts, though the most distant, to come unto her, and join themselves with her.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Surely the isles - On the meaning of the word ‘isles’ in Isaiah, see the notes at Isaiah 41:1.

Shall wait for me - (See the notes at Isaiah 41:4).

And the ships of Tarshish - (See the notes at Isaiah 2:16). The main idea here is clear. These ships were the principal vessels known to the Hebrews as employed in foreign commerce, and the prophet employs the name to denote ships in general that sailed to distant ports. They will be employed in importing the most valuable productions of distant climes to Zion, and in collecting those who should be converted to God; that is, the commerce of the world would be made tributary to religion, and the ships that sail to distant lands would be employed in advancing the cause of salvation.

First - Among the first, in the first rank; they shall be among the most active and useful agents in diffusing the knowledge of the truth. Twenty-five manuscripts and the Syriac read it, ‘As at the first.’ Jarchi and Kimchi suppose it means, as at the first; that is, as in the time of Solomon. But the idea is, that the ships which trade to the most distant regions will be among the principal instrumentalities employed in the conversion of the pagan world to Christianity. To some extent this has already been done. The servants of God have been borne already to almost every pagan land; and the time may come when it shall be deemed an essential object of those engaged in foreign commerce to diffuse a knowledge of civilization, and of the arts of life; of science, and of pure religion.

To bring thy sons from far - Those who shall be converted from distant lands - as if they were to come personally and worship at Jerusalem (see the notes at Isaiah 49:22).

Unto the name of the Lord thy God - Lowth renders this, ‘Because of the name.’ So the Septuagint, Διὰ τὸ ὄνομα dia to onoma, etc. The idea is, that all this wealth would be devoted to Yahweh, and employed in his service.

Because he hath glorified thee - He has honored thee by imparting to thee the true religion, and making me the means of diffusing it around the world.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Isaiah 60:9. The ships of Tarshish first - "The ships of Tarshish among the first"] For בראשנה barishonah twenty-five MSS. and the Syriac read כבראשנה kebarishonah, "as at the first." The ships of Tarshish AS at the first; that is, as they brought gold and silver in the days of Solomon.