10:14 My hand discovered the wealth of the nations, as if it were in a nest,
as one gathers up abandoned eggs,
I gathered up the whole earth.
There was no wing flapping,
or open mouth chirping.” 3
60:5 Then you will look and smile, 4
you will be excited and your heart will swell with pride. 5
For the riches of distant lands 6 will belong to you
and the wealth of nations will come to you.
60:11 Your gates will remain open at all times;
they will not be shut during the day or at night,
so that the wealth of nations may be delivered,
with their kings leading the way. 7
61:6 You will be called, ‘the Lord’s priests,
servants of our God.’ 8
You will enjoy 9 the wealth of nations
and boast about 10 the riches you receive from them. 11
1 map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.
2 sn The child’s name foreshadows what will happen to Judah’s enemies; when their defeat takes place, the child will be a reminder that God predicted the event and brought it to pass. As such the child will be a reminder of God’s protective presence with his people.
3 sn The Assyrians’ conquests were relatively unopposed, like robbing a bird’s nest of its eggs when the mother bird is absent.
4 tn Or “shine,” or “be radiant” (NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).
5 tn Heb “and it will tremble and be wide, your heart.”
6 tn Heb “the wealth of the sea,” i.e., wealth that is transported from distant lands via the sea.
7 tn Or “led in procession.” The participle is passive.
8 tn The Hebrew text adds, “it will be said concerning you.”
9 tn Heb “eat” (KJV, NAB, NASB); NIV “feed on”; NLT “be fed with.”
10 tc The form in the Hebrew text is probably a corruption of יִתְאַמְּרוּ (yit’ammÿru), a Hitpael from אָמַר (’amar), meaning “boast about” (see HALOT 67 s.v. II אמר, HALOT 416 s.v. ימר, and BDB 56 s.v. אָמַר).
11 tn Heb “their glory” (i.e., riches).