Isaiah 60:8
New International Version
“Who are these that fly along like clouds, like doves to their nests?

New Living Translation
“And what do I see flying like clouds to Israel, like doves to their nests?

English Standard Version
Who are these that fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows?

Berean Standard Bible
Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters?

King James Bible
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?

New King James Version
“Who are these who fly like a cloud, And like doves to their roosts?

New American Standard Bible
“Who are these who fly like a cloud And like the doves to their windows?

NASB 1995
“Who are these who fly like a cloud And like the doves to their lattices?

NASB 1977
“Who are these who fly like a cloud, And like the doves to their lattices?

Legacy Standard Bible
Who are these who fly like a cloud And like the doves to their lattices?

Amplified Bible
“Who are these who fly like a cloud And like doves to their windows?

Christian Standard Bible
Who are these who fly like a cloud, like doves to their shelters?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Who are these who fly like a cloud, like doves to their shelters?

American Standard Version
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?

Contemporary English Version
What is that sailing by like clouds or like doves flying home?

English Revised Version
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Who are these people that fly by like clouds, like doves to their nests?

Good News Translation
What are these ships that skim along like clouds, Like doves returning home?

International Standard Version
"Who are these that fly like clouds, and like doves to their windows?

Majority Standard Bible
Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters?

NET Bible
Who are these who float along like a cloud, who fly like doves to their shelters?

New Heart English Bible
"Who are these who fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?

Webster's Bible Translation
Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as doves to their windows?

World English Bible
“Who are these who fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Who [are] these—they fly as a thick cloud, "" And as doves to their windows?

Young's Literal Translation
Who are these -- as a thick cloud they fly, And as doves unto their windows?

Smith's Literal Translation
Who are these? they will fly as a cloud, and as doves to their lattices.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who are these, that fly as clouds, and as doves to their windows?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Who are these ones, who fly like the clouds and like doves to their windows?

New American Bible
Who are these that fly along like a cloud, like doves to their cotes?

New Revised Standard Version
Who are these that fly like a cloud, and like doves to their windows?
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Who are these that fly like clouds and like the doves to their windows?

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Who are these who fly like clouds and like doves to their windows?
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Who are these that fly as a cloud, And as the doves to their cotes?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Who are these that fly as clouds, and as doves with young ones to me?

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Future Glory for Zion
7All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered to you; the rams of Nebaioth will serve you and go up on My altar with acceptance; I will adorn My glorious house. 8Who are these who fly like clouds, like doves to their shelters? 9Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.…

Cross References
Revelation 21:2
I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 21:23-24
And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp. / By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.

Revelation 7:9
After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.

Matthew 24:30-31
At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

Zechariah 14:6-7
On that day there will be no light, no cold or frost. / It will be a unique day known only to the LORD, without day or night; but when evening comes, there will be light.

Psalm 68:13
Though you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her feathers with shimmering gold.”

Psalm 72:10
May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

Psalm 102:16
For the LORD will rebuild Zion; He has appeared in His glory.

Psalm 102:18
Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.

Psalm 102:21-22
that they may proclaim the name of the LORD in Zion and praise Him in Jerusalem, / when peoples and kingdoms assemble to serve the LORD.

Isaiah 2:2-3
In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. / And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

Isaiah 49:18
Lift up your eyes and look around. They all gather together; they come to you. As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “you will wear them all as jewelry and put them on like a bride.

Isaiah 49:22
This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.

Isaiah 66:20
And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and wagons, on mules and camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD, “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.”

Jeremiah 3:17
At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.


Treasury of Scripture

Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?

fly

Isaiah 60:4
Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.

Isaiah 45:22
Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

Luke 13:29
And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

a cloud

Hebrews 12:1
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

as the

Genesis 8:8-11
Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground; …

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Who are these
This phrase opens with a question, inviting the reader to ponder and reflect. In the Hebrew text, the word "mi" (מִי) is used, which is an interrogative pronoun meaning "who." This question sets the stage for a revelation or a vision that is about to be explained. It suggests a sense of wonder and anticipation, as if the speaker is witnessing something extraordinary and is eager to understand its significance.

who fly like clouds
The imagery of "clouds" in the Bible often symbolizes divine presence, majesty, and the fulfillment of God's promises. In Hebrew, the word "clouds" is "ʿāḇîm" (עָבִים), which can also imply something that is swift and transient. The comparison to clouds suggests a movement that is both majestic and swift, indicating a divine orchestration. This imagery can be seen as a metaphor for the gathering of God's people, moving with purpose and guided by the Spirit.

like doves to their shelters?
Doves are often symbols of peace, purity, and the Holy Spirit in biblical literature. The Hebrew word for "doves" is "yônâ" (יוֹנָה), which evokes a sense of innocence and divine favor. The phrase "to their shelters" suggests a return to a place of safety and rest. This can be interpreted as a prophetic vision of the return of God's people to their homeland, or a spiritual return to God's presence. The imagery of doves returning to their nests conveys a sense of homecoming and fulfillment of God's promises, emphasizing the peace and security found in Him.

(8) Who are these . . .--The vision of the prophet brings before him the cloud-like sails of the ships that. are bringing back the exiles over the Mediterrauear and the Red Seas, hastening to their home like doves to their dove-cote. (Comp. Hosea 11:11.)

Verse 8. - Who are these, etc.? The prophet beholds the waters of the Mediterranean Sea covered with numerous ships, whose sails remind him of white clouds moving across the blue expanse of heaven, and again of doves wending their way homewards to their accustomed dove-cotes. The "windows" of the dove-cotes are the openings through which the birds pass into the towers where they breed.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Who
מִי־ (mî-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

are these
אֵ֖לֶּה (’êl·leh)
Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

who fly
תְּעוּפֶ֑ינָה (tə·‘ū·p̄e·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's 5774: To fly, to faint

like clouds,
כָּעָ֣ב (kā·‘āḇ)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 5645: An envelope, darkness, a, cloud, a copse

like doves
וְכַיּוֹנִ֖ים (wə·ḵay·yō·w·nîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 3123: A dove

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

their shelters?
אֲרֻבֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃ (’ă·rub·bō·ṯê·hem)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 699: A lattice, a window, dovecot, chimney, sluice


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