Isaiah 60:16 You shall also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shall suck the breast of kings… (vers. 15, 16): — Considering how short Jerusalem's excellency was, and how short it came of the vast compass of this promise, we must look for the full accomplishment of it in the perpetual excellencies of the Gospel Church, far exceeding those of the Old Testament Church, and the glorious privileges and advantages of the Christian religion, which are indeed the "joy of many generations." Two things are here spoken of as her excellency and joy, in opposition to her having been forsaken and hated. 1. She shall find herself countenanced by her neighbours. The nations and their kings that are brought to embrace Christianity shall lay themselves out for the good of the Church, and maintain its interests with the tenderness and affection that the nurse shows to the child at her breast. 2. She shall find herself countenanced by her God. "Thou shalt know that I, the Lord, I am thy Saviour, etc. ( M. Henry.) Parallel Verses KJV: Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. |
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