The Meaning of Isaiah 60:12 Explained

Isaiah 60:12

KJV: For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.

YLT: For the nation and the kingdom that do not serve thee perish, Yea, the nations are utterly wasted.

Darby: For the nation and the kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; and those nations shall be utterly wasted.

ASV: For that nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Isaiah 60:12?

MEANING: What does Isaiah 60:12 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Isaiah 60:12 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Isaiah 60:12?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For the nation  and kingdom  that will not serve  thee shall perish;  yea, [those] nations  shall be utterly  wasted. 

What does Isaiah 60:12 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Any nation that does not submit to Israel"s greatness in this time will suffer destruction. Thus worship of the Lord and thanksgiving for Israel"s mediatory ministry will be voluntary, and some may not choose to submit.

Context Summary

Isaiah 60:1-14 - The Lord Glorifies His People
From this chapter and onward, the prophet predicts the glories of the restored Hebrew people. In a secondary sense, they are also true of the Church, for we are blessed with faithful Abraham. See Galatians 3:8-9.
The summons to arise is addressed to Jerusalem. The seer beholds the flush of dawn on the eastern sky and bids the Holy City catch the earliest beams, Isaiah 60:1-2. While darkness veils the lowlands, the dweller on the plains looks up to the heights of Zion, Isaiah 60:3-4, and finds them bathed in the splendor of dawn. See 2 Corinthians 3:18.
There is a marvelous attractiveness in real religion. Where that is present, men need no driving. From the Far East come the camels, laden with priceless treasures, and from the distant West the ships laden with costly merchandise. The wastes of many years are rebuilt by the labor of strangers, while kings vie with each other in ministering to the beauty of the chosen city. When you are right with God, He will raise up help from unexpected quarters and even from former foes, Isaiah 60:14. [source]

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 60

1  The glory of the church in the abundant access of the Gentiles
15  And the great blessings after a short affliction

What do the individual words in Isaiah 60:12 mean?

For the nation and kingdom which not will serve you shall perish and [those] nations utterly shall be ruined
כִּֽי־ הַגּ֧וֹי וְהַמַּמְלָכָ֛ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־ יַעַבְד֖וּךְ יֹאבֵ֑דוּ וְהַגּוֹיִ֖ם חָרֹ֥ב יֶחֱרָֽבוּ

הַגּ֧וֹי  the  nation 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֹּוי 
Sense: nation, people.
וְהַמַּמְלָכָ֛ה  and  kingdom 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מַמְלָכָה  
Sense: kingdom, dominion, reign, sovereignty.
יַעַבְד֖וּךְ  will  serve  you 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, second person feminine singular
Root: עָבַד  
Sense: to work, serve.
יֹאבֵ֑דוּ  shall  perish 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אָבַד  
Sense: perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed.
וְהַגּוֹיִ֖ם  and  [those]  nations 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֹּוי 
Sense: nation, people.
חָרֹ֥ב  utterly 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute
Root: חָרֵב 
Sense: to be waste, lay waste, make desolate, be desolate, be in ruins.
יֶחֱרָֽבוּ  shall  be  ruined 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: חָרֵב 
Sense: to be waste, lay waste, make desolate, be desolate, be in ruins.

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