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Isaiah
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“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the LORD’s glory has risen on you! See also: Ephesians 5:14Ephesians 5:8John 8:12For behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the LORD will arise on you, and his glory shall be seen on you. See also: Colossians 1:131 Peter 2:9Acts 17:30-31Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. See also: Isaiah 49:23Acts 13:47Revelation 21:24“Lift up your eyes all around, and see: they all gather themselves together. They come to you. Your sons will come from far away, and your daughters will be carried in arms. See also: Isaiah 42:6Isaiah 49:18Isaiah 49:20-22Then you shall see and be radiant, and your heart will thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you. The wealth of the nations will come to you. See also: Isaiah 61:6Isaiah 23:18Psalms 98:7-9A multitude of camels will cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah. All from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense, and will proclaim the praises of the LORD. See also: Matthew 2:11Psalms 72:10Psalms 72:15All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered together to you. The rams of Nebaioth will serve you. They will be accepted as offerings on my altar; and I will beautify my glorious house. See also: Isaiah 56:7Genesis 25:13Hebrews 13:15-16“Who are these who fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? See also: Revelation 7:9Luke 13:29Isaiah 49:21Surely the islands will wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far away, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of the LORD your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you. See also: Isaiah 55:5Isaiah 2:16Isaiah 51:5“Foreigners will build up your walls, and their kings will serve you; for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor I have had mercy on you. See also: Isaiah 61:5Isaiah 49:23Revelation 21:26Your gates also shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night, that men may bring to you the wealth of the nations, and their kings led captive. See also: Revelation 21:25-26Isaiah 60:5Isaiah 60:18For that nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; yes, those nations shall be utterly wasted. See also: Zechariah 14:12-19Isaiah 54:15Daniel 2:44-45“The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the cypress tree, the pine, and the box tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious. See also: Isaiah 35:2Psalms 96:61 Chronicles 28:2The sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you; and all those who despised you will bow themselves down at the soles of your feet. They will call you the LORD’s City, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel. See also: Revelation 3:9Isaiah 49:23Hebrews 12:22“Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, so that no one passed through you, I will make you an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. See also: Isaiah 61:7Jeremiah 30:17Isaiah 49:14-23You will also drink the milk of the nations, and will nurse from royal breasts. Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. See also: Isaiah 49:23Isaiah 66:14Isaiah 66:11-12For bronze I will bring gold; for iron I will bring silver; for wood, bronze, and for stones, iron. I will also make peace your governor, and righteousness your ruler. See also: Hebrews 11:40Isaiah 30:26Isaiah 1:26Violence shall no more be heard in your land, nor desolation or destruction within your borders; but you will call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise. See also: Isaiah 26:1Isaiah 11:9Zechariah 9:8The sun will be no more your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. See also: Revelation 21:23Revelation 22:5Zechariah 2:5Your sun will not go down any more, nor will your moon withdraw itself; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will end. See also: Revelation 21:4Psalms 84:11Isaiah 35:10Then your people will all be righteous. They will inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. See also: Matthew 15:13Psalms 37:22Psalms 37:11The little one will become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation. I, the LORD, will do this quickly in its time.” See also: Habakkuk 2:3Hebrews 10:36Luke 18:7
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Notes · Haydock (1859, public domain)18 notes
Notes in English 19th-century Catholic commentary by Fr. George Leo Haydock, shown as published.
These notes keep the polemics of their time: some speak harshly of the Jewish people or of other Christians. The Church teaches otherwise today. The Jewish people may not be blamed for the death of Christ (Nostra Aetate 4; Catechism 597–598), and Christians of other communities are our brothers and sisters in the Lord (Unitatis Redintegratio 3). Christian unity
Isaiah 60:1
Ver. 1. O Jerusalem, is not in Heb. or S. Jer. but in the Sept. Some few things may refer to the terrestrial Jerusalem, though the prophet speaks chiefly of the celestial and of the Church. ---
Lord, very great. Christ came to save us. C. --- God prevents by his grace, but man must co-operate to be justified. W.
↑ 1Isaiah 60:2
Ver. 2. People. Babylon shall suffer, while thou art relieved. C. --- The Gentiles continue in darkness till they embrace the faith. v. 3. H. --- Only those who are in the Church receive the light of truth. W.
↑ 2Isaiah 60:3
Ver. 3. Rising. The three wise men were the first.
↑ 3Isaiah 60:4
Ver. 4. Rise up. S. Jer. "suck," as the Heb. may imply. C. --- Sept. "shall be carried on the shoulders." H. --- This may refer to the captives and to the Church.
↑ 4Isaiah 60:5
Ver. 5. Wonder. Heb. and Sept. in S. Jerom, "fear." This sensation is often mixed with joy. Mat.
xxviii. 8. --- Thee. No such nations joined the Jews, as they did the Church.
↑ 5Isaiah 60:6
Ver. 6. Epha. Abraham's grandson, who dwelt near his father, Madian, in Arabia, which was famous for camels. C. --- Saba. India mittit ebur, molles sua thura Sabæi? Geor. i. --- The Arabians embraced the gospel, but never brought their treasures to Jerusalem. C. --- The three kings came on swift beasts to adore Christ, and fulfilled his prophecy. Mat. ii. W.
↑ 6Isaiah 60:7
Ver. 7. Cedar and Nabaioth sprung from Ismael, and dwelt in desert Arabia, under tents, feeding flocks. S. Jer. Ezec. xxvii. 21. --- They also were converted to Christ.
↑ 7Isaiah 60:8
Ver. 8. Clouds. They are thy children, accompanied by strangers.
↑ 8Isaiah 60:9
Ver. 9. Afar. All nations shall receive the gospel. Many made presents to the temple, after the return of the Jews. C. --- The islands, Great Britain, &c.
embrace the faith. Tert. Orig. Ven.
Bede, S. Chrys. &c. W.
↑ 9Isaiah 60:10
Ver. 10. To thee. The Persians monarchs (C.) were mostly favourable to the Jews. H. --- The Gentiles help to form the Church, which rejects no one. v. 11.
↑ 10Isaiah 60:12
Ver. 12. Desolation. Though the Machabees conquered several nations, this can only be verified in the Church of Christ, to which God has subjected all; so that out of his faith none can be saved.
Heb. ii. 8.
↑ 12Isaiah 60:13
Ver. 13. Glory; cedar, which was chiefly used in building the temple. 1 Esd. iii.
7. C. --- This must be explained of the saints, who founded the Church, &c. S.
Jer. --- Emperors became Christians, with the most potent nations. W.
↑ 13Isaiah 60:14
Ver. 14. Feet. Prot. "shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet." This posture is not then essentially idolatrous. H. --- Jerusalem shall be rebuilt by those who destroyed it. C. xlix.
17. It is not easy to prove this of the earthly city: but the pagans, who persecuted the Church, have embraced her communion, and begged to receive baptism.
↑ 14Isaiah 60:16
Ver. 16. Kings. Thou shalt be treated like royal babes. C. xlix. 23. C. --- Sept.
"and thou shalt eat the riches of kings." H.
↑ 16Isaiah 60:17
Ver. 17. Visitation. Sept. "give thy chiefs in peace, and thy bishops in justice."
S. Clement (ad Cor.) reads, "I will appoint their bishops in justice, and their deacons in faith." C. --- The Scripture thus specifies the name and duties of the pastors of the Church S. Jer.
↑ 17Isaiah 60:18
Ver. 18. Gates. Jerusalem was not less corrupt after the captivity than before, if we except idolatry. C. --- Heaven alone enjoys a perfect peace and freedom from sin, (S. Cyr. &c.) though the Church is always holy. H.
↑ 18Isaiah 60:19
Ver. 19. Thou shalt, &c. In this latter part of the chapter, the prophet passes from the illustrious promises made to the Church militant on earth, to the glory of the Church triumphant in heaven.
Ch. --- Glory. S. John seems to have copied this. Apoc. xviii. &c.
↑ 19Isaiah 60:22
Ver. 22. The least of the apostles shall bring many converts, (C.) or shall be spiritual (H.) governor of a great city, (Mic. v. 2.) in the Church militant. C. --- A small shoot, or family, in the Church, shall produce many others. M.
↑ 22License: Notes by Fr. George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), from the Douay-Rheims Bible with Haydock's commentary (first ed. Thomas Haydock, Manchester/Dublin, 1811–1814; New York: Edward Dunigan & Brother, 1859); New Testament notes compiled with Fr. Benedict Rayment. Public domain. Digital text: "The Haydock Bible", Internet Archive (archive.org/details/TheHaydockBible), uploaded 2011 under the Public Domain Mark. · Credits and licenses