Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
The language but cursorily alludes to Egypt, Ethiopia, and Seba, being given to Cyrus as a ransom in lieu of Israel whom he restored (Isaiah 43:3), but mainly and fully describes the gathering in of the Gentiles to Israel (Acts 2:10-11; Acts 8:27-38), especially at Israel's future restoration (Isaiah 2:2; Isaiah 14:1-2; Isaiah 19:18-22; Isaiah 60:3-14; Isaiah 49:23; Psalms 68:31; Psalms 72:10-11).
labour--wealth acquired by labor (Jeremiah 3:24).
Sabeans . . . of stature--the men of Meroe, in Upper Egypt. HERODOTUS (3.30) calls the Ethiopians "the tallest of men" (see on Isaiah 18:2; 1 Chronicles 11:23).
thee--Jerusalem ("my city," Isaiah 45:13).
in chains-- (Psalms 149:8). "The saints shall judge the world" (1 Corinthians 6:2) and "rule the nations with a rod of iron" (Zechariah 14:12-19; Revelation 2:26-27). The "chains," in the case of the obedient, shall be the easy yoke of Messiah; as "the sword of the Spirit" also is saving to the believer, condemnatory to the unbeliever (John 12:48; Hebrews 4:12; Revelation 19:15).
God is in thee-- (Jeremiah 3:19).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Isaiah 18:2
Isaiah 60:6
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