Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
know--not in the Hebrew. Rather, understand the words by aposiopesis; it is usual in threats to leave the persons threatened to supply the hiatus from their own fears, owing to conscious guilt: "For I . . . their works and thoughts," etc.; namely, will punish [MAURER].
it shall come--the time is come that I will, etc. [MAURER].
gather . . . nations--against Jerusalem, where the ungodly Jews shall perish; and then the Lord at last shall fight for Jerusalem against those nations: and the survivors (Isaiah 66:19) shall "see God's glory" (Zechariah 12:8-9; Zechariah 14:1-3, Zechariah 14:9).
tongues--which have been many owing to sin, being confounded at Babel, but which shall again be one in Christ (Daniel 7:14; Zephaniah 3:9; Revelation 7:9-10).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Psalms 97:6
Isaiah 49:26
Isaiah 52:10
Isaiah 59:18
Isaiah 59:19
Isaiah 66:19
Ezekiel 20:41
Joel 2:28
Zechariah 8:23
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