Isaiah 60:8
What does Isaiah 60:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 60:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
KJV
King James Version · 1611Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Who are these coming like a cloud, like a flight of doves to their windows?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Who <FI>are<Fi> these--as a thick cloud they fly, And as doves unto their windows?
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Who are these, that fly as clouds, and as doves to their windows?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Who are these that come flying as a cloud, and as doves to their dove-cotes?
Context
v.7All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee; they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar; and I will glorify the house of my glory.
v.8This passage
v.9Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of Jehovah thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Hebrews 12:1
Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
- Isaiah 45:22
Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else.
- Genesis 8:8
And he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
- Isaiah 60:4
Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: they all gather themselves together, they come to thee; thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be carried in the arms.
- Isaiah 49:21
Then shalt thou say in thy heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where were they?
- Luke 13:29
And they shall come from the east and west, and from the north and south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
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