Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Isaiah 66:12
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Isaiah66:12
12. extend--I will turn peace (prosperity) upon her, like a river turned in its course [Gesenius]. Or, "I will spread peace over her as an overflowing river" [Barnes], (Is 48:18).
flowing stream--as the Nile by its overflow fertilizes the whole of Egypt.
borne upon ... sides--(See on Is 60:4).
her ... her--If "ye" refers to the Jews, translate, "ye shall be borne upon their sides ... their knees," namely, those of the Gentiles, as in Is 49:22; and as "suck" (Is 60:16) refers to the Jews sucking the Gentile wealth. However, English Version gives a good sense: The Jews, and all who love Jehovah (Is 66:10), "shall suck, and be borne" by her as a mother.
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