Matthew Poole and continuators on Isaiah 60:4

4 Lift up thine eyes round about and see; all they gather themselves together , they come to thee, thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.

Or in a Circle; into all parts of the Earth; it seems to rel[illegible: 1+ letters]te to the Apostles, and Disciples, with their successors, carrying the Gospel into all parts of the world: And in regard it would be as it were a thing incredible, he bids them lift up their eyes, as if they were to behold it in some Vision, or, upon some Watch-Tower in Ierusalem; there is the like expression, chap. 49. 18.

He speaks more particularly either of the Jews flocking from all parts to Ierusalem, when they shall hear of their return from Babylon, which may be true in the type or especially, of the coming in of some of all nations to the Gospel.

The same thing, onely for elegancy sake expressed in its parts, the sense respects both Persons, and place; as to Persons, thy Sons and thy Daughters also shall be brought unto thee tenderly, as it [illegible: 1 word] in arms, Isa. 49. 22. where by thy side by equivalent expressions of Arms, Bosom and Shoulders▪ is supplied with reference to them both, and may import they shall be brought into the Church of Christ as unto their Mother, and it may further be observed, that where the Masculin[illegible: 1+ letters] gender is joined with the Feminine of the same species, it notes multitude, and variety as, Eccl. 2. 8. Men▪Singers, and Women▪Singers i. e. All sorts and variety of vocal Musick: and as to place both thy Sons and thy Daughters that are not only near▪ but also afar off, shall come to thee as we say far and near, Acts 2. 39. or, it is the same with what was said before round about in all quarters of the world; from far noting the Longitude, and ad latus at, or on thy side the Latitude, and even those that perhaps were before at enmity one with another.

Marginal references: Chap. 49. 1[illegible: 1+ letters], [illegible: 1+ letters]2, 23. & 6[illegible: 1+ letters]. 11, 12.