12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly ruined.
12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; those nations shall be utterly laid waste.
12 Any nation or kingdom that doesn't deliver will perish; those nations will be totally wasted.
12 For the nation and kingdom which will not serve you shall perish, And those nations shall be utterly ruined.
12 For the nations that refuse to serve you will be destroyed.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Isaiah 60:12
Commentary on Isaiah 60:9-14
(Read Isaiah 60:9-14)
God will be very gracious. We must begin with his promise, thence all mercies take rise. Many shall be brought into the church, even from far countries. Christ is always ready to receive all who come to him; and the gate of mercy is always open, night and day. All that are about the church shall be made serviceable to it. But those who will not be subject to Christ's golden sceptre, to his word and Spirit, who will not be kept in by the laws and rules of his family, shall be broken in pieces by his iron rod. The peculiar advantages of every nation, and of every description of men, shall join to beautify the church of Christ. We must suppose this to be accomplished in the beauties of holiness, and the graces and comforts of the Spirit, with which gospel ordinances are adorned and enriched. Blessed be his name, the gates of Zion are ever open to returning sinners.