Psalms 45:12

45:12 Rich people from Tyre ¹ 

will seek your favor by bringing a gift. ² 

Psalms 72:10-11

72:10 The kings of Tarshish ³  and the coastlands will offer gifts;

the kings of Sheba ⁴  and Seba ⁵  will bring tribute.

72:11 All kings will bow down to him;

all nations will serve him.

Isaiah 60:3-5

60:3 Nations come to your light,

kings to your bright light.

60:4 Look all around you! ⁶ 

They all gather and come to you –

your sons come from far away

and your daughters are escorted by guardians.

60:5 Then you will look and smile, ⁷ 

you will be excited and your heart will swell with pride. ⁸ 

For the riches of distant lands ⁹  will belong to you

and the wealth of nations will come to you.

Isaiah 60:16

60:16 You will drink the milk of nations;

you will nurse at the breasts of kings. ¹⁰ 

Then you will recognize that I, the Lord, am your deliverer,

your protector, ¹¹  the powerful ruler of Jacob. ¹² 

Revelation 21:24

21:24 The nations ¹³  will walk by its light and the kings of the earth will bring their grandeur ¹⁴  into it.

[45:12]  ¹ map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[45:12]  ² tn Heb “and a daughter of Tyre with a gift, your face they will appease, the rich of people.” The phrase “daughter of Tyre” occurs only here in the OT. It could be understood as addressed to the bride, indicating she was a Phoenician (cf. NEB). However, often in the OT the word “daughter,” when collocated with the name of a city or country, is used to personify the referent (see, for example, “Daughter Zion” in Ps 9:14, and “Daughter Babylon” in Ps 137:8). If that is the case here, then “Daughter Tyre” identifies the city-state of Tyre as the place from which the rich people come (cf. NRSV). The idiom “appease the face” refers to seeking one’s favor (see Exod 32:11; 1 Sam 13:12; 1 Kgs 13:6; 2 Kgs 13:4; 2 Chr 33:12; Job 11:19; Ps 119:58; Prov 19:6; Jer 26:19; Dan 9:13; Zech 7:2; 8:21-22; Mal 1:9).

[72:10]  ³ sn Tarshish was a distant western port, the precise location of which is uncertain.

[72:10]  ⁴ sn Sheba was located in Arabia.

[72:10]  ⁵ sn Seba was located in Africa.

[60:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “Lift up around your eyes and see!”

[60:5]  ⁷ tn Or “shine,” or “be radiant” (NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[60:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “and it will tremble and be wide, your heart.”

[60:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “the wealth of the sea,” i.e., wealth that is transported from distant lands via the sea.

[60:16]  ¹⁰ sn The nations and kings are depicted as a mother nursing her children. Restored Zion will be nourished by them as she receives their wealth as tribute.

[60:16]  ¹¹ tn Or “redeemer.” See the note at 41:14.

[60:16]  ¹² sn See 1:24 and 49:26.

[21:24]  ¹³ tn Or “the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).

[21:24]  ¹⁴ tn Or “splendor”; Grk “glory.”