Isaiah 60:11

Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The prophet declares to Jerusalem its future state of permanent accessibility, following a promise that foreign kings will serve the city.

The words — תָּמִ֛יד (ta.Mid) = continually and יִסָּגֵ֑רוּ (yi.sa.Ge.ru) = they will be shut.

The thread — The open-gate motif reappears in Revelation 21:25, while the surrounding verses track the influx of wealth and the removal of ruin in Isaiah 60:5 and 60:18.

Why it lands — The text states that the city will remain permanently accessible to receive foreign wealth and processions of kings, and it demands that a reader recognize this permanence as a direct condition for national survival.

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The Hebrew words

וּפִתְּח֨וּu./fi.te.Chuand/ they will be open שְׁעָרַ֧יִךְshe.'a.Ra.yi/khgates/ your תָּמִ֛ידta.Midcontinually יוֹמָ֥םyo.Mamby day וָלַ֖יְלָהva./Lay.lahand/ night לֹ֣אlo'not יִסָּגֵ֑רוּyi.sa.Ge.ruthey will be shut לְהָבִ֤יאle./ha.Vi'to/ bring אֵלַ֙יִךְ֙'e.La.yi/khto/ you חֵ֣ילcheil[the] wealth of גּוֹיִ֔םgo.Yimnations וּמַלְכֵיהֶ֖םu./mal.khei./Hemand/ kings/ their נְהוּגִֽים׃ne.hu.Gim[will be] led

King James Version

Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought.

Cross-references

Revelation 21:25 Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.
Isaiah 60:5 Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.
Isaiah 60:18 No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
Isaiah 62:10 Go out, go out through the gates; prepare the way for the people! Build it up, build up the highway; clear away the stones; raise a banner for the nations!
Psalms 149:8 to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,
Nehemiah 13:19 When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.