Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
windows—rather, "battlements"; literally, "suns"; applied to battlements from their radiated appearance.
agates—rather, "rubies."
carbuncles—literally, "sparkling gems"; the carbuncle when held to the sun becomes like a burning coal.
all thy borders—rather, "thy whole circuit," consisting of precious stones. The glory of the Church on earth, when the Hebrew Church, according to the original design, shall be the metropolis of Christendom.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 54:12:
Psalms 147:14
Ezekiel 20:37
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