Forces
Forces
(spec. cha’yil, strength, especially in a military point of view; hence, also, army, fortification, etc.), in one phrase, forces of the Gentiles (Isa 60:5; Isa 60:11), seems to be used in its widest sense (see Alexander, ad loc.) to denote (as the context implies) not only the subjugation of the heathen, but also the consecration of their wealth (Gen 34:29, where the Same Heb. word occurs). The , or god of strongholds, of Dan 11:38, is probably Mars, or rather Jupiter (Olympius or Capitolinus), whom Antiochus (q.v.) specially honored. SEE DANIEL.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Forces
of the Gentiles (Isa. 60:5, 11; R.V., “the wealth of the nations”) denotes the wealth of the heathen. The whole passage means that the wealth of the Gentile world should be consecrated to the service of the church.
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Forces
forsis (, hayil):
(1) The word is used as a military term, equivalent to army, in 2Ki 25:23, 2Ki 25:16 (where the King James Version reads armies); 2Ch 17:2; Jer 40:7, etc. See ARMY.
(2) In Isa 60:5, Isa 60:11, it is rendered in the Revised Version (British and American) by wealth, and in Ob Isa 60:11, by substance.
Two other Hebrew words are also translated forces in the King James Version, ma’amaccm (Job 36:19), and maoz (Dan 11:38), the latter being rendered in the Revised Version (British and American) fortresses.