From these (A)the coastland peoples of the Gentiles were separated into their lands, everyone according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.

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(From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)(A)

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11 The Lord will be awesome to them,
For He will reduce to nothing all the gods of the earth;
(A)People shall worship Him,
Each one from his place,
Indeed all (B)the shores of the nations.

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11 The Lord will be awesome(A) to them
    when he destroys all the gods(B) of the earth.(C)
Distant nations will bow down to him,(D)
    all of them in their own lands.

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10 For pass beyond the coasts of [a]Cyprus and see,
Send to [b]Kedar and consider diligently,
And see if there has been such a (A)thing.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 2:10 Heb. Kittim, representative of western cultures
  2. Jeremiah 2:10 In northern Arabian desert, representative of eastern cultures

10 Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus(A) and look,
    send to Kedar[a](B) and observe closely;
    see if there has ever been anything like this:

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  1. Jeremiah 2:10 In the Syro-Arabian desert

22 all the kings of (A)Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coastlands which are across the (B)sea;

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22 all the kings of Tyre(A) and Sidon;(B) the kings of the coastlands(C) across the sea;

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He will not fail nor be discouraged,
Till He has established justice in the earth;
(A)And the coastlands shall wait for His law.”

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    he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice(A) on earth.
    In his teaching(B) the islands(C) will put their hope.”(D)

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20 These were the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands and in their nations.

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20 These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.

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(A)Surely the coastlands shall wait for Me;
And the ships of Tarshish will come first,
(B)To bring your sons from afar,
(C)Their silver and their gold with them,
To the name of the Lord your God,
And to the Holy One of Israel,
(D)Because He has glorified you.

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Surely the islands(A) look to me;
    in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,[a](B)
bringing(C) your children from afar,
    with their silver and gold,(D)
to the honor(E) of the Lord your God,
    the Holy One(F) of Israel,
    for he has endowed you with splendor.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 60:9 Or the trading ships

18 (A)According to their deeds, accordingly He will repay,
Fury to His adversaries,
Recompense to His enemies;
The coastlands He will fully repay.

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18 According to what they have done,
    so will he repay(A)
wrath to his enemies
    and retribution to his foes;
    he will repay the islands(B) their due.

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(A)My righteousness is near,
My salvation has gone forth,
(B)And My arms will judge the peoples;
(C)The coastlands will wait upon Me,
And (D)on My arm they will trust.

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My righteousness draws near speedily,
    my salvation(A) is on the way,(B)
    and my arm(C) will bring justice to the nations.
The islands(D) will look to me
    and wait in hope(E) for my arm.

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The Servant, the Light to the Gentiles

49 “Listen, (A)O coastlands, to Me,
And take heed, you peoples from afar!
(B)The Lord has called Me from the womb;
From the [a]matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:1 Lit. inward parts

The Servant of the Lord

49 Listen(A) to me, you islands;(B)
    hear this, you distant nations:
Before I was born(C) the Lord called(D) me;
    from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name.(E)

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Praise to the Lord

10 (A)Sing to the Lord a new song,
And His praise from the ends of the earth,
(B)You who go down to the sea, and [a]all that is in it,
You coastlands and you inhabitants of them!

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  1. Isaiah 42:10 Lit. its fullness

Song of Praise to the Lord

10 Sing(A) to the Lord a new song,(B)
    his praise(C) from the ends of the earth,(D)
you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,(E)
    you islands,(F) and all who live in them.

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The coastlands saw it and feared,
The ends of the earth were afraid;
They drew near and came.

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The islands(A) have seen it and fear;
    the ends of the earth(B) tremble.
They approach and come forward;

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15 Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket,
And are counted as the small dust on the scales;
Look, He lifts up the isles as a very little thing.

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15 Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket;
    they are regarded as dust on the scales;(A)
    he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.(B)

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