By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in 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 terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.

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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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22 And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the 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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10 For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.

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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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Footnotes

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

He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles 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 are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, 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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Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.

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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 According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.

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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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My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they 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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49 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

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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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10 Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

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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 isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, 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 of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh 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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