KJV King James Version
Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Isaiah 49:12
Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Behold, they will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Aswan.”
WEB World English Bible
Behold, these shall come from far; and behold, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.”
ASV American Standard Version
Lo, these shall come from far; and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Lo, these from afar come in, And lo, these from the north, and from the sea, And these from the land of Sinim.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 49
9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that [are] in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures [shall be] in all high places.
10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
14 But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.
15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
הִנֵּה־H2009 · hin.nehbeholdאֵ֕לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseמֵרָח֖וֹקH7350 · ra.choqdistantיָבֹ֑אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeוְהִֽנֵּה־H2009 · hin.nehbeholdאֵ֙לֶּה֙H428 · el.lehtheseמִצָּפ֣וֹןH6828 · tsa.phonnorthוּמִיָּ֔םH3220 · yamseaוְאֵ֖לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseמֵאֶ֥רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetסִינִֽים׃H5515 · si.nimSyene
Cross-references
Isaiah 43:5-6Fear not: for I [am] with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;Psalm 22:27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.Zechariah 8:20-23Thus saith the LORD of hosts; [It shall] yet [come to pass], that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:Isaiah 60:9-14Surely 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.Isaiah 11:10-11And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.Revelation 7:9After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;Isaiah 2:2-3And it shall come to pass in the last days, [that] the mountain of the LORD’S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.Isaiah 66:19-20And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, [to] Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, [to] Tubal, and Javan, [to] the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.Matthew 8:11And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.Revelation 11:15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become [the kingdoms] of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.Zechariah 2:11And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.Psalm 72:10-11The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.Luke 13:29And they shall come from the east, and [from] the west, and from the north, and [from] the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.Micah 4:2And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.Psalm 72:17His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
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