VERSE STUDY • KJV

Isaiah 66:19

And 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.

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KJV King James Version

And 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.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.

WEB World English Bible

“I will set a sign among them, and I will send such as escape of them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the islands afar off, who have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the nations.

ASV American Standard Version

And I will set a sign among them, and I will send such as 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 nations.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

And I have set among them a sign, And have sent out of them those escaping unto the nations, (Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, drawing bow, Tubal and Javan, the isles that are far off,) Who have not heard My fame, nor seen Mine honour, And they have declared Mine honour among nations.

Surrounding context — Isaiah 66

16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.

17 They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one [tree] in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.

18 For I [know] their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.

19 And 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.

20 And they shall bring all your brethren [for] an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD.

21 And I will also take of them for priests [and] for Levites, saith the LORD.

22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.

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וְשַׂמְתִּ֨יH7760 · sumto set: make בָהֶ֜םH9038 · hemthem א֗וֹתH226 · otsign: miraculous וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣יH7971 · sha.lachto send: depart מֵהֶ֣ם׀H9038 · hemthem פְּ֠לֵיטִיםH6412 · pa.litsurvivor אֶֽל־H413 · elto(wards)הַגּוֹיִ֞םH1471 · goynation תַּרְשִׁ֨ישׁH8659 · tar.shishTarshish פּ֥וּלH6322 · pulPul וְל֛וּדH3865 · ludLud מֹ֥שְׁכֵיH4900 · ma.shakhto draw קֶ֖שֶׁתH7198 · qe.shetbow תֻּבַ֣לH8422 · tu.valTubal וְיָוָ֑ןH3120 · ya.vanJavan הָאִיִּ֣יםH339 · icoastland הָרְחֹקִ֗יםH7350 · ra.choqdistant אֲשֶׁ֨רH834 · a.sherwhich לֹא־H3808 · lonot שָׁמְע֤וּH8085 · sha.mato hear: hear אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שִׁמְעִי֙H8088 · she.masound וְלֹא־H3808 · lonot רָא֣וּH7200 · ra.ahto see: see אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כְּבוֹדִ֔יH3519 · ka.vodglory וְהִגִּ֥ידוּH5046 · na.gadto tell אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כְּבוֹדִ֖יH3519 · ka.vodglory בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃H1471 · goynation

Cross-references

Isaiah 52:15So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for [that] which had not been told them shall they see; and [that] which they had not heard shall they consider.Romans 15:21But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.Ezekiel 27:10They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.Isaiah 55:5Behold, thou shalt call a nation [that] thou knowest not, and nations [that] knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.Isaiah 60:9Surely 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 65:1I am sought of [them that] asked not [for me]; I am found of [them that] sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation [that] was not called by my name.Isaiah 62:10Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.1 Chronicles 16:24Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.Ephesians 3:8Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;Isaiah 18:3All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.Matthew 7:11-12If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?Ezekiel 27:13Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they [were] thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.Isaiah 29:24They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.Genesis 10:2The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.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.Isaiah 42:4He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.Romans 11:1-6I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, [of] the tribe of Benjamin.Ezekiel 30:5Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.

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