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Therefore glorify the LORD in the east. Extol the name of the LORD, the God of Israel in the islands of the sea.
Isaiah 24:15 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB Therefore glorify Yahweh in the east, even the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea!
  • KJV Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
  • NKJV Therefore glorify the Lord in the dawning light, The name of the Lord God of Israel in the coastlands of the sea.
  • NASB Therefore glorify the Lord in the east, The name of the Lord, the God of Israel, In the coastlands of the sea.
  • NLT In eastern lands, give glory to the Lord. In the lands beyond the sea, praise the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

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Quick answer

The remnant calls one another to glorify the Lord in the east and in the coastlands of the sea. Worship of Israel's God spreads worldwide.

Overview

From sunrise lands to distant islands, the saved summon all to honor the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel. The scope is global, reaching beyond Israel's borders. It foreshadows the gathering of the nations to praise the true God through Christ.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 21

  • Mal 1:11For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.
  • Isa 51:5My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.
  • Isa 49:1Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.
  • Isa 42:4He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.”
  • Isa 42:10Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise from the ends of the earth—you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them.
  • Isa 60:9Surely the islands will wait for Me, with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for He has glorified you.
  • Gen 10:4–5And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
  • 1 Pet 4:12–14Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
  • Hab 3:17–18Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,
  • Isa 66:19I 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.
  • 1 Pet 1:7so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Pet 3:15But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,
  • Isa 41:5The islands see and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward.
  • Zech 10:9–12Though I sow them among the nations, they will remember Me in distant lands; they and their children will live and return.
  • Zeph 2:11The LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth. Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him, each in its own place.
  • Acts 16:25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
  • Isa 25:3Therefore, a strong people will honor You. The cities of ruthless nations will revere You.
  • Job 35:9–10Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.
  • Rev 15:2–4And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,
  • Zech 13:8–9And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it.
  • Isa 11:11–12On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

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Christ at the center

Isaiah sees him most clearly: the virgin's son Immanuel, the child on David's throne, the shoot from Jesse, the light to the nations, and above all the Suffering Servant pierced for our transgressions (ch. 53).

How Isaiah 24:15 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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