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Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
Isaiah 24:15 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB Therefore glorify Yahweh in the east, even the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea!
  • BSB Therefore glorify the LORD in the east. Extol the name of the LORD, the God of Israel in the islands 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 from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.
  • Isa 51:5My 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.
  • Isa 49:1Listen, 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.
  • Isa 42:4He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
  • Isa 42:10Sing 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.
  • Isa 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.
  • Gen 10:4–5And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
  • 1 Pet 4:12–14Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
  • Hab 3:17–18Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:
  • Isa 66:19And 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.
  • 1 Pet 1:7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
  • 1 Pet 3:15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
  • Isa 41:5The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
  • Zech 10:9–12And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.
  • Zeph 2:11The 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.
  • Acts 16:25And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
  • Isa 25:3Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.
  • Job 35:9–10By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
  • Rev 15:2–4And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.
  • Zech 13:8–9And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
  • Isa 11:11–12And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and 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.

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