From beyond the rivers of Cush My worshipers, My scattered people, will bring Me an offering.
Parallel translations
- WEB From beyond the rivers of Cush, my worshipers, even the daughter of my dispersed people, will bring my offering.
- KJV From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.
- NKJV From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia My worshipers, The daughter of My dispersed ones, Shall bring My offering.
- NASB “From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia My worshipers, My dispersed ones, Will bring My offerings.
- NLT My scattered people who live beyond the rivers of Ethiopia will come to present their offerings.
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Quick answer
Worshipers from distant lands beyond Cush will bring offerings to God. It matters because it shows even far-off peoples included among those who worship the Lord.
Overview
Cush, earlier marked for judgment, now appears as a source of worshipers, showing mercy beyond judgment. The gathering of God's scattered people from remote regions highlights the worldwide scope of His salvation. This anticipates the ingathering of the nations fulfilled through Christ's worldwide mission.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 68:31Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.
- Isa 11:11On 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.
- Isa 18:1Woe to the land of whirring wings, along the rivers of Cush,
- Rom 15:16to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
- 1 Pet 1:1Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen
- Isa 66:18–21“And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.
- Acts 8:27So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
- Acts 24:17After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.
- Ps 72:8–11May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
- Rom 11:11–12I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.
- 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 60:4–12Lift up your eyes and look around: They all gather and come to you; your sons will come from afar, and your daughters will be carried on the arm.
- Isa 18:7At that time gifts will be brought to the LORD of Hosts—from a people tall and smooth-skinned, from a people widely feared, from a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers—to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the LORD of Hosts.
- Isa 27:12–13In that day the LORD will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, O Israelites, will be gathered one by one.
- Isa 49:20–23Yet the children of your bereavement will say in your hearing, ‘This place is too small for us; make room for us to live here.’
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