People from the islands are coming to me. The ships of Tarshish are out in front. They are bringing your children back from far away. Your children are bringing their silver and gold with them. They are coming to honor me. I am the Lord your God. I am the Holy One of Israel. I have honored you.

众海岛必等候我，首先是他施的船只，将你的众子连他们的金银从远方一同带来，都为耶和华你神的名，又为以色列的圣者，因为他已经荣耀了你。

众海岛必等候我，他施的船只领先，将你的儿女，连同他们的金银从远方带来，这都因以色列的圣者、耶和华—你上帝的名，因为他已经荣耀了你。

众海岛必等候我，他施的船只领先，将你的儿女，连同他们的金银从远方带来，这都因以色列的圣者、耶和华—你神的名，因为他已经荣耀了你。

众海岛的人都等候我，他施的船只行在前面，从远处把你的儿子和他们的金银财宝一同带来，以尊崇你的上帝耶和华——以色列的圣者，因为我已经使你得到荣耀。

众海岛的人都必等候我，他施的船队领先，把你的众子，连他们的金银，都一起从远方带来，都为了耶和华你的神的名，又为了以色列的圣者的缘故，因为他已经荣耀了你。

看哪！众海岛仰望我；塔尔施的船只率先把你的儿子们，连同他们的金银一起从远方带来；这是为了以色列的圣者——耶和华你神的名，因为他已经使你得荣耀。

眾海島必等候我，首先是他施的船隻，將你的眾子連他們的金銀從遠方一同帶來，都為耶和華－你神的名，又為以色列的聖者，因為他已經榮耀了你。

眾海島必等候我，他施的船隻領先，將你的兒女，連同他們的金銀從遠方帶來，這都因以色列的聖者、耶和華－你上帝的名，因為他已經榮耀了你。

眾海島必等候我，他施的船隻領先，將你的兒女，連同他們的金銀從遠方帶來，這都因以色列的聖者、耶和華－你神的名，因為他已經榮耀了你。

眾海島的人都等候我，他施的船隻行在前面，從遠處把你的兒子和他們的金銀財寶一同帶來，以尊崇你的上帝耶和華——以色列的聖者，因為我已經使你得到榮耀。

眾海島的人都必等候我，他施的船隊領先，把你的眾子，連他們的金銀，都一起從遠方帶來，都為了耶和華你的神的名，又為了以色列的聖者的緣故，因為他已經榮耀了你。

啊，沿海地帶必聚集來歸我，他施的船領先，將你的眾兒子都從遠方帶來，連他們的金銀都帶來，都為了永恆主你的上帝的名，又為了以色列之聖者，因為他使你得了光榮。

看哪！眾海島仰望我；塔爾施的船隻率先把你的兒子們，連同他們的金銀一起從遠方帶來；這是為了以色列的聖者——耶和華你神的名，因為他已經使你得榮耀。

島嶼必瞻望我、他施之舟先至、載爾眾子、來自遠方、同攜金銀、奉爾上帝耶和華之名、及以色列之聖者、因其榮爾也、

洲島之民、瞻望乎我、大失之舟、先至載爾、赤子來自遠方、同攜金銀以奉我、以色列族聖主、爾之上帝耶和華、加爾榮光。

洲島之民、俱瞻望我、他施之舟必先至、攜爾眾子來自遠方、並攜金銀、以奉主爾之天主、以奉加榮於爾之以色列聖主、

Surely the islands look to me; in the lead are the ships of Tarshish, bringing 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 endowed you with splendor.

For the coastlands shall hope for me, the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your children from afar, their silver and gold with them, for the name of the Lord your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has made you beautiful.

They are ships from the ends of the earth, from lands that trust in me, led by the great ships of Tarshish. They are bringing the people of Israel home from far away, carrying their silver and gold. They will honor the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has filled you with splendor.

Yes, the coasts and islands will wait for me with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from far away, their silver and gold with them, for the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, who has glorified you.

Certainly the coastlands will wait for Me; And the ships of Tarshish will come first, To bring your sons from afar, Their silver and their gold with them, For the name of the Lord your God, And for the Holy One of Israel because He has glorified you.

Surely the coastlands shall wait for Me; And the ships of Tarshish will come first, To bring your sons from afar, Their silver and their gold with them, To the name of the Lord your God, And to the Holy One of Israel, Because He has glorified you.

Surely 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, for the name of Jehovah thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.

Yes, the islands will wait for Me with the ships of Tarshish in the lead, to bring your children from far away, their silver and gold with them, for the honor of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, who has glorified you.

Surely 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.

Indeed, the coastlands look eagerly for me, the large ships are in the lead, bringing your sons from far away, along with their silver and gold, to honor the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has bestowed honor on you.

Surely the islands will wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you.

At that time the Lord will reach out his hand. He will gather his people a second time. He will bring back those who are left alive. He’ll bring them back from Assyria, Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt and Cush. He’ll bring them from Elam, Babylon and Hamath. He will also bring them from the islands of the Mediterranean Sea.

You too will send for nations you do not know. Even though you do not know them, they will come running to you. That is what I will do. I am the Lord your God. I am the Holy One of Israel. I have honored you.”

He has set it apart for every trading ship and every beautiful boat.

The time for me to set you free is near. I will soon save you. My powerful arm will make everything right among the nations. The islands will put their hope in me. They will wait for my powerful arm to act.

“ I will give them a sign. I will send to the nations some of those who are left alive. I will send some of them to the people of Tarshish, Libya and Lydia, who are famous for using bows. I will send others to Tubal and Greece. And I will send still others to islands far away. The people who live there have not heard about my fame. They have not seen my glory. But when I act, those I send will tell the nations about my glory.And they will bring back all the people of Israel from all those nations. They will bring them to my holy mountain in Jerusalem. My people will ride on horses, mules and camels. They will come in chariots and wagons,” says the Lord.“ Those messengers will bring my people as an offering to me. They will bring them to my temple, just as the Israelites bring their grain offerings in bowls that are‘ clean.’

People who live on the islands, listen to me. Pay attention, you nations far away. Before I was born the Lord chose me to serve him. Before I was born the Lord spoke my name.

He will not grow weak or lose hope. He will not give up until he brings justice to the earth. The islands will put their hope in his teaching.”

But the Jerusalem that is above is free. She is our mother.

Sing a new song to the Lord. Sing praise to him from one end of the earth to the other. Sing, you who sail out on the ocean. Sing, all you creatures in it. Sing, you islands. Sing, all you who live there.

Wake up! Zion, wake up! Dress yourself with strength as if it were your clothes. Holy city of Jerusalem, put on your clothes of glory. Those who haven’t been circumcised will never enter you again. Neither will those who are“ unclean.”Get up, Jerusalem! Shake off your dust. Take your place on your throne. Captured people of Zion, remove the chains from your neck.The Lord says,“ When you were sold as slaves, no one paid anything for you. Now no one will pay any money to set you free.”The Lord and King continues,“ Long ago my people went down to Egypt. They lived there for a while. Later, Assyria crushed them without any reason.“ Now look at what has happened to them,” announces the Lord.“ Once again my people have been taken away. And no one paid anything for them. Those who rule over them brag about it,” announces the Lord.“ All day long without stopping, people speak evil things against my name.So the day will come when my people will really know the meaning of my name. They will know what kind of God I am. They will know that I told them ahead of time they would return to their land. They will know that it was I.”

It is a light to be given to the Gentiles. It will be the glory of your people Israel.”

Because of what they say a person can fill their stomach. What their words produce can satisfy them.

“ Look up. Look all around you. All your people are getting together to come back to you. Your sons will come from far away. Your daughters will be carried on the hip like little children.

I was very angry with them. They always longed for more and more of everything. So I punished them for that sin. I turned my face away from them because I was angry. But they kept on wanting their own way.

They answered,“ We’ve come from a country that’s very far away. We’ve come because the Lord your God is famous. We’ve heard reports about him. We’ve heard about everything he did in Egypt.

So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God by believing in Christ.

But the Lord said to Ananias,“ Go! I have chosen this man to work for me. He will announce my name to the Gentiles and to their kings. He will also announce my name to the people of Israel.

He had many ships that carried goods to be traded. His ships went to sea along with Hiram’s ships. Once every three years the ships returned. They brought gold, silver, ivory, apes and peacocks.

Judah will also fight at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected. Huge amounts of gold, silver and clothes will be gathered up.

May the kings of Tarshish and of places far away bring him gifts. May the kings of Sheba and Seba give him presents.

I will say to the north,‘ Let them go!’ And I will say to the south,‘ Do not hold them back.’ Bring my sons from far away. Bring my daughters from the farthest places on earth.

they begged us for the chance to share in serving the Lord’s people in that way.They did more than we expected. First they gave themselves to the Lord. Then they gave themselves to us because that was what God wanted.

May God add land to Japheth’s territory. May Japheth live in the tents of Shem. And may Canaan be the slave of Japheth.”

The queen of Sheba heard about how famous Solomon was. She also heard about how he served and worshiped the Lord. So she came to test Solomon with hard questions.

The Lord who rules over all will terrify Moab and Ammon. He will destroy all the gods on earth. Then distant nations will bow down to him. All of them will serve him in their own lands.

Then the Lord came down in the cloud. He stood there with Moses and announced his name, the Lord.As he passed in front of Moses, he called out. He said,“ I am the Lord, the Lord. I am the God who is tender and kind. I am gracious. I am slow to get angry. I am faithful and full of love.I continue to show my love to thousands of people. I forgive those who do evil. I forgive those who refuse to obey me. And I forgive those who sin. But I do not let guilty people go without punishing them. I cause the sins of the parents to affect their children, grandchildren and great- grandchildren.”

“ Suppose there are outsiders who don’t belong to your people Israel. And they have come from a land far away. They’ve come because they’ve heard about your name.

You are priceless to me. I love you and honor you. So I will trade other people for you. I will give up other nations to save your lives.

At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the Lord. All the nations will gather together there. They will go there to honor me. They will no longer do what their stubborn and evil hearts want them to do.

The Lord said,“ I will make all my goodness pass in front of you. And I will announce my name, the Lord, in front of you. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy. And I will show love to those I love.

Give a strong warning to Egypt, that beast among the tall grass. It is like a herd of bulls among the calves. May that beast bow down before you with gifts of silver. Scatter the nations who like to make war.Messengers will come from Egypt. The people of Cush will be quick to bring gifts to you.

The Lord will show tender love toward Jacob’s people. Once again he will choose Israel. He’ll give them homes in their own land. Outsiders will join them. They and the people of Jacob will become one people.Nations will help Israel return to their own land. Israel will possess other nations. They will serve Israel as male and female servants in the Lord’ s land. The Israelites will make prisoners of those who had held them as prisoners. Israel will rule over those who had crushed them.

I have shown you to them. And I will continue to show you to them. Then the love you have for me will be in them. I myself will be in them.”

The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.From these people came the families who lived near the Mediterranean Sea. Each tribe and nation then spread out into its own territory and had its own language.

Jehoshaphat built many ships that he used to carry goods to be traded. The ships were supposed to go to Ophir for gold. But they never had a chance to sail. They were wrecked at Ezion Geber.

From those places the songs of people giving thanks will be heard. The sound of great joy will come from there. I will cause there to be more of my people. There will not be fewer of them. I will bring them honor. People will have respect for them.