Isaiah 49:12
What does Isaiah 49:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 49:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Lo, these shall come from far; and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Lo, these shall come from far; and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949See, these are coming from far; and these from the north and the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Lo, these from afar come in, And lo, these from the north, and from the sea, And these from the land of Sinim.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Behold these shall come from afar, and behold these from the north and from the sea, and these from the south country.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Behold, these shall come from afar; and behold, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Revelation 11:15
And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said, The kingdom of the world is becomethe kingdomof our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign for ever and ever.
- Matthew 8:11
And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:
- Isaiah 43:5
Fear not; for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
- Micah 4:2
And many nations shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem;
- Isaiah 2:2
And it shall come to pass in the latter days, that the mountain of Jehovah’s house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
- Revelation 7:9
After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and ofalltribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands;
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