Isaiah 66:19

Isaiah 66:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And 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.
• New International Version (NIV)“I will set a sign among them, and I will send some of those who survive to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to the distant islands that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will proclaim my glory among the nations.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and I will set a sign among them. And from them I will send survivors to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands far away, that have not heard my fame or seen my glory. And they shall declare my glory among the nations.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will set a sign among them; and those among them who escape I will send to the nations: to Tarshish and Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, and Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame nor seen My glory. And they shall declare My glory among the Gentiles.

Context of Isaiah 66:19

17The Lord says, ‘I will destroy people who prepare themselves to worship their false gods. They make themselves clean and they follow one another into their special gardens. They eat unclean meat from pigs and rats and other disgusting animals. They will all come to their deaths together. 18I know everything that they do and everything that they think. So I will come. I will bring together the people from all nations and those who speak all languages. I will show them how great I am. I will do a great thing among them, to show them my power. I will send some of the people who are still alive to other nations. They will go to: Tarshish, Libya, Lydia (where their soldiers shoot arrows very well), Tubal, Greece, and lands far away, where people have never heard about me and they do not know how great I am. Those people will tell other nations about my great glory.’ 20The Lord says, ‘They will bring back all your relatives who still live in other countries. They will bring them to my holy hill in Jerusalem, as a gift to me, the Lord. They will come on horses, in chariots, in carts, on mules and on camels. They will bring them in the way that the Israelites bring grain offerings to me in my temple. They bring their offerings in holy dishes.’ 21The Lord says, ‘I will choose some of them to be priests. And I will choose some of them to serve me as Levites.’

Isaiah 66:19 word by word

וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י בָהֶ֜ם א֗וֹת וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣י מֵהֶ֣ם׀ פְּ֠לֵיטִים אֶֽל־הַגּוֹיִ֞ם תַּרְשִׁ֨ישׁ פּ֥וּל וְל֛וּד מֹ֥שְׁכֵי קֶ֖שֶׁת תֻּבַ֣ל וְיָוָ֑ן הָאִיִּ֣ים הָרְחֹקִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא־שָׁמְע֤וּ אֶת־שִׁמְעִי֙ וְלֹא־רָא֣וּ אֶת־כְּבוֹדִ֔י וְהִגִּ֥ידוּ אֶת־כְּבוֹדִ֖י בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• a signאוֹת'ôth · sign: indicatorH226
• among them, and I will sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• those that escapeפָּלֵיטpâlîyţ pâlêyţ pâlêţ · survivorH6412
• of them unto the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• Tarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshîysh · TarshishH8659
• Pulפּוּלpûl · PulH6322
• and Ludלוּדlûd · LudH3865
• that drawמָשַׁךְmâshak · to drawH4900
• the bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• Tubalתּוּבַלtûbal tûbal · TubalH8422
• and Javanיָוָןyâvân · GreeceH3120
• the islesאִי'îy · coastlandH339
• afar offרָחֹקrâchôq râchôq · distantH7350
• that have not heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• my fameשֵׁ֫מַעshêma‛ · reportH8088
• neither have seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• my gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• and they shall declareנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• among the Gentilesגּוֹיgôy gôy · GentileH1471

Cross-references for Isaiah 66:19

• Isaiah 11:10On that day, King David's descendant, the root of Jesse, will appear. He will be like a clear sign to all nations. They will come to him, so that he leads them. The place where he lives as king will be wonderful.
• Isaiah 18:3All you people who live in the world, listen to this! You will see a battle flag on the mountains. You will hear the sound of a trumpet.
• Isaiah 62:10Pass through the gates! Pass through the gates! Prepare the way for the people to travel on. Build up the road! Make it strong! Remove the stones! Lift up a flag, so that the nations can see the way to go.
• Luke 2:34Then Simeon asked God to be good and kind to Mary and to Joseph. After that, he spoke to Mary, the mother of Jesus. He said to her, ‘God has chosen this baby. Many people in Israel will become worse because of him. And many of them will become better again because of him. He will be like a sign that points to God. But many people will speak against him.
• Mark 16:15Then Jesus said to them, ‘Go to all people everywhere in the world. Tell God's good news to everyone.
• Romans 11:1So I ask this: ‘Has God turned away from his people?’ No, certainly, he has not done that! I myself belong to Israel's people. I am a descendant of Abraham and I belong to Benjamin's tribe.
• Ephesians 3:8I am the least important of all God's people. But God has given this special work to me because he is so kind. He has sent me to tell his good news to the Gentiles. Then they know about the many valuable things that Christ has prepared for us.
• Genesis 10:4These are the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim people and the Rodanim people.
• 1 Chronicles 1:7Javan's sons were: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim people and the Rodanim people.
• Ezekiel 27:10There were brave soldiers from Persia, Lydia and Libya in your army. They hung their shields and their helmets on your walls. They caused people to give you honour.
• Ezekiel 30:5Soldiers from other nations will also die in the battle. They are soldiers from Ethiopia, Put, Lydia, Libya, and Arabia, as well as men who belong to my own people.
• Ezekiel 27:13Traders from Greece, Tubal and Meshech also came to buy things from you. They paid you with slaves and with things made of bronze.
• Ezekiel 38:2‘Son of man, turn and look towards Gog, in the land of Magog. He is the most important prince of Meshech and Tubal. Speak my message to warn him.
• Ezekiel 39:1‘Son of man, you must tell my message to Gog to warn him. Say to him, “This is what the Almighty Lord says: Listen! I am your enemy, Gog, prince of Meshech and Tubal.
• Isaiah 24:15So people who live in the east should praise the Lord too. People who live on the coast of the sea will also praise the name of the Lord, Israel's God.
• Isaiah 42:4He will remain strong and brave, until he brings justice to the whole world. People who are in lands far away will wait for him to teach them.’

Commentaries on Isaiah 66:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19That draw the bow - I much suspect that the words קשת משכי moshechey kesheth, who draw the bow, are a corruption of the word משך meshek, Moschi, the name of a nation situated between the Euxine and Caspian seas; and properly joined with תבל tubal, the Tibareni. See Bochart, Phaleg. Isaiah 3:12. The Septuagint have , without any thing of the drawers of the bow: the word being once taken for a participle, the bow was added to make sense of it קשת kesheth…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19And I will set a sign among them - (See the notes at Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 18:3). On the meaning of the word sign‘ (אות 'ôth ), see the notes at Isaiah 7:11. What is its meaning here is to be determined by the connection. That would seem to me to require some such interpretation as this: That when God should come Isaiah 66:17-18 to take vengeance on his foes, and to manifest his glory, he would establish some mark or memorial; would erect some standard…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-24Verses 15-24 A prophetic declaration is given of the Lord's vengeance on all enemies of his church, especially that of all antichristian opposers of the gospel in the latter days. Is. 66:19,20, set forth the abundance of means for conversion of sinners. These expressions are figurative, and express the plentiful and gracious helps for bringing God's elect home to Christ. All shall be welcome; and nothing shall be wanting for their assistance and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19The sign announces God's glory to all nations (Isaiah 66:20). God will establish a righteous and faithful new people made up of godly Gentiles together with faithful Israelites (Revelation 15:3–4; see also Acts 2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. sign--a banner on a high place, to indicate the place of meeting for the dispersed Jewish exiles, preparatory to their return to their land (Is 5:26; 11:12; 62:10). those that escape of them--the Gentile survivors spared by God (see on Is 66:18; Zec 14:16). Is 2:2, 3; Mi 5:7; and Zec 14:16-19 represent it, not that the Jews go as missionaries to the Gentiles, but that the Gentiles come up to Jerusalem to learn the Lord's ways there…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 66:19

• Church
• Gentiles
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jesus, the Christ
• Ludim
• Pul
• Tarshish
• Tubal

In the dictionaries

• Tarshish
• Tubal
• Draw
• Extend
• Lud
• Pul
• Throne
• Fame
• Isaiah
• Island; Isle

Commentaries on Isaiah 66

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings