Isaiah 66:19

“And I will set among them a sign, and I will send from them those who escaped to the nations: Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, Tubal and Javan, the distant coastlands that have not heard my fame nor seen my glory; and they will declare my glory among the nations.”

Isaiah 66:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 66:19, word by word

And I will setשַׂמְתִּיsamti

put

To put something somewhere.

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a signאוֹתot

sign

A mark or signal that points to something.

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and I will sendשִׁלַּחְתִּיshilachti

send

To send someone or something.

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those who escapedפְּלֵיטִיםpeletim

fugitive, survivor

Fugitive, survivor: someone who escaped from a battle or a disaster.

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to the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

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Tarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshish

Tarshish

Tarshish, a son of Javan; also a distant place on the Mediterranean, famous for its ships. Also the name of two men.

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Pulפּוּלpul

Pul

Pul. The name of a king of Assyria who came against Israel in Menahem's time (2 Kings 15:19); 1 Chronicles 5:26 places him beside Tiglath-pileser. In Isaiah 66:19 it is the name of a people.

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and Ludלוּדlud

Lud

Lud, a son of Shem and the people descended from him.

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who drawמֹשְׁכֵיmoshche

draw

To pull something, drag it out.

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the bowקֶשֶׁתkeshet

bow

A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.

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Tubalתֻּבַלtuval

Tubal

Tubal, a son of Japheth and the people descended from him.

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and Javanיָוָןyavan

Javan

Javan, a son of Japheth; it is the Hebrew name of the Greeks (the Ionians).

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the distantרְחֹקִיםrechokim

far

To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.

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coastlandsאִיִּיםiyim

coast, island

Coast, island: the lands along the sea.

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heardשָׁמְעוּshamu

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

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my fameשִׁמְעִshimi

report

What is heard about someone.

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seenרָאוּrau

see

To see with one's eyes.

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my gloryכְּבוֹדִkevodi

glory

God's majesty and presence.

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and they will declareהִגִּידוּhigidu

declare

To announce what God does or will do.

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Translation note

“Pul” is what the Hebrew says; it may be Put, which Ezekiel 27:10 names together with Lud.

The context

18And I, their works and their thoughts— the time is coming to gather all the nations and tongues; and they will come and see my glory.

19 · This verse (above)

20And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as an offering to YHWH, on horses and in chariots and in litters and on mules and on dromedaries, to my holy mountain, Jerusalem, says YHWH, just as the sons of Israel bring the offering in a clean vessel to the house of YHWH.

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