Isaiah 24:15

'Therefore glorify ye the LORD in the regions of light, even the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, in the isles of the sea.'

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.

In Context

14Those yonder lift up their voice, they sing for joy; for the majesty of the LORD they shout from the sea:

16From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs: 'Glory to the righteous.' But I say: I waste away, I waste away, woe is me! The treacherous deal treacherously; yea, the treacherous deal very treacherously.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:4And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

Job 35:9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

Isaiah 25:3Therefore shall the strong people glorify Thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear Thee.

Isaiah 42:4He shall not fail nor be crushed, till he have set the right in the earth; and the isles shall wait for his teaching.

Isaiah 42:12Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare His praise in the islands.

Isaiah 51:5My favour is near, My salvation is gone forth, and Mine arms shall judge the peoples; the isles shall wait for Me, and on Mine arm shall they trust.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 24:14-16

Hope in the End. ( b. c. 718.) 13 When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done. 14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord , they shall cry aloud from the sea. 15 Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires, even the name of the Lord God of Israel in the isles of the sea. Here is mercy remembered in the midst of wrath. In Judah and Jerusalem, and the… Read the whole commentary →

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