Lexicon :: Strong's H339 - 'î

King Ahasuerus (Xerxes) imposed a tax on the land and on the coastlands of the sea.

The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring offerings;

The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts.

The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice;

Let the many islands and coastlands be glad.

Then it will happen on that day that the Lord

Will again acquire with His hand a second time

The remnant of His people, who will remain,

From Assyria, from [Lower] Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush (Ethiopia), from Elam [in Persia], from Shinar [Babylonia], from Hamath [in Aram],

And from the coastlands bordering the [Mediterranean] Sea.

Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland,

You [fn]merchants of Sidon;

[fn]Your messengers crossed the sea

Cross over to Tarshish [to seek safety as exiles];

Wail, O inhabitants of the coastland [of Tyre].

Therefore honor and glorify the LORD in the east [in the region of light],

The name of the LORD, the God of Israel [honor His name],

In the coastlands and islands of the [Mediterranean] Sea.

In fact, the nations are like a drop from a bucket,

And are regarded as a speck of dust on the scales;

Now look, He lifts up the islands like fine dust.

“Listen to Me in silence, you islands and coastlands,

And let the nations gain their strength;

Let them come near, then let them speak;

Let us come together for judgment [and decide the issue between us concerning the enemy from the east].

The islands and coastlands have seen and they fear;

The ends of the earth tremble;

They have drawn near and have come.

“He will not be disheartened or crushed [in spirit];

[He will persevere] until He has established justice on the earth;

And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law.”

Sing to the LORD a new song,

Sing His praise from the end of the earth!

You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,

You islands and coastlands, and those who inhabit them [sing His praise]!

Let them give glory to the LORD

And declare His praise in the islands and coastlands.

“I will lay waste the mountains and hills

And wither all their vegetation;

I will turn the rivers into coastlands

And dry up the ponds.

Listen to [fn]Me, O islands and coastlands,

And pay attention, you peoples from far away.

The LORD has called Me from the womb;

From the body of My mother He has named Me.

“My righteousness (justice) is near, My salvation has gone forth,

And My arms will judge the peoples;

The islands and coastlands will wait for Me,

And they will wait with hope and confident expectation for My arm.

As their deeds deserve, so He will repay:

Wrath to His adversaries, retribution to His enemies;

To the islands and coastlands He will repay.

“The islands and coastlands will confidently wait for Me;

And the ships of Tarshish will come first,

To bring your sons from far away,

Their silver and gold with them,

For the name of the LORD your God,

For the Holy One of Israel because He has glorified you.

“For cross over to the coasts of Kittim (Cyprus) [to the west] and see,

Send also to Kedar (Arabia) [to the east] and carefully observe and consider

And see whether there has been such [a thing] as this!

Hear the word of the LORD, O you nations,

And declare it in the isles and coastlands far away,

And say, “He who scattered Israel will gather him

And will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.”

Because of the day that is coming

To destroy all the Philistines

And to cut off from Tyre and Sidon

Every ally who remains.

For the LORD is going to destroy the Philistines,

The remnant [still surviving] of the coastland of [fn]Caphtor.

Thus says the Lord GOD to Tyre, “Shall not the coastlands shake at the sound of your fall when the wounded groan, when the slaughter occurs in your midst?

‘Now the coastlands will tremble

On the day of your fall;

Yes, the coastlands which are by the sea

Will be terrified at your departure.’”

“O Tyre, you have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’

“Of the oaks of Bashan they have made your oars;

They have made your deck of boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.

‘All the inhabitants of the coastlands

Are aghast and appalled at you,

And their kings are horribly frightened and shudder;

Their faces twitch and pale.