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Lexicon :: Strong's H7198 - qešeṯ

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קֶשֶׁת
Transliteration
qešeṯ
Pronunciation
keh'-sheth
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From קָשָׁה (H7185) in the original sense of קוֹשׁ (H6983) of bending
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2093

Strong’s Definitions

קֶשֶׁת qesheth, keh'-sheth; from H7185 in the original sense (of H6983) of bending; a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris:—× arch(-er), arrow, bow(-man, -shot).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 77x

The KJV translates Strong's H7198 in the following manner: bow (68x), archers (with H3384) (3x), archers (2x), archers (with H1869) (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 77x
The KJV translates Strong's H7198 in the following manner: bow (68x), archers (with H3384) (3x), archers (2x), archers (with H1869) (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

  1. bow

    1. bow (for hunting, battle)

    2. bowmen, archers

    3. bow (fig. of might)

    4. rainbow

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קֶשֶׁת qesheth, keh'-sheth; from H7185 in the original sense (of H6983) of bending; a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris:—× arch(-er), arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
STRONGS H7198: Abbreviations
† קֶ֫שֶׁת noun feminineGenesis 9:14 (apparently masculine 2 Samuel 1:22 but see AlbrZAW xvi (1896) 91) bow (originally √ perhaps קושׁ, meaning unknown; Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian ḳaštu; Ethiopic bdb090512 Arabic bdb090601 plural bdb090602, bdb090603 etc.; Targum and (קַשְׁתָּא and (ט for ת after ק P) קוּשְׁטָא (rare), all bow, קַשָּׁתָא bowman; Syriac bdb090604 bow, bdb090605 bowman; Old Aramaic קשת bow, Mandean כשטא (Frä206); Palmyrene קשטא bowman); — absolute ק׳ Hosea 1:7 +, קָ֑שֶׁת Jeremiah 46:9 +; constructקֶ֫שֶׁת Hosea 1:5 +; suffix קַשְׁתִּי Genesis 48:22 +,etc.; plural absolute קְשָׁתוֺת 2 Chronicles 26:14 +; suffix קַשְּׁתֹתָיו (Ges§ 20h) Isaiah 5:28, קַשְּׁתוֺתָם Jeremiah 51:56; Psalm 37:15, קַשְּׁתֹתֵיהֶם Nehemiah 4:7 (קַשְׁתֹּתָיו etc., van d. H. [except Psalm 37:15]); —
1. bow:
a. for hunting Genesis 27:3 (J; + תְּלְי)
b. battle: + (or ||) חֶרֶב Genesis 48:22; Joshua 24:12 (both E), Hosea 1:7; Hosea 2:20; 1 Samuel 18:4 (+ חְַגֹרוֺ), 2 Samuel 1:22; 2 Kings 6:22; Isaiah 41:2; Nehemiah 4:7 (+ רָמְחֵיהֶם), Zechariah 9:13 (figurative of Judah as י׳'s bow), Psalm 37:15 (figurative) Psalm 44:7 (+ or || חֶרֶב also below);+ (or ||) חִצִּים Isaiah 7:24; 2 Kings 13:15 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 39:3, 9; 1 Chronicles 12:2a; compare רִשְׁפֵי ק׳ Psalm 76:4 = arrow (+ מָנֵן וְחֶרֶב) so בֶּן ק׳ Job 41:20 (compare Lamentations 3:13; Job 5:7); + חֲנִית Psalm 46:10, + כִּידוֺן Jeremiah 6:23; Jeremiah 50:42; + varius weapons Nehemiah 4:10; 2 Chronicles 26:14; alone Isaiah 13:18 (context corrupt), Isaiah 22:3; Jeremiah 51:56; Habakkuk 3:9 (of י׳ as warrior); מִלְחָמָה ק׳ Zechariah 9:10; Zechariah 10:4; in simile רְמִיָּה כְּק׳ like a bow of deception Hosea 7:16; Psalm 78:57 (i.e. one that misses its aim; others slack bow).
c. ק׳ collective = bow(-men), archers Isaiah 21:17.
d. phrases are: הַמּרִים אֲנָשִׁים בַּקּ׳ 1 Samuel 31:3 archers, bowmen (but dubious; Dr Kit Löhr translates, הַמּ׳ א׳; We Bu strike out א׳ as || 1 Chronicles 10:3; HPS Now strike out בַּקּ׳ א׳), הַמּוֺרִים בַּקּ׳ 1 Chronicles 10:3; מְטַחֲוֵי ק׳ Genesis 21:16 (see [טָתָה], רמֵה ק׳ Jeremiah 4:29, compare perhaps Genesis 21:21 see קִשָּׁת, || נשְׁקֵי ק׳ (see II.נָשַׁק) 1 Chronicles 12:2b 2 Chronicles 17:17, רוֺמֵי ק׳ נוֺ׳ Psalm 78:9; תֹּפֵשׁ הַקּ׳ Amos 2:15 one grasping the bow, (see Jeremiah 46:9 below) see also מִלֵּא יָדוֺ בַקּ׳ 2 Kings 9:24, הַרְכֵּב יָֽדְךָ עַלהַֿקּ׳ 2 Kings 13:16; דָּרַח ק׳ bend (literally tread) the bow, Isaiah 5:28 (participle passive), Isaiah 21:15 (id.; || חֶרֶב) Jeremiah 50:14, 29; Jeremiah 51:3; 1 Chronicles 5:18; 1 Chronicles 8:40; 2 Chronicles 14:7; Psalm 37:14 (|| חֶרֶב), in figure Psalm 11:2 (|| חֵץ), and, of God, Lamentations 2:4; Lamentations 3:12; Psalm 7:13 (|| הֶרֶב); תֹּפְשֵׂי דֹּרְכֵי ק׳ Jeremiah 46:9; compare(figurative) וַיַּדְרְכוֺ אֶתלְֿשׁוֺנָם קַשְׁתָּם Jeremiah 9:2; also נְחוּשָׁה וְנִחֲתָה ק׳ Psalm 18:35 = 2 Samuel 22:35 (readוְנִחֲתָה for וְנִחַת) מָשַׁח בַּקּ׳ draw the bow 1 Kings 22:34 2 Chronicles 18:33; Isaiah 66:19.
e. bow (passing over into) figurative of might Genesis 49:24 (poem), 1 Samuel 2:4; Hosea 1:5; Jeremiah 49:35; Job 29:20 (compare Psalm 37:15, b. above) feminine נְחוּשָׁה ק׳ fig of divine judgment Job 20:24 (|| נֵשֶׁק בַּרְזֶל)
2. rainbow: אֲשַׁר יִהְיֶה בֶעָנָן בְּיוֺם הַנֶּשֶׁם כְּמַרְאֵה הַקּ׳ Ezekiel 1:28; Genesis 9:13, 14, 16 (P). — קָ֑שֶׁה וַיּאֹמֶר לְלַמֵּד בְּנֵייְֿהוּדָה 2 Samuel 1:18 is corrupt; Greek Version of the LXX al. omits; We Now think misplaced gloss on 2 Samuel 1:6; see further HPS.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

9:13; 9:14; 9:14; 9:16; 21:16; 21:21; 27:3; 48:22; 48:22; 49:24

Joshua

24:12

1 Samuel

2:4; 18:4; 31:3

2 Samuel

1:6; 1:18; 1:22; 1:22; 22:35

1 Kings

22:34

2 Kings

6:22; 9:24; 13:15; 13:16

1 Chronicles

5:18; 8:40; 10:3; 10:3; 12:2; 12:2

2 Chronicles

14:7; 17:17; 18:33; 26:14; 26:14

Nehemiah

4:7; 4:7; 4:10

Job

5:7; 20:24; 29:20; 41:20

Psalms

7:13; 11:2; 18:35; 37:14; 37:15; 37:15; 37:15; 37:15; 44:7; 46:10; 76:4; 78:9; 78:57

Isaiah

5:28; 5:28; 7:24; 13:18; 21:15; 21:17; 22:3; 41:2; 66:19

Jeremiah

4:29; 6:23; 9:2; 46:9; 46:9; 46:9; 49:35; 50:14; 50:29; 50:42; 51:3; 51:56; 51:56

Lamentations

2:4; 3:12; 3:13

Ezekiel

1:28; 39:3; 39:9

Hosea

1:5; 1:5; 1:7; 1:7; 2:20; 7:16

Amos

2:15

Habakkuk

3:9

Zechariah

9:10; 9:13; 10:4

H7198

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Strong's Number H7198 matches the Hebrew קֶשֶׁת (qešeṯ),
which occurs 76 times in 74 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 9:13–Isa 66:19)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:13 - I set My bow H7198 in the cloud, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between Me and the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:14 - “It shall come about, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow H7198 will be seen in the cloud,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:16 - “When the bow H7198 is in the cloud, then I will look upon it, to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:16 - Then she went and sat down opposite him, about a bowshot H7198 away, for she said, “Do not let me [fn]see the boy die.” And she sat opposite him, and lifted up her voice and wept.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:3 - “Now then, please take your gear, your quiver and your bow, H7198 and go out to the field and hunt game for me;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:22 - “I give you one [fn]portion more than your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.” H7198

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:24 - But his bow H7198 remained [fn]firm,
And [fn]his arms were agile,
From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob
(From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:12 - ‘Then I sent the hornet before you and it [fn]drove out the two kings of the Amorites from before you, but not by your sword or your bow. H7198

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:4 - “The bows H7198 of the mighty are shattered,
But the feeble gird on strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 18:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:4 - Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, including his sword and his bow H7198 and his belt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 31:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:3 - The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers H7198 [fn]hit him; and he was badly wounded by the archers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:18 - and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the song of the bow; H7198 behold, it is written in the book of Jashar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:22 - “From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty,
The bow H7198 of Jonathan did not turn back,
And the sword of Saul did not return empty.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:35 - “He trains my hands for battle,
So that my arms can bend a bow H7198 of bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:34 - Now a certain man drew his bow H7198 at random and struck the king of Israel [fn]in a joint of the armor. So he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn [fn]around and take me out of the [fn]fight; for I am severely wounded.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:22 - He [fn]answered, “You shall not [fn]kill them. Would you [fn]kill those you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? H7198 Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:24 - And Jehu [fn]drew his bow H7198 with his full strength and [fn]shot [fn]Joram between his arms; and the arrow went [fn]through his heart and he sank in his chariot.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 13:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:15 - Elisha said to him, “Take a bow H7198 and arrows.” So he [fn]took a bow H7198 and arrows.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 13:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:16 - Then he said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” H7198 And he put his hand on it, then Elisha laid his hands on the king’s hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 5:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:18 - The sons of Reuben and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, consisting of valiant men, men who bore shield and sword and shot with bow H7198 and were skillful in battle, were 44,760, who went to war.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:40 - The sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, H7198 and had many sons and grandsons, 150 of them. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 10:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:3 - The battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers H7198 [fn]overtook him; and he was wounded by the archers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:2 - They were equipped with bows, H7198 using both the right hand and the left to sling stones and to shoot arrows from the bow; H7198 they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:8 - Now Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah, bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 from Benjamin, bearing shields and wielding bows; H7198 all of them were valiant warriors.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 17:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:17 - and of Benjamin, Eliada a valiant warrior, and with him 200,000 armed with bow H7198 and shield;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:33 - A certain man drew his bow H7198 at random and struck the king of Israel [fn]in a joint of the armor. So he said to the driver of the chariot, “Turn [fn]around and take me out of the [fn]fight, for I am severely wounded.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:14 - Moreover, Uzziah prepared [fn]for all the army shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows H7198 and sling stones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:13 - then I stationed men in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, the [fn]exposed places, and I stationed the people in families with their swords, spears and bows. H7198

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:16 - From that day on, half of my servants carried on the work while half of them held the spears, the shields, the bows H7198 and the breastplates; and the captains were behind the whole house of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:24 - “He may flee from the iron weapon,
But the bronze bow H7198 will pierce him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:20 - ‘My glory is ever new with me,
And my bow H7198 is renewed in my hand.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:28 - “The [fn]arrow cannot make him flee;
Slingstones are turned into stubble for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:12 - If [fn]a man does not repent, He will sharpen His sword;
He has bent His bow H7198 and [fn]made it ready.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:2 - For, behold, the wicked bend the bow, H7198
They [fn]make ready their arrow upon the string
To shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:34 - He trains my hands for battle,
So that my arms can bend a bow H7198 of bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:14 - The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow H7198
To cast down the afflicted and the needy,
To slay those who are upright in conduct.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:15 - Their sword will enter their own heart,
And their bows H7198 will be broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:6 - For I will not trust in my bow, H7198
Nor will my sword save me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 46:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:9 - He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth;
He breaks the bow H7198 and cuts the spear in two;
He burns the chariots with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 76:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:3 - There He broke the [fn]flaming arrows, H7198
The shield and the sword and the [fn]weapons of war. [fn]Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:9 - The sons of Ephraim [fn]were archers equipped with bows, H7198
Yet they turned back in the day of battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:57

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:57 - But turned back and acted treacherously like their fathers;
They turned aside like a treacherous bow. H7198

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:28 - [fn]Its arrows are sharp and all its bows H7198 are bent;
The hoofs of its horses [fn]seem like flint and its chariot wheels like a whirlwind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:24 - People will come there with bows H7198 and arrows because all the land will be briars and thorns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:18 - And their bows H7198 will [fn]mow down the young men,
They will not even have compassion on the fruit of the womb,
Nor will their eye pity [fn]children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:15 - For they have fled from the swords,
From the drawn sword, and from the bent bow H7198
And from the press of battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:17 - and the remainder of the number of bowmen, H7198 the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, will be few; for the LORD God of Israel has spoken.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:3 - All your rulers have fled together,
And have been captured [fn]without the bow; H7198
All of you who were found were taken captive together,
[fn]Though they had fled far away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:2 - “Who has aroused one from the east
Whom He calls in righteousness to His [fn]feet?
He delivers up nations before him
And subdues kings.
He makes them like dust with his sword,
As the wind-driven chaff with his bow. H7198

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:19 - “I will set a sign among them and will send survivors from them to the nations: Tarshish, [fn]Put, Lud, [fn]Meshech, Tubal and [fn]Javan, to the distant coastlands that have neither heard My fame nor seen My glory. And they will declare My glory among the nations.

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