Topic
Island
23 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Isaiah 11:11Easton · Nave Prophecies concerning
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from…
- Genesis 10:5Easton
By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
- Psalms 72:10Easton
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
- Psalms 97:1Nave Prophecies concerning
The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.
- Isaiah 20:6Easton
And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?
- Isaiah 41:1Nave Prophecies concerning
Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.
- Isaiah 41:5Nave Prophecies concerning
The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
- Isaiah 42:4Easton
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
- Isaiah 42:10Easton
Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
- Isaiah 42:12Easton
Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.
- Isaiah 42:15Easton
I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
- Isaiah 49:1Nave Prophecies concerning
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
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- Jeremiah 2:10 Easton
- Jeremiah 47:4 Easton
- Ezekiel 26:15 Easton
- Ezekiel 26:18 Easton
- Ezekiel 27:3 Easton
- Ezekiel 27:6 Easton
- Ezekiel 27:7 Easton
- Ezekiel 27:35 Easton
- Daniel 11:18 Easton
- Zephaniah 2:11 Nave Prophecies concerning
- Revelation 16:20 Nave Prophecies concerning
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 19 references
(Heb. ‘i, “dry land,” as opposed to water) occurs in its usual signification (Isa. 42:4, 10, 12, 15, comp. Jer. 47:4), but more frequently simply denotes a maritime region or sea-coast (Isa. 20:6, R.V.,” coastland;” 23:2, 6; Jer. 2:10; Ezek. 27:6, 7). (See CHITTIM.) The shores of the Mediterranean are called the “islands of the sea” (Isa. 11:11), or the “isles of the Gentiles” (Gen. 10:5), and sometimes simply “isles” (Ps. 72:10); Ezek. 26:15, 18; 27:3, 35; Dan. 11:18).
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.