Isaiah 49 · Verse 12

Isaiah 49:12

Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
Isaiah 49:12, King James Version

Isaiah 49:12 in other translations

BSBBehold, they will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Aswan.”
WEBBehold, these shall come from afar, and behold, these from the north and from the west, and these from the land of Sinim.”
ASVLo, these shall come from far; and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
YLTLo, these from afar come in, And lo, these from the north, and from the sea, And these from the land of Sinim.
DARBYBehold, these shall come from afar; and behold, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
BBESee, these are coming from far; and these from the north and the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
WebsterBehold, these shall come from far: and lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.

What does Isaiah 49:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. Sinim--The Arabians and other Asiatics called China Sin, or Tchin; the Chinese had no special name for themselves, but either adopted that of the reigning dynasty or some high-sounding titles. This view of "Sinim" suits the context which requires a people to be meant "from far," and distinct from those "from the north and from the west" [Gesenius].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 Behold, these shall come from far - "Babylon was far and east, ממזרח mimmizrach, (non sic Vett.), Sinim, Pelusians, to the south." - Secker. The land of Sinim - Prof. Doederlein thought of Syene, the southern limit of Egypt, but does not abide by it. Michaelis thinks it is right, and promises to give his reasons for so thinking in the second part of his Spicilegium Geographiae Hebraeorum Exterae. See Biblioth. Oriental. Part 11 p. 176. סין sin signifies a bush, and סינים sinim, bushes, woods, etc. Probably this means that the land where several of the lost Jews dwell is a woodland. The ten tribes are gone, no one knows whither. On the slave coast in Africa, some Jewish rites appear among the people, and all the males are circumcised. The whole of this land, as it appears from the coast, may be emphatically called ארץ שינים erets sinim, the land of bushes, as it is all covered with woods as far as the eye can reach. Many of the Indians in North America, which is also a woodland, have a great profusion of rites, apparently in their basis Jewish. Is it not possible that the descendants of the ten lost tribes are among those in America, or among those in Africa, whom European nations think they have a right to enslave? It is of those lost tribes that the twenty-first verse speaks: "And these, where had they been?"

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 49:7-12

The Father is the Lord, the Redeemer, and Holy One of Israel, as sending the Son to be the Redeemer. Man, whom he came to save, put contempt upon him. To this he submitted for our salvation. He is a pledge for all the blessings of the covenant; in him God was reconciling the world to himself. Pardoning mercy is a release from the curse of the law; renewing grace is a release from the dominion of sin: both are from…

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Isaiah 49:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הִנֵּה\־hi.neh-here!H2009
אֵ֕לֶּה'E.lehtheseH428
מֵרָח֖וֹקme.ra.Chokfrom a distanceH7350
יָבֹ֑אוּya.Vo.'uthey will comeH935
וְהִֽנֵּה\־ve.hi.neh-and here!H2009
אֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehtheseH428
מִצָּפ֣וֹןmi.tza.Fonfrom [the] northH6828
וּמִיָּ֔םu.mi.Yamand from [the] westH3220
וְאֵ֖לֶּהve.'E.lehand theseH428
מֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] land ofH776
סִינִֽים\׃si.NimSinimH5515

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Cross references for Isaiah 49:12

  • Isaiah 43:5-6

    Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth;

  • Luke 13:29

    And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

  • Isaiah 2:2-3

    And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

  • Psalms 72:17

    His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

  • Psalms 72:10-11

    The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

  • Matthew 8:11

    And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

  • Revelation 7:9

    After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

  • Revelation 11:15

    And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

  • Zechariah 8:20-23

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities: And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the Lord, and to seek the Lord of hosts: I will go also. Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.

  • Zechariah 2:11

    And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto thee.

  • Isaiah 60:9-14

    Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee. And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee. Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. …

  • Isaiah 11:10-11

    And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. 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 Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
these shall.
2:2,3; 11:10,11; 43:5,6; 60:9-14; 66:19,20; Ps 22:27; 72:10,11,17
Mic 4:2; Zec 2:11; 8:20-23; Mt 8:11; Lu 13:29; Re 7:9; 11:15

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Context

  • Isaiah 49:11

    And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.

  • Isaiah 49:12

    Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.

  • Isaiah 49:13

    Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

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Isaiah 49:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		He aquí estos vendrán de lejos; y he aquí estotros del norte y del occidente, y estotros de la tierra de los Sineos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Voici, ceux-ci viendront de loin; et voici, ceux-là, du nord et de l’ouest, et ceux-ci, du pays de Sinim.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Siehe, diese werden von fernher kommen, und siehe, diese von Norden und von Westen, und diese aus dem Lande der Sinim.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ecce isti de longe venient, et ecce illi ab aquilone et mari, et isti de terra australi.