The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim (Egypt), Put, and Canaan.

King Ahasuerus put a tax on the land and on the islands of the sea.

The kings of Tarshish and of the isles will bring tribute (presents). The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts.

That day the people who live on this coast will say: 'See what has happened to those we relied on, those we fled to for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?'

Be silent, you people of the island and you merchants of Sidon, whom the seafarers have enriched.

Sing a new song to Jehovah. Sing his praise, all the world! Praise him, you that sail the sea. Praise him, all creatures of the sea! Sing, distant lands and all who live there!

I will destroy the hills and mountains and dry up the grass and trees. I will turn the river valleys into deserts and dry up the pools of water.

Go over to the coasts of Cyprus (Kittim), and see. Send someone to Kedar and observe closely. See if there has ever been such a thing as this.

The time has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon any Philistine who might have escaped to get help. Jehovah will destroy the Philistines and anyone who is left from the island of Crete.

Now the coastlands will tremble on the day of your fall. Yes, the coastlands by the sea will be terrified at your passing.'

Of oaks from Bashan they have made your oars. With ivory they have inlaid your deck with cypress wood from the coastlands of Cyprus.

Jehovah will fill them with fear for he will starve (emaciate) all the gods of the earth! Men will worship him, each one from his place, even the coastlands of the nations.

Joses, who was surnamed Barnabas by the apostles, (this meaning: The son of consolation,) was a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus.

Those who were scattered abroad because of the persecution of Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word only to the Jews.

Being sent by Holy Spirit, they went to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.

Their disagreement was so great between them that they parted company. So Barnabas took Mark, and sailed to Cyprus.

We passed to the south of Cyprus and sailed to Syria. We landed at Tyre where the ship unloaded it's cargo.

The disciples from Caesarea brought us to the home of Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we stayed.

When we set sail from there we sailed under the shelter of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

We sailed slowly for many days and had problems arriving off Cnidus. The wind did not allow us to hold our course. So we sailed to the downwind part of Crete near Salmone.

It was not a good harbor in which to spend the winter. Nearly everyone was in favor of putting out to sea and trying to reach Phoenix in order to spend the winter there. Phoenix is a harbor in Crete that faces southwest and northwest. A gentle wind from the south began to blow. The men thought they could accomplish their plan. So they pulled up the anchor and sailed as close as possible along the coast of Crete.

We had shelter when we passed to the south of the little island of Cauda. There, with some difficulty we managed to make the ship's boat secure.

After they spent a long time without eating Paul stood up and said: Sirs, you should listen to me. You should not have put out to sea from Crete to sustain this damage and loss.

When we made it to shore safely we learned that the island was called Malta.

I, John, your brother and companion in tribulation and kingdom and perseverance (patience) of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, because of the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.