Reference: Isles
Fausets
Hebrew iyim, from aawah, "to inhabit." Shore land at opposed to sea, dry land as opposed to rivers. Isa 42:15, "I will make the rivers islands." God will dry up the fountains of the pagan idolatry and oracles, i.e. their schools, doctrines, and institutions, the symbol of which is, water (Vitringa). So the word is applied to all lands reached from Palestine by sea. Jer 25:22, "the isles which are beyond the sea." Ge 10:5, "the isles of the Gentiles" (Ps 72:10; Isa 41:5; Zep 2:11). Also Chittim, i.e. Cyprus and Mediterranean coasts (Jer 2:10; Nu 24:24; Jer 47:4 margin, "the isle of Caphtor," i.e. Crete).
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From these the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.
"But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, And they shall afflict Asshur and will afflict Eber; So they also will come to destruction."
Let the kings of Tarshish and of the islands bring presents; The kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
The coastlands have seen and are afraid; The ends of the earth tremble; They have drawn near and have come.
"I will lay waste the mountains and hills And wither all their vegetation; I will make the rivers into coastlands And dry up the ponds.
"For cross to the coastlands of Kittim and see, And send to Kedar and observe closely And see if there has been such a thing as this!
and all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon and the kings of the coastlands which are beyond the sea;
On account of the day that is coming To destroy all the Philistines, To cut off from Tyre and Sidon Every ally that is left; For the LORD is going to destroy the Philistines, The remnant of the coastland of Caphtor.
The LORD will be terrifying to them, for He will starve all the gods of the earth; and all the coastlands of the nations will bow down to Him, everyone from his own place.