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 coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations.
But ships shall come from Kittim and shall afflict Asshur and Eber; and he too shall come to utter destruction."
May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!
The coastlands have seen and are afraid; the ends of the earth tremble; they have drawn near and come.
I will lay waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their vegetation; I will turn the rivers into islands, and dry up the pools.
For cross to the coasts of Cyprus and see, or send to Kedar and examine with care; see if there has been such a thing.
all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coastland across the sea;
because of the day that is coming to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remains. For the LORD is destroying the Philistines, the remnant of the coastland of Caphtor.
The LORD will be awesome against them; for he will famish all the gods of the earth, and to him shall bow down, each in its place, all the lands of the nations.