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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By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands, each one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim and shall afflict Asshur and shall afflict Eber, but he also shall perish for ever.
The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
The isles saw it and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid; they congregated and came.
I will make waste mountains and hills and dry up all their grass, and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
For pass over the isles of Chittim and see; and send unto Kedar and consider diligently and see if there be such a thing.
and to all the kings of Tyre and to all the kings of Zidon and to all the kings of the isles which are of that side of the sea,
because of the day that comes to destroy all the Palestinians, and to cut off from Tyre and Zidon every helper that remains: for the LORD will destroy the Palestinians, the remnant of the island of Caphtor.
The LORD shall be terrible against them for he will weaken all the gods of the earth; and each one from his place shall worship him, even all the isles of the Gentiles.