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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Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.
But ships [shall come] from the coast of Kittim. They shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber. He also shall come to destruction."
The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
The islands have seen, and fear. The ends of the earth tremble. They approach, and come.
I will destroy mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs. I will make the rivers islands, and will dry up the pools.
For pass over to the islands of Kittim, and see; and send to Kedar, and consider diligently; and see if there has been such a thing.
and all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the isle which is beyond the sea;
because of the day that comes to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains: for Yahweh will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor.
Yahweh will be awesome to them, for he will famish all the gods of the land. Men will worship him, everyone from his place, even all the shores of the nations.