Isaiah 49:12

12 See, they will come from afar— some from the north, some from the west, some from the region of Aswan.[a]

Isaiah 49:12 in Other Translations

KJV
12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
ESV
12 Behold, these shall come from afar, and behold, these from the north and from the west, and these from the land of Syene."
NLT
12 See, my people will return from far away, from lands to the north and west, and from as far south as Egypt. ”
MSG
12 Look: These coming from far countries, and those, out of the north, These streaming in from the west, and those from all the way down the Nile!"
CSB
12 See, these will come from far away, from the north and from the west, and from the land of Sinim.

Isaiah 49:12 In-Context

10 They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them. He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.
11 I will turn all my mountains into roads, and my highways will be raised up.
12 See, they will come from afar— some from the north, some from the west, some from the region of Aswan. ”
13 Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.
14 But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me.”

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Isaiah 2:3; S Isaiah 11:11; Isaiah 43:5-6
  • 2. Isaiah 59:19; S Matthew 8:11

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text "Sinim"
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