Isaiah 66:19

I will perform a mighty act among them ¹  and then send some of those who remain to the nations – to Tarshish, Pul, ²  Lud ³  (known for its archers ⁴ ), Tubal, Javan, ⁵  and to the distant coastlands ⁶  that have not heard about me or seen my splendor. They will tell the nations of my splendor.

Ge 10:4,13; 1Ch 1:7,11; Ps 72:10; Isa 11:10; Isa 18:3,7; Isa 24:15,16; Isa 29:24; Isa 42:4; Isa 43:6; Isa 49:1,12; Isa 51:5; Isa 52:15; Isa 55:5; Isa 62:10; Isa 65:1; Eze 27:10; Eze 27:13; Eze 30:5; Eze 38:2,3; Eze 39:1; Zep 2:11; Mal 1:11; Mt 7:11,12; Mt 28:19; Mr 16:15; Lu 2:34; Ro 11:1-6; Ro 15:21; Eph 3:8

¹ tn Heb “and I will set a sign among them.” The precise meaning of this statement is unclear. Elsewhere “to set a sign” means “perform a mighty act” (Ps 78:43; Jer 32:20), “make [someone] an object lesson” (Ezek 14:8), and “erect a [literal] standard” (Ps 74:4).

² tn Some prefer to read “Put” (i.e., Libya).

³ sn That is, Lydia (in Asia Minor).

⁴ tn Heb “drawers of the bow” (KJV and ASV both similar).

⁵ sn Javan is generally identified today as Greece (so NIV, NCV, NLT).

⁶ tn Or “islands” (NIV).