Isaiah 49:12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, see, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. As coming after the reference to the west, it is naturally looked for in the far east, and so has very generally been understood of the Chinese. The common designation of China among nations of South Asia outside of China is Tsin, and in the form of Sin this name had been introduced among the Arabians and Syrians. It is also observed that the Chinese dynasty of Tsin began to reign about B.C. 255. For ten centuries before Christ the Chinese had commercial relations with the west. (J. Macpherson, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. |
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