Coastlands
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The term "coastlands" in the Bible often refers to distant lands or regions situated along the sea. These areas are frequently mentioned in the context of prophecy, trade, and the spread of God's message. The Hebrew word often translated as "coastlands" is "אִי" (i), which can also mean "islands" or "distant lands."

Biblical References:

1. Isaiah's Prophecies:
The Book of Isaiah contains several references to the coastlands, emphasizing their role in God's plan and their eventual acknowledgment of His sovereignty. Isaiah 42:4 states, "He will not grow weak or discouraged until He has established justice on the earth. In His law the coastlands will put their hope." This passage highlights the expectation that even distant lands will recognize and hope in God's justice.

2. The Call to the Coastlands:
Isaiah 49:1 calls the coastlands to attention: "Listen to Me, O coastlands, pay attention, you distant peoples. The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me." Here, the coastlands are summoned to hear the message of the Servant of the Lord, indicating their inclusion in the divine plan.

3. Judgment and Redemption:
The coastlands are also depicted in the context of judgment and redemption. Isaiah 11:11 mentions the gathering of the remnant from various regions, including the coastlands: "On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea."

4. Trade and Commerce:
The coastlands were significant in ancient trade networks. Ezekiel 27:15 refers to the trade with Tyre: "The men of Dedan were your merchants; many coastlands were your regular markets; they brought you ivory tusks and ebony as your payment." This highlights the economic interactions between the coastlands and other regions.

5. The Spread of the Gospel:
In the New Testament, the concept of reaching the "ends of the earth" can be seen as an extension of the Old Testament idea of the coastlands. Acts 1:8 states, "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." This mission includes the coastlands as part of the global reach of the Gospel.

Theological Significance:

The coastlands symbolize the far-reaching scope of God's sovereignty and the universal call to worship Him. They represent the inclusion of Gentile nations in the redemptive plan, as seen in the prophetic literature. The coastlands' acknowledgment of God's justice and participation in His covenant community underscore the biblical theme of God's kingdom extending to all nations.

Cultural and Historical Context:

In the ancient Near East, coastlands were often seen as remote and exotic locations. They were places of mystery and opportunity, connected to the known world through maritime trade routes. The biblical references to coastlands reflect both the geographical realities of the time and the theological message of God's dominion over all creation.

The coastlands, therefore, serve as a powerful metaphor for the reach of God's message and the inclusivity of His salvation, transcending geographical and cultural boundaries to encompass all peoples.
Strong's Hebrew
339. i -- coast, region
... 338, 339. i. 340 . coast, region. Transliteration: i Phonetic Spelling:
(ee) Short Definition: coastlands. Word Origin from an unused ...
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Concerning the Waters.
... These collections contain [1749] various seas and mountains, and islands, and
promontories, and harbours, and surround various bays and beaches, and coastlands ...
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Thesaurus
Coastlands (29 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Coastlands (29 Occurrences). Genesis 10:5 Of these
were the islands of the nations divided in their lands ...
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Coastline (3 Occurrences)

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Coast-land (3 Occurrences)
Coast-land. Coastland, Coast-land. Coastlands . Multi-Version Concordance ... (See
JPS). Coastland, Coast-land. Coastlands . Reference Bible.
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Gods (310 Occurrences)
... 19:37). (16) The coastlands or borders and peninsulas of the Aegean Sea had
numerous idol gods, shrines and devotees. Isaiah challenges ...
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Nations (683 Occurrences)
... apparently located themselves northward of this tract, while the sons of Javan extended
themselves along the Mediterranean coastlands westward, Tarshish ...
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Table (125 Occurrences)
... apparently located themselves northward of this tract, while the sons of Javan extended
themselves along the Mediterranean coastlands westward, Tarshish ...
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Boats (11 Occurrences)
... benches or deck of ivory inlaid with boxwood, sail of fine linen with broidered
work from Egypt, and an awning of blue and purple from the coastlands of Elisha ...
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Ships (46 Occurrences)
... benches or deck of ivory inlaid with boxwood, sail of fine linen with broidered
work from Egypt, and an awning of blue and purple from the coastlands of Elisha ...
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Coastlands (29 Occurrences)

Genesis 10:5
Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.
(See NAS)

Esther 10:1
King Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land, and on the islands of the sea.
(See NAS RSV)

Psalms 97:1
Yahweh reigns! Let the earth rejoice! Let the multitude of islands be glad!
(See RSV)

Isaiah 11:11
And in that day the hand of the Lord will be stretched out the second time to get back the rest of his people, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the sea-lands.
(See RSV)

Isaiah 24:15
Give praise to the Lord in the east, to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, in the sea-lands.
(See NAS RSV)

Isaiah 41:1
Come quietly before me, O sea-lands, and let the peoples get together their strength: let them come near; then let them say what they have to say: let us put forward our cause against one another.
(See NAS RSV)

Isaiah 41:5
The sea-lands saw it, and were in fear; the ends of the earth were shaking: they came near.
(See NAS RSV)

Isaiah 42:4
His light will not be put out, and he will not be crushed, till he has given the knowledge of the true God to the earth, and the sea-lands will be waiting for his teaching.
(See NAS RSV)

Isaiah 42:10
Make a new song to the Lord, and let his praise be sounded from the end of the earth; you who go down to the sea, and everything in it, the sea-lands and their people.
(See RSV)

Isaiah 42:12
Let them give glory to the Lord, sounding his praise in the sea-lands.
(See NAS RSV)

Isaiah 42:15
I will make waste mountains and hills, drying up all their plants; and I will make rivers dry, and pools dry land.
(See NAS)

Isaiah 49:1
Give ear, O sea-lands, to me; and take note, you peoples from far: I have been marked out by the Lord from the first; when I was still in my mother's body, he had my name in mind:
(See RSV)

Isaiah 51:5
Suddenly will my righteousness come near, and my salvation will be shining out like the light; the sea-lands will be waiting for me, and they will put their hope in my strong arm.
(See NAS RSV)

Isaiah 59:18
He will give them the right reward of their doings, wrath to his attackers, punishment to his haters, and even on the sea-lands he will send punishment.
(See NAS RSV)

Isaiah 60:9
Vessels of the sea-lands are waiting for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, so that your sons may come from far, and their silver and gold with them, to the place of the name of the Lord your God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he has made you beautiful.
(See NAS RSV)

Isaiah 66:19
And I will put a sign among them, and I will send those who are still living to the nations, to Tarshish, Put, and Lud, Meshech and Rosh, Tubal and Javan, to the sea-lands far away, who have not had word of me, or seen my glory; and they will give the knowledge of my glory to the nations.
(See NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 2:10
For go over to the sea-lands of Kittim and see; send to Kedar and give deep thought to it; and see if there has ever been such a thing.
(See NAS)

Jeremiah 25:22
and all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the isle which is beyond the sea;
(See NAS NIV)

Jeremiah 31:10
Hear the word of Yahweh, you nations, and declare it in the islands afar off; and say, He who scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as shepherd does his flock.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 26:15
Thus says the Lord Yahweh to Tyre: shall not the islands shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan, when the slaughter is made in the midst of you?
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 26:18
Now shall the islands tremble in the day of your fall; yes, the islands that are in the sea shall be dismayed at your departure.
(See NAS NIV)

Ezekiel 27:6
Of the oaks of Bashan have they made your oars; they have made your benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood, from the islands of Kittim.
(See NAS)

Ezekiel 27:7
Of fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt was your sail, that it might be to you for a banner; blue and purple from the islands of Elishah was your awning.
(See NAS)

Ezekiel 27:15
The men of Dedan were your traffickers; many islands were the market of your hand: they brought you in exchange horns of ivory and ebony.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 27:35
All the inhabitants of the islands are astonished at you, and their kings are horribly afraid; they are troubled in their face.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 39:6
I will send a fire on Magog, and on those who dwell securely in the islands; and they shall know that I am Yahweh.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Daniel 11:18
After this shall he turn his face to the islands, and shall take many: but a prince shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; yes, moreover, he shall cause his reproach to turn on him.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Daniel 11:30
For ships of Kittim shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and shall return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and shall do his pleasure : he shall even return, and have regard to those who forsake the holy covenant.
(See NIV)

Zephaniah 2:11
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.
(See NAS)

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