Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?

God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

Say unto God, How terrible {art thou in} thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. {submit...: or, yield feigned obedience: Heb. lie}

And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which {were} on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which {were} by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.

They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. {rejoice: or, sing}

By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that {were} on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

The people shall hear, {and} be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

Behold, {is it} not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity? {for...: or, in vain?}

Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.

How hast thou helped {him that is} without power? {how} savest thou the arm {that hath} no strength?

The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad {thereof}. {multitude...: Heb. many, or, great isles}

Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, {even} the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea. {fires: or, valleys}

Behold, the nations {are} as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. {discouraged: Heb. broken}

Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they {are} of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; {yet} they shall fear, {and} they shall be ashamed together.

Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye {that are} escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god {that} cannot save.

Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that {are} in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.

And when they heard {these sayings}, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great {is} Diana of the Ephesians.

By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

Then one of them, {which was} a lawyer, asked {him a question}, tempting him, and saying,