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. (the Sinites): — The last word is a hopeless enigma As the only proper name in the verse the writer must have had some special reason for mentioning it; and the only reason that can be plausibly imagined is that Sinim lay on the utmost limit of his geographical horizon. This would exclude two suggested identifications: (1) the Canaanite Sinites of Genesis 10:17, and (2) Sin (Pelusium), on the nearest border of Egypt. (Prof. J. Skinner, D. D.) 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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