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Isaiah 59:19
So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Yahweh speaks, addressing the nations (the "islands" of v.18), declaring the scope of His coming. It is the pivot between judgment on enemies (v.18) and the Redeemer's arrival in Zion (v.20).
The words — יִירְאוּ (yir'u, "they may fear," H3372, from y-r-ʾ) is the main predicate, binding the two geographic poles — מַעֲרָב (ma'arav, "the setting place") and מִזְרַח (mizrach, "the rising") — into a single act of recognition.
The thread — Psalms 113:3 uses the identical east-to-west frame for the name of the LORD; Zechariah 4:6 grounds divine action in the Spirit rather than might, paralleling "driven by the breath of the LORD"; Daniel 7:27 is the eschatological terminus where sovereignty passes to the saints.
Why it lands — The verse refuses to let the reader treat God's coming as a local event; the fear is global and the force is overwhelming. It asks the reader to hold judgment and redemption in the same breath without collapsing one into the other.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.
Cross-references
- Daniel 7:27 Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey Him.’
- Psalms 113:3 From where the sun rises to where it sets, the name of the LORD is praised.
- Zechariah 4:6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
- Revelation 12:15 Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.
- Psalms 22:27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
- Revelation 17:14 They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
- Zephaniah 3:8 Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.
- Malachi 1:11 For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Revelation 12:10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.
- Revelation 20:1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.