The isles have seen, and fear; the ends of the earth tremble; they draw near, and come.
The islands see and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward.
Seen have isles and fear, ends of the earth tremble, They have drawn near, yea, they come.
The isles saw [it], and feared; the ends of the earth trembled: they drew near, and came.
Isaiah — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. Be silent to me, O islands. Though the Prophet's discourse appears to be different from the former, yet he pursues the same subject; for, in order to put the Jews to shame, he says that he would have been successful, if he had been called to plead with unbelievers…