Surely the isles shall wait for me ch. Isaiah 42:4; Isaiah 51:5. Duhm proposes to read "For to me shall the seafarers be gathered" (substituting ציים [see on ch. Isaiah 23:13] for איים, and slightly changing the verb). Some such sense would better explain the word "first" in the following line.

ships of Tarshish See on ch. Isaiah 2:16.

glorified thee beautified thee (as Isaiah 60:7).

10 ff. The restoration of Zion's material prosperity through the labour and gifts of foreign peoples.

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