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Isa_49:12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.
Ver. 12. Behold, these shall come from far.] The Jews from all parts, whither they have been dispersed, the elect from all quarters of the earth. {Mat_8:11} {See Trapp on "Mat_8:11"}
And these from the land of Sinim.] Or, Of the Sinites - that is, of the Chinese, saith Junius and others, whom the Greek geographers call Sinois, a very populous nation. Botterus saith that there are reckoned seventy millions of men, which are more than are to be found in all Europe; and who knows but many of those of the ten tribes of Israel are there? {a}
{a} Arias Mont., Osorius, A Lapide, Mr Cotton.