Genesis 10:5 - Easy To Read Version

⁵ All the people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea came from these sons of Japheth. Each son had his own land. All the families grew and became different nations. Each nation had its own language.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ From these the coastland peoples spread. [These are the sons of Japheth] in their lands, each with his own language, by their families within their nations.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

Common English Bible

⁵ From these the island-nations were divided into their own countries, each according to their languages and their clans within their nations.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ The islands of the Gentiles were divided by these into their regions, each one according to his tongue, and their families in their nations.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ By these were divided the islands of the Gentiles in their lands: every one according to his tongue and their families in their nations.

Genesis 10:5 Cross References

Genesis 10:20

All those people were descendants [61] of Ham. All those families had their own languages and their own lands. They became separate nations.

Genesis 10:25

Eber was the father of two sons. One son was named Peleg. [63] He was given this name because the earth was divided during his life. The other son was named Joktan.

Genesis 10:32

That is the list of the families from Noah’s sons. They are arranged according to their nations. From those families came all the people who spread across the earth after the flood.

Genesis 10:4

Javan’s sons were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. [58]

Genesis 10:6

Ham’s sons were: Cush, [59] Mizraim, [60] Put, and Canaan.

Genesis 9:19

Those three men were Noah’s sons. And all the people on earth came from those three sons.

Esther 10:1

King Xerxes made people pay taxes. All the people in the kingdom, even the faraway cities on the sea coast, had to pay taxes.

Psalm 72:10

May the kings of Tarshish {\cf2\super [412]} \par and all the faraway lands\par bring gifts to him.\par May the kings of Sheba and Seba\par bring their tribute {\cf2\super [413]} to him.\par

Isaiah 11:11

At that time, my Master (God) will again reach out and take his people that are left. This will be the second time God has done this. \{(These are God’s people that are left in countries like Assyria, North Egypt, South Egypt, Ethiopia, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath, and all the faraway countries around the world.)

Isaiah 24:15

Those people will say,\par “People in the east, praise the Lord!\par People in faraway lands,\par praise the name\par of the Lord God of Israel.”\par

Isaiah 40:15

Look, all the nations in the world are like\par one small drop in the bucket.\par If the Lord took all the faraway nations,\par and put them on his weighing scales,\par they would be like small pieces of dust.\par

Isaiah 41:5

All you faraway places,\par look, and be afraid!\par All you places far away on the earth,\par shake with fear!\par Come here \{and listen to me\}!”\par And they came.\par

Isaiah 42:10

Sing a new song to the Lord,\par all you people in faraway countries,\par all you people that sail on the seas,\par all you animals in the oceans,\par all you people in faraway places,\par praise the Lord!\par

Isaiah 42:4

He will not become weak\par or be crushed until he brings\par justice to the world.\par And people in faraway places\par will trust his teachings.”\par

Isaiah 49:1

All you people in faraway places,\par listen to me!\par Listen all of you people living on earth!\par The Lord called me to serve him\par before I was born.\par The Lord called my name\par while I was still in my mother’s body.\par

Isaiah 51:5

I will soon show I am fair.\par I will soon save you.\par I will use my power and judge all nations.\par All the faraway places are waiting for me.\par They wait for my power to help them.\par

Isaiah 59:18

The Lord is angry at his enemies.\par So the Lord will give them\par the punishment they deserve.\par The Lord is angry with his enemies.\par So the Lord will punish the people\par in all the faraway places.\par The Lord will give them\par the punishment they deserve.\par

Isaiah 60:9

The faraway lands are waiting for me.\par The great cargo ships are ready to sail.\par Those ships are ready to bring\par your children from faraway lands.\par They will bring silver and gold with them\par to honor the Lord your God,\par the Holy One of Israel.\par The Lord does wonderful things for you.\par

Jeremiah 2:10

Go across the sea to the Islands\par of Kittim. {\cf2\super [7]} \par Send someone to the land of Kedar. {\cf2\super [8]} \par Look very carefully.\par See if any person has ever done\par something like this.\par

Jeremiah 25:22

I made all the kings of Tyre and Sidon drink from the cup.

Ezekiel 26:15

The Lord my Master says this to Tyre: “The countries along the Mediterranean coast will shake at the sound of your fall. That will happen when your people are hurt and killed.

Ezekiel 26:18

Now, on the day you fall,\par the countries along the coast\par will shake with fear.\par You started many colonies along the coast.\par Now those people will be scared\par when you are gone!’”\par

Daniel 11:18

“‘Then the northern king will turn his attention to the countries along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. He will defeat many of those cities, but then a commander will put an end to the pride and rebellion of that northern king. That commander will make that northern king ashamed.

Zephaniah 2:11

Those people will be afraid of the Lord! Why? Because the Lord will destroy their gods. Then all the people in all the faraway lands will worship the Lord.

Deuteronomy 32:8

God Most-High separated the people on earth and gave each nation its own land. God set up borders for those people. He made as many nations as there are angels. [211]