23:1 The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye
ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste,
so that there is no house, no entering
in: from the land of Chittim it is
revealed to them.
23:2 Be still, ye inhabitants of the
isle; thou whom the merchants of
Zidon, that pass over the sea, have
replenished.
23:3 And by great waters the seed of
Sihor, the harvest of the river, [is]
her revenue; and she is a mart of
nations.
23:4 Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for
the sea hath spoken, [even] the
strength of the sea, saying, I travail
not, nor bring forth children, neither
do I nourish up young men, [nor]
bring up virgins.
23:5 As at the report concerning
Egypt, [so] shall they be sorely
pained at the report of Tyre.
23:6 Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl,
ye inhabitants of the isle.
23:7 [Is] this your joyous [city],
whose antiquity [is] of ancient days?
her own feet shall carry her afar off
to sojourn.
23:8 Who hath taken this counsel
against Tyre, the crowning [city],
whose merchants [are] princes,
whose traffickers [are] the
honourable of the earth?
23:9 The LORD of hosts hath
purposed it, to stain the pride of all
glory, [and] to bring into contempt all
the honourable of the earth.
23:10 Pass through thy land as a
river, O daughter of Tarshish: [there
is] no more strength.
23:11 He stretched out his hand over
the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the
LORD hath given a commandment
against the merchant [city], to
destroy the strong holds thereof.
23:12 And he said, Thou shalt no
more rejoice, O thou oppressed
virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass
over to Chittim; there also shalt thou
have no rest.
23:13 Behold the land of the
Chaldeans; this people was not, [till]
the Assyrian founded it for them that
dwell in the wilderness: they set up
the towers thereof, they raised up the
palaces thereof; [and] he brought it
to ruin.
23:14 Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for
your strength is laid waste.
23:15 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten
seventy years, according to the days
of one king: after the end of seventy
years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.
23:16 Take an harp, go about the
city, thou harlot that hast been
forgotten; make sweet melody, sing
many songs, that thou mayest be
remembered.
23:17 And it shall come to pass after
the end of seventy years, that the
LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall
turn to her hire, and shall commit
fornication with all the kingdoms of
the world upon the face of the earth.
23:18 And her merchandise and her
hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it
shall not be treasured nor laid up; for
her merchandise shall be for them
that dwell before the LORD, to eat
sufficiently, and for durable clothing.
- Is. 23
The burden of Tyre.
ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste,
so that there is no house, no entering
in: from the land of Chittim it is
revealed to them.
23:2 Be still, ye inhabitants of the
isle; thou whom the merchants of
Zidon, that pass over the sea, have
replenished.
23:3 And by great waters the seed of
Sihor, the harvest of the river, [is]
her revenue; and she is a mart of
nations.
23:4 Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for
the sea hath spoken, [even] the
strength of the sea, saying, I travail
not, nor bring forth children, neither
do I nourish up young men, [nor]
bring up virgins.
23:5 As at the report concerning
Egypt, [so] shall they be sorely
pained at the report of Tyre.
23:6 Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl,
ye inhabitants of the isle.
23:7 [Is] this your joyous [city],
whose antiquity [is] of ancient days?
her own feet shall carry her afar off
to sojourn.
23:8 Who hath taken this counsel
against Tyre, the crowning [city],
whose merchants [are] princes,
whose traffickers [are] the
honourable of the earth?
23:9 The LORD of hosts hath
purposed it, to stain the pride of all
glory, [and] to bring into contempt all
the honourable of the earth.
23:10 Pass through thy land as a
river, O daughter of Tarshish: [there
is] no more strength.
23:11 He stretched out his hand over
the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the
LORD hath given a commandment
against the merchant [city], to
destroy the strong holds thereof.
23:12 And he said, Thou shalt no
more rejoice, O thou oppressed
virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass
over to Chittim; there also shalt thou
have no rest.
23:13 Behold the land of the
Chaldeans; this people was not, [till]
the Assyrian founded it for them that
dwell in the wilderness: they set up
the towers thereof, they raised up the
palaces thereof; [and] he brought it
to ruin.
23:14 Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for
your strength is laid waste.
23:15 And it shall come to pass in
that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten
seventy years, according to the days
of one king: after the end of seventy
years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.
23:16 Take an harp, go about the
city, thou harlot that hast been
forgotten; make sweet melody, sing
many songs, that thou mayest be
remembered.
23:17 And it shall come to pass after
the end of seventy years, that the
LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall
turn to her hire, and shall commit
fornication with all the kingdoms of
the world upon the face of the earth.
23:18 And her merchandise and her
hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it
shall not be treasured nor laid up; for
her merchandise shall be for them
that dwell before the LORD, to eat
sufficiently, and for durable clothing.
- Is. 23