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Isaiah 23

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 23 of 66

1 The burden of Tyre: Howl, ships of Tarshish! For it is ruined, without house, without entrance. It is revealed to them from the land of Kittim.

2 Be still, ones living in the coast, trader of Sidon crossing the sea; they have filled you.

3 And by great waters, the seed of Sihor and the harvest of the Nile was her revenue; and she the mart of nations.

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Chapter Summary

The miserable overthrow of Tyre. Their unhappy return.

Key Hebrew Words

שֻׁדַּ֤ד deal violently with H7703 · TWOT 2331
יְא֖וֹר stream of the Nile H2975 · TWOT 832
זוֹנָ֣ה commit fornication H2181 · TWOT 563
עֹרְרוּ֙ strip oneself H6209 · TWOT 1705
עִ֖יר excitement H5892 · TWOT 1587a

People & Context

The Ruin of Tyre

The ships of Tarshish howl as Tyre, the crowning merchant city, is ruined. Jehovah stains the pride of her glory and destroys her strongholds.

Tyre Restored After Seventy Years

Tyre is forgotten for seventy years. Afterwards, she returns to her trade like a harlot singing a song, but her profits are set apart as holiness to J…

Timeline

The Ruin of Tyre

The ships of Tarshish howl as Tyre, the crowning merchant city, is ruined. Jehovah stains the pride of her glory and destroys her strongholds.

Isaiah 23:1-14
Tyre Restored After Seventy Years

Tyre is forgotten for seventy years. Afterwards, she returns to her trade like a harlot singing a song, but her profits are set apart as holiness to Jehovah.

Isaiah 23:15-18

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