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Isaiah 23

1TheburdenH4853ofTyreצֹ֑רTzorH6865.Howl, yeshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591ofTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659;foritislaidwaste,sothatthereisnohouseמִבַּ֙יִת֙mi.Ba.yitH1004, noenteringin:fromthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofKittimH3794itisrevealedנִגְלָה־nig.lah-H1540tothem.

2Bestill, yeinhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427ofthecoast, thou whomthemerchantsofSidonצִיד֛וֹןtzi.DonH6721,thatpassH5674overtheseaיָ֖םyamH3220,havereplenished.

3AndongreatH7227watersוּבְמַ֤יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325theseedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233oftheShihorשִׁחֹ֔רshi.ChorH7883,theharvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105oftheNile,wasH1961herrevenue;andshewasH1961themartofnationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

4Bethouashamedבּ֣וֹשִׁיBo.o.shiH954, OSidonצִיד֔וֹןtzi.DonH6721;fortheseaיָ֔םYamH3220hathspoken,thestrongholdמָע֥וֹזma.'ozH4581oftheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,sayingH559,Ihavenottravailed,norbroughtH3205forthH3205,neitherhaveInourishedyoungבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970menH970,norbroughtH3205upvirginsH1330.

5Whenכַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834thereportשֵׁ֖מַעShe.ma'H8088comethtoEgyptלְמִצְרָ֑יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,theyshallbe sorely pained atthereportכְּשֵׁ֥מַעke.She.ma'H8088ofTyreצֹֽר׃TzorH6865.

6Passעִבְר֖וּ'iv.RuH5674yeovertoTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659;wailהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213, yeinhabitantsיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427ofthecoast.

7Isthisyourjoyouscity, whoseantiquityisofancientdaysמִֽימֵי־mi.mei-H3117, whosefeetH7272carriedherafarH7350offtosojourn?

8WhohathpurposedthisagainstTyreצֹ֖רtzorH6865,thebestowerofcrowns,whosemerchantsareprincesH8269,whosetraffickersarethehonorableoftheearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776?

9Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hathpurposedit,tostaintheprideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347ofallgloryH3513,tobringintocontemptלְהָקֵ֖לle.ha.KelH7043allthehonorableoftheearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

10Passעִבְרִ֥י'iv.RiH5674throughthylandאַרְצֵ֖ךְ'ar.TzekhH776astheNile, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֕ישׁtar.ShishH8659;thereisnorestraintanymore.

11Hehathstretchedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186outhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027overtheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,hehath shakenthekingdomsמַמְלָכ֑וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467:JehovahhathgivencommandmentconcerningCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,todestroyלַשְׁמִ֖דlash.MidH8045thestrongholdsמָעֻזְנֶֽיהָ׃ma.'uz.Nei.haH4581thereof.

12AndhesaidH559, Thou shaltnomorerejoiceH5937, O thouoppressedH6231virginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofSidonצִיד֗וֹןtzi.DonH6721:ariseק֣וּמִיKu.miH6965,passעֲבֹ֔רִי'a.Vo.riH5674overtoKittimH3794;eventhereshalt thouhavenorestיָנ֥וּחַֽya.Nu.achH5117.

13Behold,thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.DimH3778:thispeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971wasH1961not;theAssyrianfoundedH3245itforthemthatdwellinthewilderness;theysetH7760uptheirtowers;theyoverthrewthepalacesthereof;theymadeH7760itaruin.

14Howl, yeshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591ofTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtar.ShishH8659;foryourstrongholdמָעֻזְּכֶֽן׃ סma.'u.ze.KhenH4581islaidwaste.

15Anditshallcometopassinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thatTyreצֹר֙tzorH6865shallbeH1961forgottenוְנִשְׁכַּ֤חַתve.nish.Ka.chatH7911seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141, accordingtothedaysכִּימֵ֖יki.MeiH3117ofoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428:aftertheendמִקֵּ֞ץmi.KetzH7093ofseventyשִׁבְעִ֤יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141itshallbeH1961untoTyreלְצֹ֔רle.TzorH6865asinthesongכְּשִׁירַ֖תke.shi.RatH7892oftheharlot.

16Takeקְחִ֥יke.ChiH3947aharpכִנּ֛וֹרkhi.NorH3658,goסֹ֥בִּיSo.biH5437aboutthecityעִ֖יר'irH5892, thouharlotthathastbeenforgottenנִשְׁכָּחָ֑הnish.ka.ChahH7911;makeH2142sweet melody, singmanyH7235songsשִׁ֔ירShirH7892,thatthou mayest berememberedתִּזָּכֵֽרִי׃ti.za.Khe.riH2142.

17Anditshallcometopassaftertheendמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093ofseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141,thatJehovahwillvisitיִפְקֹ֤דyif.KodH6485Tyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865,andsheshallreturnוְשָׁבָ֖הve.sha.VahH7725toherhireלְאֶתְנַנָּ֑הle.'et.na.NahH868,andshallplayH2181theharlotwithallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467oftheworlduponthefaceH6440oftheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

18Andhermerchandiseandherhireוְאֶתְנַנָּ֗הּve.'et.na.NahH868shallbeH1961holinessH6944toJehovah:itshallnotbeH1961treasurednorlaidup;forhermerchandiseshallbeH1961forthemthatdwellלַיֹּשְׁבִ֞יםlai.yo.she.VimH3427beforeJehovah,toeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398sufficiently,andfordurable clothing.

Commentaries on Isaiah 23

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