Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 23:1-8

1This isthe burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853against Tyreצֹ֑רTzorH6865:Wailהֵילִ֣ילוּ׀hei.Li.luH3213,O shipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Tyreis laid wasteשֻׁדַּ֤דshu.DadH7703,without houseמִבַּ֙יִת֙mi.Ba.yitH1004orharborמִבּ֔וֹאmi.Bo'H935.Word has reachedנִגְלָה־nig.lah-H1540themfrom the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Cyprusכִּתִּ֖יםki.TimH3794.

2Be silentדֹּ֖מּוּDo.muH1826,O dwellersיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of the coastlandאִ֑י'IH339,you merchantsסֹחֵ֥רso.CherH5503of Sidonצִיד֛וֹןtzi.DonH6721,whose tradersעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674have crossedמִלְאֽוּךְ׃mil.'UkhH4390the seaיָ֖םyamH3220.

3On the greatרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227watersוּבְמַ֤יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325came the grainזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233of Shihorשִׁחֹ֔רshi.ChorH7883;the harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105of the Nileיְא֖וֹרye.'orH2975was the revenue of Tyreתְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּte.vu.'a.TahH8393;she wasוַתְּהִ֖יva.te.HiH1961the merchantסְחַ֥רse.CharH5504of the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

4Be ashamedבּ֣וֹשִׁיBo.o.shiH954,O Sidonצִיד֔וֹןtzi.DonH6721,the strongholdמָע֥וֹזma.'ozH4581of the seaיָ֔םYamH3220,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the seaאָמַ֣ר הַיָּ֖ם'a.Mar hai.YamH3220 H559has spokenלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: “I have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808been in laborחַ֣לְתִּיChal.tiH2342or given birthוְלֹֽא־ יָלַ֗דְתִּיve.lo'- ya.Lad.tiH3205 H3808.I have notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808raisedגִדַּ֛לְתִּיgi.Dal.tiH1431young menבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970or brought upרוֹמַ֥מְתִּיro.Mam.tiH7311young womenבְתוּלֽוֹת׃ve.tu.LotH1330.”

5Whenכַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834the reportשֵׁ֖מַעShe.ma'H8088reachesEgyptלְמִצְרָ֑יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,they will writhe in agonyיָחִ֖ילוּya.Chi.luH2342over the newsכְּשֵׁ֥מַעke.She.ma'H8088of Tyreצֹֽר׃TzorH6865.

6Cross overעִבְר֖וּ'iv.RuH5674to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659;wailהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213,O inhabitantsיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of the coastlandאִֽי׃'IH339!

7Is thisהֲזֹ֥אתha.ZotH2063yourjubilant cityעַלִּיזָ֑ה'a.li.ZahH5947,whose originקַדְמָתָהּ֙kad.ma.TahH6927is from antiquityמִֽימֵי־ קֶ֤דֶםmi.mei- Ke.demH6924 H3117,whose feetרַגְלֶ֔יהָrag.Lei.haH7272have taken herיֹבִל֣וּהָyoi.Lu.haH2986to settleלָגֽוּר׃la.GurH1481far awayמֵֽרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350?

8Whoמִ֚יmiH4310plannedיָעַ֣ץya.'AtzH3289thisזֹ֔אתZotH2063againstעַל־'al-H5921Tyreצֹ֖רtzorH6865,the bestower of crownsהַמַּֽעֲטִירָ֑הha.ma.'a.ti.RahH5849,whoseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834tradersסֹחֲרֶ֙יה֙so.cha.ReihH5503are princesשָׂרִ֔יםsa.RimH8269,whose merchantsכִּנְעָנֶ֖יהָkin.'a.Nei.haH3667are renownedנִכְבַּדֵּי־nikh.ba.dei-H3513on the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776?

Read all of Isaiah 23

Commentaries on Isaiah 23