Isaiah 23:12

Isaiah 23:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He said, “No more of your reveling, Virgin Daughter Sidon, now crushed! “Up, cross over to Cyprus; even there you will find no rest.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said: "You will no more exult, O oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon; arise, cross over to Cyprus, even there you will have no rest."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He said, “You will rejoice no more, O you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, cross over to Cyprus; There also you will have no rest.”

Context of Isaiah 23:12

10Overflow your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish; there is no longer anything to restrain you. 11He stretched out his hand over the sea; he made kingdoms tremble. The Lord has commanded that the Canaanite fortresses be destroyed. He said, “You will not celebrate anymore, ravished young woman, daughter of Sidon. Get up and cross over to Cyprus — even there you will have no rest!” 13Look at the land of the Chaldeans — a people who no longer exist. Assyria destined it for desert creatures. They set up their siege towers and stripped its palaces. They made it a ruin. 14Wail, ships of Tarshish, because your fortress is destroyed!

Isaiah 23:12 word by word

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֹֽא־תוֹסִ֥יפִי ע֖וֹד לַעְל֑וֹז הַֽמְעֻשָּׁקָ֞ה בְּתוּלַ֣ת בַּת־צִיד֗וֹן כִּתִּים֙ ק֣וּמִי עֲבֹ֔רִי גַּם־שָׁ֖ם לֹא־יָנ֥וּחַֽ לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Thou shalt no moreיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• rejoiceעָלַז‛âlaz · to exultH5937
• O thou oppressedעָשַׁק‛âshaq · to oppressH6231
• virginבְּתוּלָהbethûlâh · virginH1330
• daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Zidonצִידוֹןtsîydôn tsîydôn · SidonH6721
• ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• pass overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• to Chittimכִּתִּיkittîy kittîyîy · CyprusH3794
• there also shalt thou have no restנוּחַnûach · to restH5117

Cross-references for Isaiah 23:12

• Isaiah 23:1A pronouncement concerning Tyre: Wail, ships of Tarshish, for your haven has been destroyed. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.
• Ezekiel 26:13I will put an end to the noise of your songs, and the sound of your lyres will no longer be heard.
• Revelation 18:22The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters will never be heard in you again; no craftsman of any trade will ever be found in you again; the sound of a mill will never be heard in you again;
• Isaiah 37:22this is the word the Lord has spoken against him: Virgin Daughter Zion despises you and scorns you; Daughter Jerusalem shakes her head behind your back.
• Isaiah 47:1“Go down and sit in the dust, Virgin Daughter Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, Daughter Chaldea! For you will no longer be called pampered and spoiled.
• Jeremiah 14:17You are to speak this word to them: Let my eyes overflow with tears; day and night may they not stop, for my dearest people have been destroyed by a crushing blow, an extremely severe wound.
• Jeremiah 46:11Go up to Gilead and get balm, Virgin Daughter Egypt! You have multiplied remedies in vain; there is no healing for you.
• Lamentations 1:15The Lord has rejected all the mighty men within me. He has summoned an army against me to crush my young warriors. The Lord has trampled Virgin Daughter Judah like grapes in a winepress.
• Isaiah 23:2Mourn, inhabitants of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon; your agents have crossed the sea
• Genesis 10:15Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth,
• Genesis 49:13Zebulun will live by the seashore and will be a harbor for ships, and his territory will be next to Sidon.
• Joshua 11:8The Lord handed them over to Israel, and they struck them down, pursuing them as far as greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and to the east as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down, leaving no survivors.
• Numbers 24:24Ships will come from the coast of Kittim; they will carry out raids against Asshur and Eber, but they too will come to destruction.
• Ezekiel 27:6They made your oars of oaks from Bashan. They made your deck of cypress wood from the coasts of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.
• Deuteronomy 28:64Then the Lord will scatter you among all peoples from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, of wood and stone, which neither you nor your ancestors have known.
• Lamentations 1:3Judah has gone into exile following affliction and harsh slavery; she lives among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in narrow places.

Commentaries on Isaiah 23:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12And he said - God said Isaiah 23:9. Thou shalt no more rejoice - The sense is, that Tyre was soon to be destroyed. It does not mean that it should never afterward exult or rejoice, for the prophet says Isaiah 23:17, that after its destruction it would be restored, and again be filled with exultation and joy. O thou oppressed Virgin - Lowth renders this, O thou deflowered virgin,‘ expressing the sense of the word המעשׁקה hame‛ushâqâh O daughter of Zidon…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-18Tyre was a wealthy seaport northwest of Israel. The connection between Judah and Tyre dates back to the time of David and Solomon (1 Kings 5:8–9). Tyre was near large forests and the Mediterranean Sea. It was a major trade center in the ancient Near East. Its ships were famous, and its colonies gave it great prestige and wealth. The city faced repeated attacks by the Assyrians, Babylonians, and Macedonians, and Alexander the Great conquered it in 332 BC…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. he--God. rejoice--riotously (Is 23:7). oppressed--"deflowered"; laying aside the figure "taken by storm"; the Arabs compare a city never taken to an undefiled virgin (compare Na 3:5, &c.). daughter of Zidon--Tyre: or else, sons of Zidon, that is, the whole land and people of Phoenicia (see on Is 23:2) [Maurer]. Chittim--Citium in Cyprus (Is 23:1). there also ... no rest--Thy colonies, having been harshly treated by thee, will now repay thee in kind…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 23:12

• Babylon
• Chittim
• Sidon
• Tarshish

In the dictionaries

• Chittim
• Daughter
• Zidon
• Commerce
• Evil
• Isaiah
• Island; Isle
• Kittim
• Ships and Boats
• Trade

Commentaries on Isaiah 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings