1TheburdenH4853ofTyreצֹ֑רTzorH6865.Howl, yeshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591ofTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659!foritislaidwaste,sothatthereisnohouseמִבַּ֙יִת֙mi.Ba.yitH1004, noneenteringin.Fromthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofChittimitisrevealedנִגְלָה־nig.lah-H1540tothem. 2Bestill, yeinhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427oftheisle!ThemerchantsofSidonצִיד֛וֹןtzi.DonH6721,thatpassH5674overtheseaיָ֖םyamH3220,havereplenished thee. 3AndongreatH7227watersוּבְמַ֤יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325,theseedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233ofShihorשִׁחֹ֔רshi.ChorH7883,theharvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105oftheNile,wasH1961herrevenue;andshewasH1961themarketofthenationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471. 4Bethouashamedבּ֣וֹשִׁיBo.o.shiH954,Sidonצִיד֔וֹןtzi.DonH6721,fortheseaיָ֔םYamH3220hathspoken,thestrengthoftheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,sayingH559,IhavenottravailednorbroughtH3205forthH3205,neitherhaveInourishedyoungבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970menH970[nor]broughtH3205upvirginsH1330. 5—Whenכַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834thereportH8088cameintoEgyptלְמִצְרָ֑יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,theyweresorely pained atthenewsofTyreצֹֽר׃TzorH6865. 6Passעִבְר֖וּ'iv.RuH5674overtoTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659;howl, yeinhabitantsיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427ofthecoast! 7Isthisyourjoyous [city], whoseantiquityisofancientdaysמִֽימֵי־mi.mei-H3117?HerfeetH7272shallcarryherafarH7350offtosojourn. 8WhohathpurposedthisagainstTyreצֹ֖רtzorH6865,thedistributorofcrowns,whosemerchantswereprincesH8269,whosedealerswerethehonourableoftheearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776? 9Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hathpurposedit,toprofaneלְחַלֵּל֙le.cha.LelH2490theprideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347ofallgloryH3513,tobringtonoughtallthehonourableoftheearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776. 10Overflow thylandאַרְצֵ֖ךְ'ar.TzekhH776liketheNile,daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֕ישׁtar.ShishH8659:thereisnomorerestraint. 11Hehathstretchedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186outhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027overtheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,heshakeththekingdomsמַמְלָכ֑וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467.JehovahhathgivenacommandmentconcerningCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,todestroyלַשְׁמִ֖דlash.MidH8045thestrongholdsמָעֻזְנֶֽיהָ׃ma.'uz.Nei.haH4581thereof, 12andhathsaidH559, Thou shaltnomoreexultלַעְל֑וֹזla'.LozH5937, [thou]oppressedH6231virginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330,daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofSidonצִיד֗וֹןtzi.DonH6721:gettheeup,passעֲבֹ֔רִי'a.Vo.riH5674overtoChittim;eventhereshalt thouhavenorestיָנ֥וּחַֽya.Nu.achH5117. 13Beholdthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.DimH3778:thispeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971didnotexist;theAssyrianfoundedH3245itforthedwellersinthedesert:theysetH7760uptheirtowers,theydestroyedthepalacesthereof;hebroughtittoruin. 14Howl,shipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591ofTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtar.ShishH8659!foryourfortressislaidwaste. 15Anditshallcometopassinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thatTyreצֹר֙tzorH6865shallbeH1961forgottenוְנִשְׁכַּ֤חַתve.nish.Ka.chatH7911seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141, accordingtothedaysכִּימֵ֖יki.MeiH3117ofoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428.Attheendמִקֵּ֞ץmi.KetzH7093ofseventyשִׁבְעִ֤יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141itshallbeH1961forTyreלְצֹ֔רle.TzorH6865astheharlot'ssongכְּשִׁירַ֖תke.shi.RatH7892. 16Takeקְחִ֥יke.ChiH3947aharpכִנּ֛וֹרkhi.NorH3658,goסֹ֥בִּיSo.biH5437aboutthecityעִ֖יר'irH5892, thouforgottenנִשְׁכָּחָ֑הnish.ka.ChahH7911harlot!MakeH2142sweet melody, singmanyH7235songsשִׁ֔ירShirH7892,thatthou mayest berememberedתִּזָּכֵֽרִי׃ti.za.Khe.riH2142. 17Anditshallcometopassattheendמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093ofseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141,thatJehovahwillvisitיִפְקֹ֤דyif.KodH6485Tyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865;andshewillreturnוְשָׁבָ֖הve.sha.VahH7725toherhireלְאֶתְנַנָּ֑הle.'et.na.NahH868,andwillcommitfornicationwithallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467oftheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776uponthefaceH6440ofthegroundH776. 18Andhermerchandiseandherhireוְאֶתְנַנָּ֗הּve.'et.na.NahH868shallbeH1961holyקֹ֚דֶשׁKo.deshH6944toJehovah:itshallnotbeH1961treasurednorlaidup;forhermerchandiseshallbeH1961forthemthatdwellלַיֹּשְׁבִ֞יםlai.yo.she.VimH3427beforeJehovah,toeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398andbeH1961sufficed,andforexcellent clothing. Commentaries on Isaiah 23
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