English Standard Version
Isaiah 23:18
18Her merchandise and her wages will be holy to the Lord. It will not be stored or hoarded, but her merchandise will supply abundant food and fine clothing for those who dwell before the Lord.
Isaiah 23:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.
- New International Version (NIV)Yet her profit and her earnings will be set apart for the Lord; they will not be stored up or hoarded. Her profits will go to those who live before the Lord, for abundant food and fine clothes.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Her gain and her pay will be set apart for the Lord; it will not be treasured nor laid up, for her gain will be for those who dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for fine clothing.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But in the end her profits will be given to the Lord. Her wealth will not be hoarded but will provide good food and fine clothing for the Lord’s priests.
Context of Isaiah 23:18
16"Take a harp; go about the city, O forgotten prostitute! Make sweet melody; sing many songs, that you may be remembered." 17At the end of seventy years, the Lord will visit Tyre, and she will return to her wages and will prostitute herself with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. Her merchandise and her wages will be holy to the Lord. It will not be stored or hoarded, but her merchandise will supply abundant food and fine clothing for those who dwell before the Lord.
Read all of Isaiah 23Isaiah 23:18 word by word
וְהָיָ֨ה סַחְרָ֜הּ וְאֶתְנַנָּ֗הּ קֹ֚דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָ֔ה לֹ֥א יֵֽאָצֵ֖ר וְלֹ֣א יֵֽחָסֵ֑ן כִּ֣י לַיֹּשְׁבִ֞ים לִפְנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ יִֽהְיֶ֣ה סַחְרָ֔הּ לֶאֱכֹ֥ל לְשָׂבְעָ֖ה וְלִמְכַסֶּ֥ה עָתִֽיק׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And her merchandiseסַחַרsachar · profitH5504
- and her hireאֶתְנַן'ethnan · wagesH868
- shall be holinessקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- it shall not be treasuredאָצַר'âtsar · to storeH686
- nor laid upחָסַןchâsan · to hoardH2630
- shall be for them that dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- to eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- sufficientlyשׇׂבְעָהώob‛âh · satietyH7654
- and for durableעָתִיק‛âthîyq · surpassingH6266
- clothingמְכַסֶּהmekasseh · coveringH4374
Cross-references for Isaiah 23:18
- Isaiah 60:6A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come. They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall bring good news, the praises of the Lord.
- 2 Chronicles 2:7So now send me a man skilled to work in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics, trained also in engraving, to be with the skilled workers who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.
- Psalms 45:12The people of Tyre will seek your favor with gifts, the richest of the people.
- Psalms 72:10May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands render him tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!
- Zechariah 14:20And on that day there shall be inscribed on the bells of the horses, "Holy to the Lord." And the pots in the house of the Lord shall be as the bowls before the altar.
- Mark 3:8and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him.
- Acts 21:3When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload its cargo.
- Matthew 6:19"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,
- Luke 12:18And he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
- Luke 16:9And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.
- Deuteronomy 12:18but you shall eat them before the Lord your God in the place that the Lord your God will choose, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, and the Levite who is within your towns. And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God in all that you undertake.
- Deuteronomy 26:12"When you have finished paying all the tithe of your produce in the third year, which is the year of tithing, giving it to the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat within your towns and be filled,
- Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce;
- Proverbs 13:22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.
- Proverbs 28:8Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.
- Ecclesiastes 2:26For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Commentaries on Isaiah 23:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18And her merchandise - The prophecy here does not mean that this would take place immediately after her rebuilding, but that subsequent to the seventy years of desolation this would occur. Shall be holiness to the Lord - This undoubtedly means, that at some future period, after the rebuilding of Tyre, the true religion would prevail there, and her wealth would be devoted to his service. That the true religion prevailed at Tyre subsequently to its…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-18Verses 15-18 The desolations of Tyre were not to be for ever. The Lord will visit Tyre in mercy. But when set at liberty, she will use her old arts of temptation. The love of worldly wealth is spiritual idolatry; and covetousness is spiritual idolatry. This directs those that have wealth, to use it in the service of God. When we abide with God in our worldly callings, when we do all in our power to further the gospel, then our merchandise and hire are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Although Tyre earned money through dishonest trade, the profits will go to the Lord instead of being wasted. The Lord's priests will receive good food and fine clothing. The idea of nations bringing their wealth to the Lord in Jerusalem is further explored in Isaiah 60:5–11; 61:6.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. merchandise ... holiness--Her traffic and gains shall at last (long after the restoration mentioned in Is 23:17) be consecrated to Jehovah. Jesus Christ visited the neighborhood of Tyre (Mt 15:21); Paul found disciples there (Ac 21:3-6); it early became a Christian bishopric, but the full evangelization of that whole race, as of the Ethiopians (Is 18:1-7), of the Egyptians and Assyrians (Is 19:1-25), is yet to come (Is 60:5). not treasured--but freely…Read the comment
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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
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