God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 23:6
6Travel to Tarshish! Cry loudly, you inhabitants of the seacoast!
Isaiah 23:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
- New International Version (NIV)Cross over to Tarshish; wail, you people of the island.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Cross over to Tarshish; wail, O inhabitants of the coast!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Cross over to Tarshish; Wail, you inhabitants of the coastland!
Context of Isaiah 23:6
4Be ashamed, Sidon, because the stronghold by the sea has spoken, “I’ve never been in labor or given birth. I’ve raised no sons. I’ve brought up no daughters.” 5When the news reaches Egypt, the Egyptians will shudder over the news about Tyre. Travel to Tarshish! Cry loudly, you inhabitants of the seacoast! 7Is this your bustling city founded in the distant past? Is this the city that sent its people to settle in distant lands? 8Who planned such a thing against Tyre, the city that produced kings? Its merchants are princes. Its traders are among the honored people of the world.
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עִבְר֖וּ תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה הֵילִ֖ילוּ יֹ֥שְׁבֵי אִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 23:6
- Isaiah 23:10Travel through your country like the Nile, people of Tarshish. You no longer have a harbor.
- Isaiah 21:15They flee from swords, from swords ready to kill, from bows ready to shoot, and from the thick of battle.
- Isaiah 23:1This is the divine revelation about Tyre. Cry loudly, you ships of Tarshish! Your port at Tyre is destroyed. Word has come to the ships from Cyprus.
- Isaiah 16:7That is why Moab will wail. Everyone will wail for Moab. Mourn and grieve over the raisin cakes of Kir Hareseth.
Commentaries on Isaiah 23:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Pass ye over - That is, ye inhabitants of tyre. This is an address to Tyre, in view of her approaching destruction; and is designed to signify that when the city was destroyed, its inhabitants would flee to its colonies, and seek refuge and safety there. As Tarshish was one of its principal colonies, and as the ships employed by Tyre would naturally sail to Tarshish, the inhabitants are represented as fleeing there on the attack of Nebucbadnezzar. That…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. 66. Pass ... over--Escape from Tyre to your colonies as Tarshish (compare Is 23:12). The Tyrians fled to Carthage and elsewhere, both at the siege under Nebuchadnezzar and that under Alexander.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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