New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 23:1
1The 1oracle concerning 2Tyre. Wail, O 3ships of 4Tarshish, For Tyre is destroyed, without house or 56harbor; It is reported to them from the land of 78Cyprus.
Isaiah 23:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
- New International Version (NIV)A prophecy against Tyre: Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For Tyre is destroyed and left without house or harbor. From the land of Cyprus word has come to them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The oracle concerning Tyre. Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor! From the land of Cyprus it is revealed to them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The burden against Tyre. Wail, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, So that there is no house, no harbor; From the land of Cyprus it is revealed to them.
Context of Isaiah 23:1
The oracle concerning Tyre. Wail, O ships of Tarshish, For Tyre is destroyed, without house or harbor; It is reported to them from the land of Cyprus. 2Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland, You merchants of Sidon; Your messengers crossed the sea 3And were on many waters. The grain of the Nile, the harvest of the River was her revenue; And she was the market of nations.
Read all of Isaiah 23Isaiah 23:1 word by word
מַשָּׂ֖א צֹ֑ר הֵילִ֣ילוּ׀ אֳנִיּ֣וֹת תַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁ כִּֽי־שֻׁדַּ֤ד מִבַּ֙יִת֙ מִבּ֔וֹא מֵאֶ֥רֶץ כִּתִּ֖ים נִגְלָה־לָֽמוֹ׃Read the interlinear
- oracleמַשָּׂאmaώώâ' · oracleH4853
- Tyreצֹרtsôr tsôr · TyreH6865
- Wailיָלַלyâlal · to wailH3213
- shipsאֳנִיָּה'onîyâh · a shipH591
- Tarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshîysh · TarshishH8659
- is destroyedשָׁדַדshâdad · to ruinH7703
- withoutמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- harborבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): towardsH935
- It is reportedגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: revealH1540
- to them from the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- Cyprusכִּתִּיkittîy kittîyîy · CyprusH3794
Cross-references for Isaiah 23:1
- Jeremiah 25:15For thus the Lord, the God of Israel, says to me, “Take this cup of the wine of wrath from My hand and cause all the nations to whom I send you to drink it.
- Jeremiah 47:4On account of the day that is coming To destroy all the Philistines, To cut off from Tyre and Sidon Every ally that is left; For the Lord is going to destroy the Philistines, The remnant of the coastland of Caphtor.
- Ezekiel 26:1Now in the eleventh year, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me saying,
- Ezekiel 27:1Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me saying,
- Ezekiel 28:1The word of the Lord came again to me, saying,
- Joel 3:4Moreover, what are you to Me, O Tyre, Sidon and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering Me a recompense? But if you do recompense Me, swiftly and speedily I will return your recompense on your head.
- Amos 1:9Thus says the Lord, “For three transgressions of Tyre and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they delivered up an entire population to Edom And did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.
- Zechariah 9:2And Hamath also, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.
- Isaiah 15:2They have gone up to the temple and to Dibon, even to the high places to weep. Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba; Everyone’s head is bald and every beard is cut off.
- Revelation 18:17for in one hour such great wealth has been laid waste!’ And every shipmaster and every passenger and sailor, and as many as make their living by the sea, stood at a distance,
- Isaiah 2:16Against all the ships of Tarshish And against all the beautiful craft.
- Isaiah 60:9Surely the coastlands will wait for Me; And the ships of Tarshish will come first, To bring your sons from afar, Their silver and their gold with them, For the name of the Lord your God, And for the Holy One of Israel because He has glorified you.
- 1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
- 2 Chronicles 9:21For the king had ships which went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks.
- Psalms 48:7With the east wind You break the ships of Tarshish.
- Ezekiel 27:25The ships of Tarshish were the carriers for your merchandise. And you were filled and were very glorious In the heart of the seas.
Commentaries on Isaiah 23:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The burden of Tyre - Tyre, a city on the coast of Syria, about lat. 32 N. was built two thousand seven hundred and sixty years before Christ. There were two cities of this name; one on the continent, and the other on an island, about half a mile from the shore; the city on the island was about four miles in circumference. Old Tyre resisted Nebuchadnezzar for thirteen years; then the inhabitants carried, so to speak, the city to the forementioned island…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The burden of Tyre - (see the note at Isaiah 13:1) Howl - This is a highly poetic description of the destruction that was coming on Tyre. The ships of Tarshish traded there; and the prophet now addresses the ships, and calls upon them to lament because the commerce by which they had been enriched was to be destroyed, and they were to be thrown out of employ. Ye ships of Tarshish - (see the note at Isaiah 2:16). The Tarshish‘ here referred to, was…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The overthrow of Tyre. (Is. 23:1-14) It is established again. (Is. 23:15-18) Verses 1-14 Tyre was the mart of the nations. She was noted for mirth and diversions; and this made her loth to consider the warnings God gave by his servants. Her merchants were princes, and lived like princes. Tyre being destroyed and laid waste, the merchants should abandon her. Flee to shift for thine own safety; but those that are uneasy in one place, will be so in another…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The ships of Tarshish traveled the sea between the Phoenician coast and the port of Tarshish in Spain (see Isaiah 2:16; 23:6). Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus: Cyprus was the last stop for sailors returning from Spain before their final journey to Tyre.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-18Menander, the historian, notices a siege of Tyre by Shalmaneser, about the time of the siege of Samaria. Sidon, Acco, and Old Tyre, on the mainland, were soon reduced; but New Tyre, on an island half a mile from the shore, held out for five years. Sargon probably finished the siege. Sennacherib does not, however, mention it among the cities which the Assyrian kings conquered (thirty-sixth and thirty-seventh chapters). The expression, "Chaldeans" (Is…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Isaiah 23:1 Or burden of ↩
- 2. Isaiah 23:1 Josh 19:29; 1 Kin 5:1; Jer 25:22; 47:4; Ezek 26:1-27:36; Joel 3:4-8; Amos 1:9; Zech 9:2-4 ↩
- 3. Isaiah 23:1 Is 2:16 ↩
- 4. Isaiah 23:1 Gen 10:4; 1 Kin 10:22 ↩
- 5. Isaiah 23:1 Lit entering ↩
- 6. Isaiah 23:1 Is 24:10 ↩
- 7. Isaiah 23:1 Heb Kittim ↩
- 8. Isaiah 23:1 Gen 10:4; Is 23:12; Ezek 27:6 ↩
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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