New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 23:6
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, O Sidon; For the sea speaks, the stronghold of the sea, saying, “I have neither travailed nor given birth, I have neither brought up young men nor reared virgins.” 5When the report reaches Egypt, They will be in anguish at the report of Tyre. Pass over to Tarshish; Wail, O inhabitants of the coastland. 7Is this your jubilant city, Whose origin is from antiquity, Whose feet used to carry her to colonize distant places? 8Who has planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, Whose merchants were princes, whose traders were the honored of the earth?
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עִבְר֖וּ תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה הֵילִ֖ילוּ יֹ֥שְׁבֵי אִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Isaiah 23:6
- Isaiah 23:10Overflow your land like the Nile, O daughter of Tarshish, There is no more restraint.
- Isaiah 21:15For they have fled from the swords, From the drawn sword, and from the bent bow And from the press of battle.
- Isaiah 23:1The 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.
- Isaiah 16:7Therefore Moab will wail; everyone of Moab will wail. You will moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth As those who are utterly stricken.
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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