New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 23

The Fall of Tyre

1The pronouncementמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853concerningTyreצֹ֑רTzorH6865:Wailהֵילִ֣ילוּ׀hei.Li.luH3213, youshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591ofTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659, For Tyreis destroyedשֻׁדַּ֤דshu.DadH7703,withoutH4480houseמִבַּ֙יִת֙mi.Ba.yitH1004orharborמִבּ֔וֹאmi.Bo'H935;It is reportedנִגְלָה־nig.lah-H1540to them from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofCyprusכִּתִּ֖יםki.TimH3794.

2BeH1826silentדֹּ֖מּוּDo.muH1826,you inhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of the coastlandאִ֑י'IH339,You merchantsסֹחֵ֥רso.CherH5503of Sidonצִיד֛וֹןtzi.DonH6721;Your messengersמִלְאֽוּךְ׃mil.'UkhH4390crossedעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674the seaיָ֖םyamH3220

3And wereon manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227watersוּבְמַ֤יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325.The grainזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233of theNileשִׁחֹ֔רshi.ChorH7883,the harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105of the Riverיְא֖וֹרye.'orH2975was her revenueתְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּte.vu.'a.TahH8393; And she was themarketסְחַ֥רse.CharH5504of nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

4BeH954ashamedבּ֣וֹשִׁיBo.o.shiH954,Sidonצִיד֔וֹןtzi.DonH6721,For the seaיָ֔םYamH3220speaksאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,the strongholdמָע֥וֹזma.'ozH4581of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “I have neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808beenH2342inH2342laborחַ֣לְתִּיChal.tiH2342norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808givenH3205birthיָלַ֗דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205,I have neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808broughtH1431upH1431youngבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970menH970norraisedרוֹמַ֥מְתִּיro.Mam.tiH7311virginsבְתוּלֽוֹת׃ve.tu.LotH1330.”

5WhenH3512the reportשֵׁ֖מַעShe.ma'H8088reachesEgyptלְמִצְרָ֑יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,They will beH2342inH2342anguishיָחִ֖ילוּya.Chi.luH2342over the reportכְּשֵׁ֥מַעke.She.ma'H8088of Tyreצֹֽר׃TzorH6865.

6Passעִבְר֖וּ'iv.RuH5674overH5674toTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659;Wailהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213,you inhabitantsיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of the coastlandאִֽי׃'IH339.

7Is thisH2088yourjubilantעַלִּיזָ֑ה'a.li.ZahH5947city,Whose originקַדְמָתָהּ֙kad.ma.TahH6927is from antiquityמִֽימֵי־ קֶ֤דֶםmi.mei- Ke.demH3117 H6924,Whose feetרַגְלֶ֔יהָrag.Lei.haH7272used to bringיֹבִל֣וּהָyoi.Lu.haH2986her tocolonizeלָגֽוּר׃la.GurH1481distantמֵֽרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350places?

8Whoמִ֚יmiH4310has plannedיָעַ֣ץya.'AtzH3289thisH2088againstעַל־'al-H5921Tyreצֹ֖רtzorH6865,the bestowerH5849ofH5849crownsהַמַּֽעֲטִירָ֑הha.ma.'a.ti.RahH5849,WhoseH834merchantsסֹחֲרֶ֙יה֙so.cha.ReihH5503were princesשָׂרִ֔יםsa.RimH8269,whoseH834tradersכִּנְעָנֶ֖יהָkin.'a.Nei.haH3667were the honoredנִכְבַּדֵּי־nikh.ba.dei-H3513of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776?

9The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has plannedיְעָצָ֑הּye.'a.TzahH3289it, todefileלְחַלֵּל֙le.cha.LelH2490the prideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of allכָּל־kol-H3605beautyצְבִ֔יtze.ViH6643,To despiseלְהָקֵ֖לle.ha.KelH7043allכָּל־kol-H3605thehonoredנִכְבַּדֵּי־nikh.ba.dei-H3513of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

10Overflowעִבְרִ֥י'iv.RiH5674your landאַרְצֵ֖ךְ'ar.TzekhH776like the Nileכַּיְאֹ֑רkay.'OrH2975,you daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֕ישׁtar.ShishH8659,ThereH369isH369noH369moreעֽוֹד׃odH5750restraintמֵ֥זַחMe.zachH4206.

11He hasstretchedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186His handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027outH5186overעַל־'al-H5921the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220, He hasmade the kingdomsמַמְלָכ֑וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467trembleהִרְגִּ֖יזhir.GizH7264;The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has givenH6680aH6680commandצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680concerningאֶל־'el-H413Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667todemolishלַשְׁמִ֖דlash.MidH8045its strongholdsמָעֻזְנֶֽיהָ׃ma.'uz.Nei.haH4581.

12He has saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You shall not beH5937jubilantH5937anymoreתוֹסִ֥יפִי ע֖וֹדto.Si.fi odH3254 H5750,you crushedהַֽמְעֻשָּׁקָ֞הham.'u.sha.KahH6231virginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Sidonצִיד֗וֹןtzi.DonH6721.Ariseק֣וּמִיKu.miH6965,passעֲבֹ֔רִי'a.Vo.riH5674overH5674toCyprusכִּתִּים֙ki.ti.yimH3794;evenגַּם־gam-H1571thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033you will findH5117noH3808restיָנ֥וּחַֽya.Nu.achH5117.”

13Beholdהֵ֣ן׀henH2005,the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.DimH3778--thisזֶ֤הzehH2088is the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatdid not existהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961;Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804allocatedיְסָדָ֣הּye.sa.DahH3245it fordesertH6716creaturesH6716--they erectedהֵקִ֣ימוּhe.Ki.muH6965their siegeH969towersH969,they strippedעֹרְרוּ֙'o.re.RuH6209its palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759,they madeשָׂמָ֖הּsa.MahH7760it a ruinלְמַפֵּלָֽה׃le.ma.pe.LahH4654.

14Wailהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213, youshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtar.ShishH8659,For your strongholdמָעֻזְּכֶֽן׃ סma.'u.ze.KhenH4581is destroyedשֻׁדַּ֖דshu.DadH7703.

15Now on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Tyreצֹר֙tzorH6865will be forgottenוְנִשְׁכַּ֤חַתve.nish.Ka.chatH7911forseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141like the daysכִּימֵ֖יki.MeiH3117of oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428.At the endמִקֵּ֞ץmi.KetzH7093of seventyשִׁבְעִ֤יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141it will happenH1961to Tyreלְצֹ֔רle.TzorH6865as inthe songכְּשִׁירַ֖תke.shi.RatH7892of the prostituteהַזּוֹנָֽה׃ha.zo.NahH2181:

16Takeקְחִ֥יke.ChiH3947yourharpכִנּ֛וֹרkhi.NorH3658,wanderH5437aroundH5437the cityעִ֖יר'irH5892,You forgottenנִשְׁכָּחָ֑הnish.ka.ChahH7911prostituteזוֹנָ֣הzo.NahH2181;PluckH5059theH5059stringsH5059skillfullyהֵיטִ֤יבִיhei.Ti.viH3190,singH7235 H7892manyH7235songsשִׁ֔ירShirH7892,That you may be rememberedתִּזָּכֵֽרִי׃ti.za.Khe.riH2142.

17It will comeH1961aboutH1961atthe endמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093of seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141that the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will visitיִפְקֹ֤דyif.KodH6485Tyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865.Then she will goH7725backH7725to her prostitute’sH868wagesH868andcommitH2181prostitutionH2181with allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467on the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

18Herprofitסַחְרָ֜הּsach.RahH5504and her prostitute’sH868wagesH868will besacredקֹ֚דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068;it will not be storedיֵֽאָצֵ֖רye.'a.TzerH686up or hoardedיֵֽחָסֵ֑ןye.cha.SenH2630,but her profitסַחְרָ֔הּsach.RahH5504will becomeH1961sufficientלְשָׂבְעָ֖הle.sa.ve.'AhH7654foodלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and magnificentעָתִֽיק׃ פ'a.TikH6266attireוְלִמְכַסֶּ֥הve.lim.kha.SehH4374for those who dwellלַיֹּשְׁבִ֞יםlai.yo.she.VimH3427in the presenceלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068.

The Fall of Tyre

Commentaries on Isaiah 23