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Isaiah 23:12
12He said, “No more of your reveling, Virgin Daughter Sidon, now crushed! “Up, cross over to Cyprus; even there you will find no rest.”
Isaiah 23:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said: "You will no more exult, O oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon; arise, cross over to Cyprus, even there you will have no rest."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And He said, “You will rejoice no more, O you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, cross over to Cyprus; There also you will have no rest.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)He says, “Never again will you rejoice, O daughter of Sidon, for you have been crushed. Even if you flee to Cyprus, you will find no rest.”
Context of Isaiah 23:12
10Till your land as they do along the Nile, Daughter Tarshish, for you no longer have a harbor. 11The Lord has stretched out his hand over the sea and made its kingdoms tremble. He has given an order concerning Phoenicia that her fortresses be destroyed. He said, “No more of your reveling, Virgin Daughter Sidon, now crushed! “Up, cross over to Cyprus; even there you will find no rest.” 13Look at the land of the Babylonians, this people that is now of no account! The Assyrians have made it a place for desert creatures; they raised up their siege towers, they stripped its fortresses bare and turned it into a ruin. 14Wail, you ships of Tarshish; your fortress is destroyed!
Read all of Isaiah 23Isaiah 23:12 word by word
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֹֽא־תוֹסִ֥יפִי ע֖וֹד לַעְל֑וֹז הַֽמְעֻשָּׁקָ֞ה בְּתוּלַ֣ת בַּת־צִיד֗וֹן כִּתִּים֙ ק֣וּמִי עֲבֹ֔רִי גַּם־שָׁ֖ם לֹא־יָנ֥וּחַֽ לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Thou shalt no moreיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
- rejoiceעָלַז‛âlaz · to exultH5937
- O thou oppressedעָשַׁק‛âshaq · to oppressH6231
- virginבְּתוּלָהbethûlâh · virginH1330
- daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
- of Zidonצִידוֹןtsîydôn tsîydôn · SidonH6721
- ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
- pass overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
- to Chittimכִּתִּיkittîy kittîyîy · CyprusH3794
- there also shalt thou have no restנוּחַnûach · to restH5117
Cross-references for Isaiah 23:12
- Isaiah 23:1A 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.
- Ezekiel 26:13I will put an end to your noisy songs, and the music of your harps will be heard no more.
- Revelation 18:22The music of harpists and musicians, pipers and trumpeters, will never be heard in you again. No worker of any trade will ever be found in you again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again.
- Isaiah 37:22this is the word the Lord has spoken against him: “Virgin Daughter Zion despises and mocks you. Daughter Jerusalem tosses her head as you flee.
- Isaiah 47:1“Go down, sit in the dust, Virgin Daughter Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, queen city of the Babylonians. No more will you be called tender or delicate.
- Jeremiah 14:17“Speak this word to them: “ ‘Let my eyes overflow with tears night and day without ceasing; for the Virgin Daughter, my people, has suffered a grievous wound, a crushing blow.
- Jeremiah 46:11“Go up to Gilead and get balm, Virgin Daughter Egypt. But you try many medicines in vain; there is no healing for you.
- Lamentations 1:15“The Lord has rejected all the warriors in my midst; he has summoned an army against me to crush my young men. In his winepress the Lord has trampled Virgin Daughter Judah.
- Isaiah 23:2Be silent, you people of the island and you merchants of Sidon, whom the seafarers have enriched.
- Genesis 10:15Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
- Genesis 49:13“Zebulun will live by the seashore and become a haven for ships; his border will extend toward Sidon.
- Joshua 11:8and the Lord gave them into the hand of Israel. They defeated them and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon, to Misrephoth Maim, and to the Valley of Mizpah on the east, until no survivors were left.
- Numbers 24:24Ships will come from the shores of Cyprus; they will subdue Ashur and Eber, but they too will come to ruin.”
- Ezekiel 27:6Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of cypress wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, adorned with ivory.
- Deuteronomy 28:64Then the Lord will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods—gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your ancestors have known.
- Lamentations 1:3After affliction and harsh labor, Judah has gone into exile. She dwells among the nations; she finds no resting place. All who pursue her have overtaken her in the midst of her distress.
Commentaries on Isaiah 23:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12And he said - God said Isaiah 23:9. Thou shalt no more rejoice - The sense is, that Tyre was soon to be destroyed. It does not mean that it should never afterward exult or rejoice, for the prophet says Isaiah 23:17, that after its destruction it would be restored, and again be filled with exultation and joy. O thou oppressed Virgin - Lowth renders this, O thou deflowered virgin,‘ expressing the sense of the word המעשׁקה hame‛ushâqâh O daughter of Zidon…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. 1212. he--God. rejoice--riotously (Is 23:7). oppressed--"deflowered"; laying aside the figure "taken by storm"; the Arabs compare a city never taken to an undefiled virgin (compare Na 3:5, &c.). daughter of Zidon--Tyre: or else, sons of Zidon, that is, the whole land and people of Phoenicia (see on Is 23:2) [Maurer]. Chittim--Citium in Cyprus (Is 23:1). there also ... no rest--Thy colonies, having been harshly treated by thee, will now repay thee in kind…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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