Isaiah 23:7

Isaiah 23:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Is this your exultant city whose origin is from days of old, whose feet carried her to settle far away?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Is this your joyous city, Whose antiquity is from ancient days, Whose feet carried her far off to dwell?
• New Living Translation (NLT)Is this silent ruin all that is left of your once joyous city? What a long history was yours! Think of all the colonists you sent to distant places.

Context of Isaiah 23:7

5When word comes to Egypt, they will be in anguish at the report from Tyre. 6Cross over to Tarshish; wail, you people of the island. Is this your city of revelry, the old, old city, whose feet have taken her to settle in far-off lands? 8Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose merchants are princes, whose traders are renowned in the earth? 9The Lord Almighty planned it, to bring down her pride in all her splendor and to humble all who are renowned on the earth.

Isaiah 23:7 word by word

הֲזֹ֥את לָכֶ֖ם עַלִּיזָ֑ה מִֽימֵי־קֶ֤דֶם קַדְמָתָהּ֙ יֹבִל֣וּהָ רַגְלֶ֔יהָ מֵֽרָח֖וֹק לָגֽוּר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• this your joyousעַלִּיז‛allîyz · jubilantH5947
• whose antiquityקַדְמָהqadmâh · formerH6927
• of ancientקֶ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · front: oldH6924
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• her own feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• shall carryיָבַלyâbal · to conductH2986
• her afar offרָחֹקrâchôq râchôq · distantH7350
• to sojournגּוּרgûr · to sojournH1481

Cross-references for Isaiah 23:7

• Isaiah 22:2you town so full of commotion, you city of tumult and revelry? Your slain were not killed by the sword, nor did they die in battle.
• Joshua 19:29The boundary then turned back toward Ramah and went to the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah and came out at the Mediterranean Sea in the region of Akzib,
• 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.
• Ecclesiastes 10:7I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.

Commentaries on Isaiah 23:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Whose antiquity is of ancient days "Whose antiquity is of the earliest date" - Justin, in the passage above quoted, had dated the building of Tyre at a certain number of years before the taking of Troy; but the number is lost in the present copies. Tyre, though not so old as Sidon, was yet of very high antiquity: it was a strong city even in the time of Joshua. It is called צר מבצר עיר ir mibtsar tsor, "the city of the fortress of Sor," Joshua 19:29…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Is this your joyous city - Is this the city that was just now so full of happiness, of revelry, of business, of gaiety, of rejoicing? (see the note at Isaiah 22:2) Whose antiquity is of ancient days - Strabo (xvi. 756) says, After Sidon, Tyre, a splendid and most ancient city, is to be compared in greatness, beauty, and antiquity, with Sidon.‘ Curtius (Hist. Alex. iv. 4) says, The city was taken, distinguished both by its antiquity, and its great variety…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. 77. Is this silent ruin all that is left of your once joyous city (Is 23:12)? antiquity--The Tyrian priests boasted in Herodotus' time that their city had already existed 2300 years: an exaggeration, but still implying that it was ancient even then. her own feet--walking on foot as captives to an enemy's land.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 23:7

• Pride
• Tarshish
• Tyre

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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