Isaiah 23:8

Isaiah 23:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?
• New International Version (NIV)Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose merchants are princes, whose traders are renowned in the earth?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Who has purposed this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose merchants were princes, whose traders were the honored of the earth?
• New Living Translation (NLT)Who has brought this disaster on Tyre, that great creator of kingdoms? Her traders were all princes, her merchants were nobles.

Context of Isaiah 23:8

6Cross over to Tarshish; Wail, you inhabitants of the coastland! 7Is this your joyous city, Whose antiquity is from ancient days, Whose feet carried her far off to dwell? Who has taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, Whose merchants are princes, Whose traders are the honorable of the earth? 9The Lord of hosts has purposed it, To bring to dishonor the pride of all glory, To bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth. 10Overflow through your land like the River, O daughter of Tarshish; There is no more strength.

Isaiah 23:8 word by word

מִ֚י יָעַ֣ץ זֹ֔את עַל־צֹ֖ר הַמַּֽעֲטִירָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר סֹחֲרֶ֙יה֙ שָׂרִ֔ים כִּנְעָנֶ֖יהָ נִכְבַּדֵּי־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Who hath taken this counselיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
• against Tyreצֹרtsôr tsôr · TyreH6865
• the crowningעָטַר‛âţar · to crownH5849
• whose merchantsסָחַרsâchar · to tradeH5503
• princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• whose traffickersכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · merchantH3667
• the honourableכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Isaiah 23:8

• Deuteronomy 29:24“All nations would say, ‘Why has the Lord done so to this land? What does the heat of this great anger mean?’
• Jeremiah 50:44“Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the floodplain of the Jordan Against the dwelling place of the strong; But I will make them suddenly run away from her. And who is a chosen man that I may appoint over her? For who is like Me? Who will arraign Me? And who is that shepherd Who will withstand Me?”
• Revelation 18:8Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her.
• Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Because your heart is lifted up, And you say, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In the midst of the seas,’ Yet you are a man, and not a god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god
• Isaiah 10:8For he says, ‘Are not my princes altogether kings?
• Isaiah 36:9How then will you repel one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put your trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

Commentaries on Isaiah 23:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Who hath taken this counsel? - To whom is this to be traced? Is this the work of man, or is it the plan of God? - questions which would naturally arise at the contemplation of the ruin of a city so ancient and so magnificent. The object of this question is to trace it all to God; and this perhaps indicates the scope of the prophecy - to show that God reigns, and does all his pleasure ever cities and kingdoms. The crowning city - The distributer of crowns…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The Lord had brought this disaster on Tyre (Isaiah 23:9). Through trade, Tyre gained wealth for itself and its partners. In this way, Tyre helped create kingdoms.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Who--answered in Is 23:9, "The Lord of hosts." crowning--crown-giving; that is, the city from which dependent kingdoms had arisen, as Tartessus in Spain, Citium in Cyprus, and Carthage in Africa (Eze 27:33). traffickers--literally, "Canaanites," who were famed for commerce (compare Ho 12:7, Margin).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 23:8

• Commerce
• Tarshish
• Tyre

In the dictionaries

• Tyre
• Canaan; Canaanites
• Commerce
• Crown
• Evil
• Isaiah
• Trade

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