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

4But now you are put to shame, city of Sidon, for Tyre, the fortress of the sea, says, “Now I am childless; I have no sons or daughters.” 5When Egypt hears the news about Tyre, there will be great sorrow. Send word now to Tarshish! Wail, you people who live in distant lands! 7Is 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. 8Who has brought this disaster on Tyre, that great creator of kingdoms? Her traders were all princes, her merchants were nobles.

Isaiah 23:6 word by word

עִבְר֖וּ תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה הֵילִ֖ילוּ יֹ֥שְׁבֵי אִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Pass ye overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshîysh · TarshishH8659
• howlיָלַלyâlal · to wailH3213
• ye inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of the isleאִי'îy · coastlandH339

Cross-references for Isaiah 23:6

• Isaiah 23:10Come, people of Tarshish, sweep over the land like the flooding Nile, for Tyre is defenseless.
• Isaiah 21:15They have fled from the sword, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow and the terrors of battle.
• Isaiah 23:1This message came to me concerning Tyre: Wail, you trading ships of Tarshish, for the harbor and houses of Tyre are gone! The rumors you heard in Cyprus are all true.
• Isaiah 16:7The entire land of Moab weeps. Yes, everyone in Moab mourns for the cakes of raisins from Kir-hareseth. They are all gone now.

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

Topics related to Isaiah 23:6

• Tarshish

In the dictionaries

• Tarshish
• Coast
• Commerce
• Evil
• Isaiah
• Island; Isle
• Trade
• Isle

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