Isaiah 23

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1The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.59 cross-references: Joel 3:4–8, Amos 1:9–10, Genesis 10:4, Jeremiah 47:4, Jeremiah 25:22
2Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.11 cross-references: Isaiah 47:5, Psalms 46:10, Ezekiel 27:3–4, Isaiah 41:1, Ezekiel 28:2
3And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.15 cross-references: 1 Chronicles 13:5, Jeremiah 2:18, Joel 3:5, Isaiah 19:7, Isaiah 23:8
4Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.10 cross-references: Revelation 18:23, Jeremiah 47:3–4, Genesis 10:19, Hosea 9:11–14, Genesis 10:15
5As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.10 cross-references: Exodus 15:14–16, Joshua 2:9–11, Ezekiel 26:15–21, Revelation 18:17–19, Ezekiel 28:19
6Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.12 cross-references: Isaiah 23:12, Isaiah 21:15, Isaiah 16:7, Isaiah 23:10, Isaiah 23:1–2
7Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.9 cross-references: Isaiah 22:2, Ecclesiastes 10:7, Isaiah 47:1–2, Joshua 19:29, Isaiah 32:13
8Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?18 cross-references: Isaiah 36:9, Deuteronomy 29:24–28, Ezekiel 28:12–18, Ezekiel 28:2–6, Isaiah 10:8
9The Lord of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.40 cross-references: Isaiah 13:11, James 4:6, Job 40:11–12, Isaiah 2:11, Daniel 4:37
10Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.14 cross-references: Isaiah 23:14, 1 Samuel 28:20, Job 12:21, Psalms 18:32, Haggai 2:22
11He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the Lord hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof.27 cross-references: Zechariah 9:3–4, Exodus 14:21, Isaiah 23:3, Isaiah 2:19, Isaiah 14:16–17
12And 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.32 cross-references: Revelation 18:22, Ezekiel 26:13–14, Isaiah 23:1–2, Isaiah 47:1, Lamentations 1:3
13Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.27 cross-references: Habakkuk 1:6, Ezra 4:9–10, Isaiah 10:5, Genesis 2:14, Ezekiel 29:18
14Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.9 cross-references: Isaiah 23:1, Isaiah 2:16, Isaiah 23:6, Revelation 18:11–19, Ezekiel 27:25–30
15And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.16 cross-references: Jeremiah 25:22, Daniel 7:14, Daniel 8:21, Jeremiah 25:9–11, Jeremiah 29:10
16Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.6 cross-references: Jeremiah 30:14, Proverbs 7:10–12
17And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the Lord will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.27 cross-references: Nahum 3:4, Ezekiel 27:6–36, Revelation 19:2, 1 Timothy 3:3, Ezekiel 16:31
18And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.45 cross-references: Psalms 72:10, Philippians 4:17–18, Deuteronomy 26:12–14, Deuteronomy 12:18–19, Exodus 28:36

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