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Isaiah 23:1

CyprusTarshishTyre
This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.

2 Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea.

3 On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.
KJV
The 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.
WEB
The burden of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in. From the land of Kittim it is revealed to them.
ASV
The 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 Kittim it is revealed to them.
DARBY
The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish! for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, none entering in. From the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
BLB
The Burden of Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for it is laid waste—without house, without harbor! From the land of Kittim it has been revealed to them.
ÅB
Utsagn om Tyrus. Jamre dere, dere Tarsis-skip! For det er ødelagt, så der ikke mere er hus, og dere ikke mere kan komme hjem; fra Kittims land blir det kunngjort for dem.
OTB
En melding om Tyrus: Klage, dere skip fra Tarsis, for Tyrus er lagt øde, uten hus eller havn; det er rapportert til dem fra Kypros' land.
B1930
Utsagn om Tyrus. Jamre eder, I Tarsis-skib! For det er ødelagt, så der ikke mere er hus, og I ikke mere kan komme hjem; fra Kittims land blir det kunngjort for dem.

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Cross references

  • Joel 3:4–8

    Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads.

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  • Genesis 10:4

    And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.

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  • Amos 1:9–10

    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood.

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  • Jeremiah 25:22

    all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;

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  • Isaiah 2:16

    against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.

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  • Jeremiah 47:4

    For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.

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  • 1 Kings 10:22

    For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

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  • 1 Kings 22:48

    Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.

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