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Isaiah 23:10

NileTarshish

8 Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are renowned on the earth?

9 The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.

Cultivate your land like the Nile, O Daughter of Tarshish; there is no longer a harbor.

11 The LORD has stretched out His hand over the sea; He has made kingdoms tremble. He has given a command that the strongholds of Canaan be destroyed.

12 He said, “You shall rejoice no more, O oppressed Virgin Daughter of Sidon. Get up and cross over to Cyprus— even there you will find no rest.”

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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
Cultivate your land like the Nile, O Daughter of Tarshish; there is no longer a harbor.
KJV
Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.
WEB
Pass through your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish. There is no restraint any more.
ASV
Pass through thy land as the Nile, O daughter of Tarshish; there is no restraint any more.
DARBY
Overflow thy land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish: there is no more restraint.
BLB
Cultivate your land like the Nile, O daughter of Tarshish; [there is] no girdle anymore.
ÅB
Bred deg ut over ditt land som strømmen[^3], du Tarsis' datter! Det er intet bånd mere.
OTB
Flyt over ditt land som Nilen, Datter av Tarsis, for du har ikke lenger noen begrensning.
B1930
Bred dig ut over ditt land som strømmen, du Tarsis' datter! Det er intet bånd mere. / < d.e. Nilen.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 28:20

    Immediately Saul fell flat on the ground, terrified by the words of Samuel. And his strength was gone, because he had not eaten anything all that day and night.

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  • Isaiah 23:14

    Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for your harbor has been destroyed!

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  • Job 12:21

    He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.

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  • Psalms 18:32

    It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.

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  • Romans 5:6

    For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.

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  • Lamentations 1:6

    All the splendor has departed from the Daughter of Zion. Her princes are like deer that find no pasture; they lack the strength to flee in the face of the hunter.

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  • Haggai 2:22

    I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.

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