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Isaiah 23:12

CyprusSidon
Pride

10 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.

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.”

13 Look at the land of the Chaldeans — a people now of no account. The Assyrians destined it for the desert creatures; they set up their siege towers and stripped its palaces. They brought it to ruin.

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

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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
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.”
KJV
And 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.
WEB
He said, “You shall rejoice no more, you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, pass over to Kittim. Even there you will have no rest.”
ASV
And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon: arise, pass over to Kittim; even there shalt thou have no rest.
DARBY
and hath said, Thou shalt no more exult, [thou] oppressed virgin, daughter of Sidon: get thee up, pass over to Chittim; even there shalt thou have no rest.
BLB
And He said, “You will not add again to exult, O oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. To Kittim arise, pass over—even there is no rest unto you.”
ÅB
Han sa: Du skal ikke mere bli ved å juble, du voldtatte jomfru, Sidons datter! Bryt opp, dra over til Kittim! Heller ikke der skal du finne ro.
OTB
Han har erklært: "Du skal ikke lenger juble, O knuste jomfrudatter av Sidon. Stå opp, kryss over til Kypros; selv der vil du ikke finne hvile."
B1930
Han sa: Du skal ikke mere bli ved å juble, du voldtatte jomfru, Sidons datter! Bryt op, dra over til Kittim! Heller ikke der skal du finne ro.

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Cross references

  • Revelation 18:22

    And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again.

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  • Ezekiel 26:13–14

    So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.

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  • Isaiah 23:1–2

    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.

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  • Isaiah 47:1

    “Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of Chaldea! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.

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  • Isaiah 23:7

    Is this your jubilant city, whose origin is from antiquity, whose feet have taken her to settle far away?

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  • Deuteronomy 28:64–67

    Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.

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  • Genesis 49:13

    Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.

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  • Numbers 24:24

    Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; they will subdue Asshur and Eber, but they too will perish forever.”

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