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Isaiah 23:5

EgyptTyre

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.

4 Be ashamed, O Sidon, the stronghold of the sea, for the sea has spoken: “I have not been in labor or given birth. I have not raised young men or brought up young women.”

When the report reaches Egypt, they will writhe in agony over the news of Tyre.

6 Cross over to Tarshish; wail, O inhabitants of the coastland!

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

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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
When the report reaches Egypt, they will writhe in agony over the news of Tyre.
KJV
As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
WEB
When the report comes to Egypt, they will be in anguish at the report of Tyre.
ASV
When the report cometh to Egypt, they shall be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.
DARBY
When the report came into Egypt, they were sorely pained at the news of Tyre.
BLB
When the report [comes] to Egypt they will writhe in agony at the report of Tyre.
ÅB
Når de får høre om dette i Egypt, skal de skjelve ved ryktet om Tyrus.
OTB
Når nyheten når Egypt, vil de være i nød over nyheten om Tyrus.
B1930
Når de får høre om dette i Egypten, skal de skjelve ved ryktet om Tyrus.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Joshua 2:9–11

    and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.

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  • Exodus 15:14–16

    The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.

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  • Ezekiel 28:19

    All the nations who know you are appalled over you. You have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”

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  • Ezekiel 27:29–36

    All who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore.

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  • Ezekiel 26:15–21

    This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst?

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  • Revelation 18:17–19

    For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance

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  • Isaiah 19:16

    In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble with fear beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, when He brandishes it against them.

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