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Isaiah 23:6

Tarshish

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.”

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

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?

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

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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
Cross over to Tarshish; wail, O inhabitants of the coastland!
KJV
Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.
WEB
Pass over to Tarshish! Wail, you inhabitants of the coast!
ASV
Pass ye over to Tarshish; wail, ye inhabitants of the coast.
DARBY
Pass over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the coast!
BLB
Pass over to Tarshish; Wail, O dwellers of the coastland.
ÅB
Far over til Tarsis, jamre dere, dere som bor på kysten!
OTB
Reis til Tarsis; klage, dere innbyggere ved kysten.
B1930
Far over til Tarsis, jamre eder, I som bor på kysten!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 23:12

    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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  • Isaiah 21:15

    For they flee from the sword— the sword that is drawn— from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle.

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  • Isaiah 16:7

    Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken.

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  • Isaiah 23:10

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

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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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