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Isaiah 23:8

Tyre
Money and wealth

6 Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.

7 Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.

Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?

9 The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.

10 Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.

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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
Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are renowned on the earth?
KJV
Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?
WEB
Who has planned this against Tyre, the giver of crowns, whose merchants are princes, whose traders are the honorable of the earth?
ASV
Who hath purposed this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honorable of the earth?
DARBY
Who hath purposed this against Tyre, the distributor of crowns, whose merchants were princes, whose dealers were the honourable of the earth?
BLB
Who has taken counsel this against Tyre, the crowning one, whose merchants [are] princes; her traders [are] the honorable ones of the earth?
ÅB
Hvem har besluttet dette mot Tyrus, mot henne som delte ut kroner, hun hvis kjøpmenn var fyrster, hvis kremmere var stormenn på jorden?
OTB
Hvem har planlagt dette mot Tyrus, krone-giveren, hvis kjøpmenn var prinser, hvis handelsmenn var æret over hele jorden?
B1930
Hvem har besluttet dette mot Tyrus, mot henne som delte ut kroner, hun hvis kjøbmenn var fyrster, hvis kremmere var stormenn på jorden?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 28:2–6

    Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:

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  • Isaiah 10:8

    For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?

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  • Jeremiah 50:44–45

    Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?

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  • Deuteronomy 29:24–28

    Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?

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  • Isaiah 36:9

    How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

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  • Ezekiel 28:12–18

    Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

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  • Revelation 18:8

    Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

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