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15 At that time[a] Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years,[b] the typical life span of a king.[c] At the end of seventy years Tyre will try to attract attention again, like the prostitute in the popular song:[d]

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  1. Isaiah 23:15 tn Or “in that day” (KJV). The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.
  2. Isaiah 23:15 sn The number seventy is probably used in a stereotypical, nonliteral sense here to indicate a long period of time that satisfies completely the demands of God’s judgment.
  3. Isaiah 23:15 tn Heb “like the days of a king.”
  4. Isaiah 23:15 tn Heb “At the end of seventy years it will be for Tyre like the song of the prostitute.”