Isaiah 23:15-18
American Standard Version
15 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years [a]it shall be unto Tyre as in the song of the harlot. 16 Take a harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered. 17 And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that Jehovah will visit Tyre, and she shall return to her hire, and shall play the harlot with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. 18 And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to Jehovah: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before Jehovah, to eat sufficiently, and for [b]durable clothing.
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- Isaiah 23:15 Or, shall Tyre sing as a harlot
- Isaiah 23:18 Or, stately
Isaiah 23:15-18
New American Standard Bible 1995
15 Now in that day Tyre will be forgotten for (A)seventy years like the days of one king. At the end of seventy years it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot:
16 Take your harp, walk about the city,
O forgotten harlot;
Pluck the strings skillfully, sing many songs,
That you may be remembered.
17 It will come about at (B)the end of seventy years that the Lord will visit Tyre. Then she will go back to her harlot’s wages and will (C)play the harlot with all the kingdoms [a]on the face of the earth. 18 Her (D)gain and her harlot’s wages will be (E)set apart to the Lord; it will not be stored up or hoarded, but her gain will become sufficient food and choice attire for those who dwell in the presence of the Lord.
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- Isaiah 23:17 Lit of the earth on the face of the land
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