Isaiah 23:13-15
King James Version
13 Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.
14 Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.
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 shall Tyre sing as an harlot.
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Isaiah 23:13-15
English Standard Version
13 Behold the land of (A)the Chaldeans! This is the people that was not;[a] Assyria destined it for wild beasts. They erected (B)their siege towers, they stripped her palaces bare, they made her a ruin.
14 (C)Wail, O ships of Tarshish,
for your stronghold is laid waste.
15 In that day Tyre will be forgotten for (D)seventy years, like the days[b] of one king. At the end of (E)seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the prostitute:
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- Isaiah 23:13 Or that has become nothing
- Isaiah 23:15 Or lifetime
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