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Isaiah 23:8
New English Translation
Isaiah 23:8
New English Translation
8 Who planned this for royal Tyre,[a]
whose merchants are princes,
whose traders are the dignitaries[b] of the earth?
Footnotes
- Isaiah 23:8 tn The precise meaning of הַמַּעֲטִירָה (hammaʿatirah) is uncertain. The form is a Hiphil participle from עָטַר (ʿatar), a denominative verb derived from עֲטָרָה (ʿatarah, “crown, wreath”). The participle may mean “one who wears a crown” or “one who distributes crowns.” In either case, Tyre’s prominence in the international political arena is in view.
- Isaiah 23:8 tn Heb “the honored” (so NASB, NRSV); NIV “renowned.”
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