Isaiah 23
New King James Version
Proclamation Against Tyre
23 The (A)burden[a] against Tyre.
Wail, you ships of Tarshish!
For it is laid waste,
So that there is no house, no harbor;
From the land of [b]Cyprus it is revealed to them.
2 Be still, you inhabitants of the coastland,
You merchants of Sidon,
[c]Whom those who cross the sea have filled.
3 And on great waters the grain of Shihor,
The harvest of [d]the River, is her revenue;
And (B)she is a marketplace for the nations.
4 Be ashamed, O Sidon;
For the sea has spoken,
The strength of the sea, saying,
“I do not labor, nor bring forth children;
Neither do I rear young men,
Nor bring up virgins.”
5 (C)When the report reaches Egypt,
They also will be in agony at the report of Tyre.
6 Cross over to Tarshish;
Wail, you inhabitants of the coastland!
7 Is this your (D)joyous city,
Whose antiquity is from ancient days,
Whose feet carried her far off to dwell?
8 Who has taken this counsel against Tyre, (E)the crowning city,
Whose merchants are princes,
Whose traders are the honorable of the earth?
9 The Lord of hosts has (F)purposed it,
To [e]bring to dishonor the (G)pride of all glory,
To bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.
10 Overflow through your land like [f]the River,
O daughter of Tarshish;
There is no more [g]strength.
11 He stretched out His hand over the sea,
He shook the kingdoms;
The Lord has given a commandment (H)against Canaan
To destroy its strongholds.
12 And He said, “You will rejoice no more,
O you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon.
Arise, (I)cross over to Cyprus;
There also you will have no rest.”
13 Behold, the land of the (J)Chaldeans,
This people which was not;
Assyria founded it for (K)wild beasts of the desert.
They set up its towers,
They raised up its palaces,
And brought it to ruin.
14 (L)Wail, you ships of Tarshish!
For your strength is laid waste.
15 Now it shall come to pass in that day that Tyre will be forgotten seventy years, according to 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 a harp, go about the city,
You forgotten harlot;
Make sweet melody, sing many songs,
That you may be remembered.”
17 And it shall be, at the end of seventy years, that the Lord will deal with Tyre. She will return to her hire, and (M)commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. 18 Her gain and her pay (N)will be set apart for the Lord; it will not be treasured nor laid up, for her gain will be for those who dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for [h]fine clothing.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 23:1 oracle, prophecy
- Isaiah 23:1 Heb. Kittim, western lands, especially Cyprus
- Isaiah 23:2 So with MT, Vg.; LXX, Tg. Passing over the water; DSS Your messengers passing over the sea
- Isaiah 23:3 The Nile
- Isaiah 23:9 pollute
- Isaiah 23:10 The Nile
- Isaiah 23:10 restraint, lit. belt
- Isaiah 23:18 choice
Isaías 23
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Profecía acerca de Tiro
23 Profecía acerca de Tiro,(A) revelada desde la tierra de Quitín.
¡Aullen ustedes, naves de Tarsis, porque Tiro ha sido destruida! ¡No ha quedado una sola casa a la que se pueda entrar! 2 ¡Callen ustedes, mercaderes de Sidón, habitantes de la costa, que surcaban el mar para abastecerse! 3 Sus provisiones procedían de los trigales que crecen con las muchas aguas del río Nilo, y fueron ustedes poderosos entre las naciones. 4 ¡Avergüénzate, Sidón, porque ha hablado el poderoso mar! Y el mar ha dicho: «Nunca he estado de parto. Jamás he dado a luz. Nunca he criado hijos, ni tampoco hijas.»
5 Cuando llegue a Egipto esta noticia acerca de Tiro, los egipcios se retorcerán de dolor. 6 ¡Vayan a Tarsis y aullen, habitantes de la costa! 7 ¿Acaso no era ésta para ustedes la ciudad alegre, la ciudad antigua que plantó sus pies en lugares lejanos? 8 ¿Quién decretó esto contra Tiro, la ciudad que repartía coronas, cuyos negociantes y mercaderes eran príncipes y nobles de la tierra? 9 Lo decretó el Señor de los ejércitos, para abatir la soberbia de los encumbrados y humillar a los poderosos de la tierra. 10 Surca tu tierra como un río, hija de Tarsis, porque tu poder se ha terminado. 11 El Señor extendió su mano sobre el mar e hizo temblar los reinos, y ordenó que las fortalezas de Canaán fueran destruidas. 12 Y dijo: «Ciudad de Sidón, oprimida jovencita; no volverás a divertirte. Levántate y pasa a Quitín, que tampoco allí hallarás reposo. 13 ¡Mira el país de los caldeos! Ese pueblo no existía; Asiria lo fundó para los habitantes del desierto. Ellos levantaron fortalezas, y edificaron palacios, pero él lo convirtió en ruinas.»
14 ¡Aullen, naves de Tarsis, porque su fortaleza ha sido destruida! 15 Viene el día en que Tiro será olvidada durante setenta años, que es el tiempo que dura un reino. Después de esos setenta años, se le cantará a Tiro esta canción dedicada a una ramera:
16 Toma tu arpa, ramera olvidada,
y ve a rondar por la ciudad;
toca una buena melodía,
y repite la canción,
para que seas recordada.
17 Al cabo de los setenta años, el Señor visitará Tiro; y esta ciudad volverá a comerciar, y otra vez traficará con todos los reinos de la tierra. 18 Pero sus negocios y ganancias no se guardarán ni se atesorarán, sino que se consagrarán al Señor; serán para la buena alimentación y el espléndido vestuario de los que viven en el santuario del Señor.
Isaiah 23
New International Version
A Prophecy Against Tyre
23 A prophecy against Tyre:(A)
Wail,(B) you ships(C) of Tarshish!(D)
For Tyre is destroyed(E)
and left without house or harbor.
From the land of Cyprus
word has come to them.
2 Be silent,(F) you people of the island
and you merchants(G) of Sidon,(H)
whom the seafarers have enriched.
3 On the great waters
came the grain of the Shihor;(I)
the harvest of the Nile[a](J) was the revenue of Tyre,(K)
and she became the marketplace of the nations.
4 Be ashamed, Sidon,(L) and you fortress of the sea,
for the sea has spoken:
“I have neither been in labor nor given birth;(M)
I have neither reared sons nor brought up daughters.”
5 When word comes to Egypt,
they will be in anguish(N) at the report from Tyre.(O)
6 Cross over to Tarshish;(P)
wail, you people of the island.
7 Is this your city of revelry,(Q)
the old, old city,
whose feet have taken her
to settle in far-off lands?
8 Who planned this against Tyre,
the bestower of crowns,
whose merchants(R) are princes,
whose traders(S) are renowned in the earth?
9 The Lord Almighty planned(T) it,
to bring down(U) her pride in all her splendor
and to humble(V) all who are renowned(W) on the earth.
10 Till[b] your land as they do along the Nile,
Daughter Tarshish,
for you no longer have a harbor.
11 The Lord has stretched out his hand(X) over the sea
and made its kingdoms tremble.(Y)
He has given an order concerning Phoenicia
that her fortresses be destroyed.(Z)
12 He said, “No more of your reveling,(AA)
Virgin Daughter(AB) Sidon, now crushed!
“Up, cross over to Cyprus;(AC)
even there you will find no rest.”
13 Look at the land of the Babylonians,[c](AD)
this people that is now of no account!
The Assyrians(AE) have made it
a place for desert creatures;(AF)
they raised up their siege towers,(AG)
they stripped its fortresses bare
and turned it into a ruin.(AH)
15 At that time Tyre(AL) will be forgotten for seventy years,(AM) the span of a king’s life. But at the end of these seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the prostitute:
16 “Take up a harp, walk through the city,
you forgotten prostitute;(AN)
play the harp well, sing many a song,
so that you will be remembered.”
17 At the end of seventy years,(AO) the Lord will deal with Tyre. She will return to her lucrative prostitution(AP) and will ply her trade with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.(AQ) 18 Yet her profit and her earnings will be set apart for the Lord;(AR) they will not be stored up or hoarded. Her profits will go to those who live before the Lord,(AS) for abundant food and fine clothes.(AT)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 23:3 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls Sidon, / who cross over the sea; / your envoys 3 are on the great waters. / The grain of the Shihor, / the harvest of the Nile,
- Isaiah 23:10 Dead Sea Scrolls and some Septuagint manuscripts; Masoretic Text Go through
- Isaiah 23:13 Or Chaldeans
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