Isaiah 23
Christian Standard Bible
A Pronouncement against Tyre
23 A pronouncement(A) concerning Tyre:(B)
Wail, ships of Tarshish,(C)
for your haven has been destroyed.
Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.[a](D)
2 Mourn, inhabitants of the coastland,
you merchants of Sidon;(E)
your agents have crossed the sea[b]
3 over deep water.
Tyre’s revenue was the grain from Shihor—
the harvest of the Nile.
She was the merchant among the nations.(F)
4 Be ashamed, Sidon, the stronghold of the sea,
for the sea has spoken:
“I have not been in labor or given birth.
I have not raised young men
or brought up young women.”
5 When the news reaches Egypt,
they will be in anguish over the news about Tyre.(G)
6 Cross over to Tarshish;
wail, inhabitants of the coastland!
7 Is this your jubilant city,
whose origin was in ancient times,
whose feet have taken her
to reside far away?
8 Who planned this against Tyre,
the bestower of crowns,
whose traders are princes,
whose merchants are the honored ones of the earth?
9 The Lord of Armies planned it,
to desecrate all its glorious beauty,
to disgrace all the honored ones of the earth.
10 Overflow[c] your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish;
there is no longer anything to restrain you.[d]
11 He stretched out his hand over the sea;(H)
he made kingdoms tremble.
The Lord has commanded
that the Canaanite fortresses be destroyed.
12 He said,
“You will not celebrate anymore,
ravished young woman, daughter of Sidon.
Get up and cross over to Cyprus(I)—
even there you will have no rest!”
13 Look at the land of the Chaldeans—
a people who no longer exist.
Assyria destined it for desert creatures.
They set up their siege towers
and stripped its palaces.
They made it a ruin.
14 Wail, ships of Tarshish,
because your fortress is destroyed!
15 On that day Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years—the life span of one king. At the end of seventy years, what the song says about the prostitute will happen to Tyre:
16 Pick up your lyre,
stroll through the city,
you forgotten prostitute.
Play skillfully,
sing many a song
so that you will be remembered.
17 And at the end of the seventy years,(J) the Lord will restore Tyre(K) and she will go back into business, prostituting herself with all the kingdoms of the world throughout the earth. 18 But her profits and wages will be dedicated to the Lord. They will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live in the Lord’s presence, to provide them with ample food and sacred clothing.
Isaiah 23
Tree of Life Version
Shaking Tyre and Sidon
23 The burden of Tyre.
Wail, ships of Tarshish!
For Tyre is destroyed.
There is no house and no harbor.
From the land of Cyprus,
it was revealed to them.
2 Be still, inhabitants of the coastland,
you merchants of Sidon,
your messengers crossing the sea.
3 On many waters the grain of Shihor,
the harvest of the Nile was her revenue
and a marketplace of nations.
4 Be ashamed, O Sidon.
For the sea has spoken,
the stronghold of the sea, saying,
“I have not writhed or given birth.
I have not reared young men or brought up maidens.”
5 When the report reaches Egypt,
they will be in anguish at the report about Tyre.
6 Cross over to Tarshish.
Wail, you inhabitants of the island!
7 Is this your jubilant city?
Whose antiquity is from long ago,
whose feet have taken her
to settle in far off lands?
8 Who planned this against Tyre,
the crowning city,
whose merchants were princes,
whose traders were the honored of earth?
9 Adonai-Tzva’ot has planned it,
to defile the pride of all glory,
to shame all the honored of earth.
10 Overflow through your land like the Nile,
O daughter of Tarshish!
There is no restraint any more.
11 His hand has stretched out over the sea,
He has shaken the kingdoms.
Adonai has given a commandment concerning Canaan,
to destroy its strongholds.
12 He said, “You will exult no more.”
O crushed virgin daughter of Sidon.
Arise, cross over to Cyprus—
even there you will have no rest.
13 Look, the land of the Chaldeans—
this is the people who no longer exist.
Assyria set it up for desert animals.
They set up their siege towers;
they stripped its palaces;
they made it a ruin.
14 Wail, you ships of Tarshish!
For your stronghold is destroyed.
15 Then it will come about in that day that Tyre will be forgotten for 70 years, like the days of one king. At the end of 70 years it will happen to Tyre just as in the song of the prostitute:
16 “Take a harp, stroll about the city,
forgotten harlot!
Skillfully play many songs,
so you may be remembered.”
17 Then it will come about after the end of 70 years that Adonai will take note of Tyre. She will return to her trade and will prostitute herself with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. 18 Yet her profit and her wages will be set apart to Adonai. They will not be stored up or hoarded. For her profit will be for those who dwell in the presence of Adonai, as ample food and as fine clothing.
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