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 (A)commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. 18 Her gain and her pay (B)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 [a]fine clothing.

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  1. Isaiah 23:18 choice

15 And this will happen on that day: And Tyre will be forgotten seventy years,[a]

like the days of one king. At the end of seventy years,[b] it will be for Tyre like the song of the prostitute:

16 “Take a harp,
    go around the city, forgotten prostitute!
Do it well, playing a stringed instrument!
    Make numerous songs,[c] that you may be remembered.”

17 And this shall happen:

at the end of seventy years,[d] Yahweh will visit Tyre,

and she will return to her harlot’s wages,
    and she will commit fornication
with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth.

18 And this shall happen:

her merchandise and her harlot’s wages will be set apart for Yahweh;

it will not be stored up,
    and it will not be hoarded,
but her merchandise will be for those who live before the presence[e] of Yahweh,
    for eating to satiation and for fine clothing.

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  1. Isaiah 23:15 Hebrew “year”
  2. Isaiah 23:15 Hebrew “year”
  3. Isaiah 23:16 Hebrew “song”
  4. Isaiah 23:17 Hebrew “year”
  5. Isaiah 23:18 Literally “face”