Thematic Bible
Isaiah 23:1 (show verse)
An oracle against Tyre:
Wail, ships of Tarshish,
for your haven has been destroyed.
Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.
for your haven has been destroyed.
Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.
Isaiah 23:2 (show verse)
you merchants of Sidon;
your agents have crossed the sea
Commerce » Zidonians
Quietness » Stillness essential to reception of instruction
sidon » A city » A city on the northern boundary of the canaanites » Commerce of
The Sidonians » Engaged in extensive commerce
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Commerce and wealth of
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Prophecies concerning
Tyre » Celebrated for » Its commerce
Quietness » Stillness essential to reception of instruction
sidon » A city » A city on the northern boundary of the canaanites » Commerce of
The Sidonians » Engaged in extensive commerce
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Commerce and wealth of
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Prophecies concerning
Tyre » Celebrated for » Its commerce
Isaiah 23:3 (show verse)
Tyre’s revenue was the grain from Shihor—
the harvest of the Nile.
She was the merchant among the nations.
Egypt » Called » Sihor
Nile » Called sihor
River Nile » The egyptians » Carried on extensive commerce by
Rivers » Useful for » Commerce
Sihor » A river of egypt, given by some authorities as the nile river
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Commerce and wealth of
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Prophecies concerning
Tyre » Celebrated for » Its commerce
Nile » Called sihor
River Nile » The egyptians » Carried on extensive commerce by
Rivers » Useful for » Commerce
Sihor » A river of egypt, given by some authorities as the nile river
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Commerce and wealth of
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Prophecies concerning
Tyre » Celebrated for » Its commerce
Isaiah 23:4 (show verse)
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.”
Isaiah 23:5 (show verse)
they will be in anguish over the news about Tyre.
Isaiah 23:6 (show verse)
wail, inhabitants of the coastland!
Isaiah 23:7 (show verse)
whose origin was in ancient times,
whose feet have taken her
to settle far away?
Isaiah 23:8 (show verse)
the bestower of crowns,
whose traders are princes,
whose merchants are the honored ones of the earth?
Business life » Miscellaneous topics relating to » Merchants
Commerce » Tyrians
Commerce » Persons engaged in, called » Traffickers
Commerce » Persons of distinction engaged in
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Commerce and wealth of
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Prophecies concerning
Tyre » City of » Riches of
Tyre » Inhabitants of » Mercantile men
Tyre » Called » The crowning city
Tyre » City of » Merchants of
Commerce » Tyrians
Commerce » Persons engaged in, called » Traffickers
Commerce » Persons of distinction engaged in
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Commerce and wealth of
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Prophecies concerning
Tyre » City of » Riches of
Tyre » Inhabitants of » Mercantile men
Tyre » Called » The crowning city
Tyre » City of » Merchants of
Isaiah 23:9 (show verse)
to desecrate all its glorious beauty,
to disgrace all the honored ones of the earth.
Isaiah 23:10 (show verse)
there is no longer anything to restrain you.
Isaiah 23:11 (show verse)
He made kingdoms tremble.
The Lord has commanded
that the Canaanite fortresses be destroyed.
Isaiah 23:12 (show verse)
“You will not rejoice anymore,
ravished young woman, daughter of Sidon.
Get up and cross over to Cyprus
even there you will have no rest!”
Babylon » Empire of » Divisions
Chittim » Probably inhabited islands of the mediterranean
sidon » A city » A city on the northern boundary of the canaanites » Commerce of
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Commerce and wealth of
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Prophecies concerning
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » Inhabitants of, to emigrated to other countries, &c
Tyre » Called » The daughter of zidon
Chittim » Probably inhabited islands of the mediterranean
sidon » A city » A city on the northern boundary of the canaanites » Commerce of
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Commerce and wealth of
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Prophecies concerning
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » Inhabitants of, to emigrated to other countries, &c
Tyre » Called » The daughter of zidon
Isaiah 23:13 (show verse)
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.
Babylon » Empire of » Divisions
Babylon » Founded by the assyrians, and a part of their empire
Chaldea » Founded by the assyrians
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Commerce and wealth of
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Prophecies concerning
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » To be destroyed by the king of babylon
Babylon » Founded by the assyrians, and a part of their empire
Chaldea » Founded by the assyrians
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Commerce and wealth of
Tarshish » Also called tharshish » Prophecies concerning
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » To be destroyed by the king of babylon
Isaiah 23:14 (show verse)
because your fortress is destroyed!
Isaiah 23:15 (show verse)
On that day Tyre will be forgotten for 70 years—the life span of one king. At the end of 70 years, what the song says about the prostitute will happen to Tyre:
Isaiah 23:16 (show verse)
stroll through the city,
prostitute forgotten by men.
Play skillfully,
sing many a song,
and you will be thought of again.
Isaiah 23:17 (show verse)
And at the end of the 70 years, the Lord will restore Tyre and she will go back into business, prostituting herself with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth.
Isaiah 23:18 (show verse)
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.