Isaiah 23:1

AMP: The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning Tyre:Wail, O ships of Tarshish,For Tyre is destroyed, without house, without harbor;It is reported to them from the land of Cyprus (Kittim).

ASV: The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Kittim it is revealed to them.

BSB: This is the burden against Tyre:Wail, O ships of Tarshish,for Tyre is laid waste,without house or harbor.Word has reached themfrom the land of Cyprus.

DARBY: The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish! for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, none entering in. From the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.

DRA: The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of the sea, for the house is destroyed, from whence they were wont to come: from the land of Cethim it is revealed to them.

KJV: The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.

Isaiah 23:2

AMP: Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland,You merchants of Sidon;Your messengers crossed the sea

ASV: Be still, ye inhabitants of the coast, thou whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

BSB: Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland,you merchants of Sidon,whose traders have crossed the sea.

DARBY: Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle! The merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished thee.

DRA: Be silent, you that dwell in the island: the merchants of Sidon passing over the sea, have filled thee.

KJV: Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

Isaiah 23:3

AMP: And they were on great waters.The grain of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile River, was Tyre’s revenue;And she was the market of nations.

ASV: And on great waters the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the mart of nations.

BSB: On the great waterscame the grain of Shihor;the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre;she was the merchant of the nations.

DARBY: And on great waters, the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the market of the nations.

DRA: The seed of the Nile in many waters, the harvest of the river is her revenue: and she is become the mart of the nations.

KJV: And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.

Isaiah 23:4

AMP: Be ashamed, O Sidon [mother-city of Tyre, now like a widow bereaved of her children];For the sea speaks, the stronghold of the sea, saying,“I have neither labored nor given birth [to children];I have neither brought up young men nor reared virgins.”

ASV: Be thou ashamed, O Sidon; for the sea hath spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, I have not travailed, nor brought forth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.

BSB: Be ashamed, O Sidon, the stronghold of the sea,for the sea has spoken:“I have not been in laboror given birth.I have not raised young menor brought up young women.”

DARBY: Be thou ashamed, Sidon, for the sea hath spoken, the strength of the sea, saying, I have not travailed nor brought forth, neither have I nourished young men [nor] brought up virgins.

DRA: Be thou ashamed, O Sidon: for the sea speaketh, even the strength of the sea, saying: I have not been in labour, nor have I brought forth, nor have I nourished up young men, nor brought up virgins.

KJV: Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.

Isaiah 23:5

AMP: When the report reaches Egypt,They will be in agony at the report about Tyre.

ASV: When the report cometh to Egypt, they shall be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.

BSB: When the report reaches Egypt,they will writhe in agony over the news of Tyre.

DARBY: When the report came into Egypt, they were sorely pained at the news of Tyre.

DRA: When it shall be heard in Egypt, they will be sorry when they shall hear of Tyre:

KJV: As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.

Isaiah 23:6

AMP: Cross over to Tarshish [to seek safety as exiles];Wail, O inhabitants of the coastland [of Tyre].

ASV: Pass ye over to Tarshish; wail, ye inhabitants of the coast.

BSB: Cross over to Tarshish;wail, O inhabitants of the coastland!

DARBY: Pass over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the coast!

DRA: Pass over the seas, howl, ye inhabitants of the island.

KJV: Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle.

Isaiah 23:7

AMP: Is this your jubilant city,Whose origin dates back to antiquity,Whose feet used to carry her [far away] to colonize distant places?

ASV: Is this your joyous [city], whose antiquity is of ancient days, whose feet carried her afar off to sojourn?

BSB: Is this your jubilant city,whose origin is from antiquity,whose feet have taken herto settle far away?

DARBY: Is this your joyous [city], whose antiquity is of ancient days? Her feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.

DRA: Is not this your city, which gloried from of old in her antiquity? her feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.

KJV: Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.

Isaiah 23:8

AMP: ¶Who has planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns,Whose merchants were princes, whose traders were the honored of the earth?

ASV: Who hath purposed this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honorable of the earth?

BSB: Who planned this against Tyre,the bestower of crowns,whose traders are princes,whose merchants are renowned on the earth?

DARBY: Who hath purposed this against Tyre, the distributor of crowns, whose merchants were princes, whose dealers were the honourable of the earth?

DRA: Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, that was formerly crowned, whose merchants were princes, and her traders the nobles of the earth?

KJV: Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?

Isaiah 23:9

AMP: The Lord of hosts has planned it, to defile the pride of all beauty,To bring into contempt and humiliation all the honored of the earth.

ASV: Jehovah of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.

BSB: The LORD of Hosts planned it,to defile all its glorious beauty,to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.

DARBY: Jehovah of hosts hath purposed it, to profane the pride of all glory, to bring to nought all the honourable of the earth.

DRA: The Lord of hosts hath designed it, to pull down the pride of all glory, and bring to disgrace all the glorious ones of the earth.

KJV: The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.

Isaiah 23:10

AMP: Overflow your land like [the overflow of] the Nile, O Daughter of Tarshish;There is no more restraint [on you to make you pay tribute to Tyre].

ASV: Pass through thy land as the Nile, O daughter of Tarshish; there is no restraint any more.

BSB: Cultivate your land like the Nile, O Daughter of Tarshish;there is no longer a harbor.

DARBY: Overflow thy land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish: there is no more restraint.

DRA: Pass thy land as a river, O daughter of the sea, thou hast a girdle no more.

KJV: Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.

Isaiah 23:11

AMP: He has stretched out His hand over the sea,He has shaken the kingdoms;The Lord has given a command concerning Canaan to destroy her strongholds and her fortresses [like Tyre and Sidon].

ASV: He hath stretched out his hand over the sea, he hath shaken the kingdoms: Jehovah hath given commandment concerning Canaan, to destroy the strongholds thereof.

BSB: The LORD has stretched out His hand over the sea;He has made kingdoms tremble.He has given a commandthat the strongholds of Canaan be destroyed.

DARBY: He hath stretched out his hand over the sea, he shaketh the kingdoms. Jehovah hath given a commandment concerning Canaan, to destroy the strongholds thereof,

DRA: He stretched out his hand over the sea, he troubled kingdoms: the Lord hath given a charge against Chanaan, to destroy the strong ones thereof.

KJV: He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof.

Isaiah 23:12

AMP: ¶He has said, “You shall never again exult [in triumph], O crushed Virgin Daughter of Sidon.Arise, cross over to Cyprus; even there you will find no rest.”

ASV: And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon: arise, pass over to Kittim; even there shalt thou have no rest.

BSB: He said, “You shall rejoice no more,O oppressed Virgin Daughter of Sidon.Get up and cross over to Cyprus—even there you will find no rest.”

DARBY: and hath said, Thou shalt no more exult, [thou] oppressed virgin, daughter of Sidon: get thee up, pass over to Chittim; even there shalt thou have no rest.

DRA: And he said: Thou shalt glory no more, O virgin daughter of Sidon, who art oppressed: arise and sail over to Cethim, there also thou shalt have no, rest.

KJV: And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.

Isaiah 23:13

AMP: Now look at the land of the Chaldeans (Babylonia)—this is the people which was not; the Assyrians allocated Tyre for desert creatures—they set up their siege towers, they stripped its palaces, they made it a ruin.

ASV: Behold, the land of the Chaldeans: this people was not; the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness; they set up their towers; they overthrew the palaces thereof; they made it a ruin.

BSB: Look at the land of the Chaldeans—a people now of no account.The Assyrians destined it for the desert creatures;they set up their siege towers and stripped its palaces.They brought it to ruin.

DARBY: Behold the land of the Chaldeans: this people did not exist; the Assyrian founded it for the dwellers in the desert: they set up their towers, they destroyed the palaces thereof; he brought it to ruin.

DRA: Behold the land of the Chaldeans, there was not such a people, the Assyrian founded it: they have led away the strong ones thereof into captivity, they have destroyed the houses thereof, they have brought it to ruin.

KJV: Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, til the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.

Isaiah 23:14

AMP: Wail, O ships of Tarshish,For your stronghold [of Tyre] is destroyed.

ASV: Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for your stronghold is laid waste.

BSB: Wail, O ships of Tarshish,for your harbor has been destroyed!

DARBY: Howl, ships of Tarshish! for your fortress is laid waste.

DRA: Howl, O ye ships of the sea, for your strength is laid waste.

KJV: Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.

Isaiah 23:15

AMP: Now in that day Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, like the days of one king. At the end of seventy years it will happen to Tyre as in the prostitute’s song:

ASV: And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years it shall be unto Tyre as in the song of the harlot.

BSB: At that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years— the span of a king’s life. But at the end of seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot:

DARBY: And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king. At the end of seventy years it shall be for Tyre as the harlot's song.

DRA: And it shall come to pass in that day that thou, O Tyre, shalt be forgotten, seventy years, according to the days of one king: but after seventy years, there shall be unto Tyre as the song of a harlot.

KJV: And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.

Isaiah 23:16

AMP: Take a harp, walk around the city,O forgotten prostitute;Play the strings skillfully, sing many songs,That you may be remembered.

ASV: Take a harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

BSB: “Take up your harp,stroll through the city,O forgotten harlot.Make sweet melody,sing many a song,so you will be remembered.”

DARBY: Take a harp, go about the city, thou forgotten harlot! Make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

DRA: Take a harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten: sing well, sing many a song, that thou mayst be remembered.

KJV: Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

Isaiah 23:17

AMP: It will come to pass at the end of seventy years that the Lord will remember Tyre. Then she will return to her prostitute’s wages and will play the [role of a] prostitute [by trading] with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.

ASV: And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that Jehovah will visit Tyre, and she shall return to her hire, and shall play the harlot with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.

BSB: And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.

DARBY: And it shall come to pass at the end of seventy years, that Jehovah will visit Tyre; and she will return to her hire, and will commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the earth upon the face of the ground.

DRA: And it shall come to pass after seventy years, that the Lord will visit Tyre, and will bring her back again to her traffic: and she shall commit fornication again with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.

KJV: And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.

Isaiah 23:18

AMP: But her commercial gain and her prostitute’s wages will be dedicated to the Lord; it will not be treasured or stored up, but her commercial gain will become sufficient food and stately clothing for those who dwell (minister) in the presence of the Lord.

ASV: And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to Jehovah: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before Jehovah, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

BSB: Yet her profits and wages will be set apart to the LORD; they will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live before the LORD, for abundant food and fine clothing.

DARBY: And her merchandise and her hire shall be holy to Jehovah: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before Jehovah, to eat and be sufficed, and for excellent clothing.

DRA: And her merchandise and her hire shall be sanctified to the Lord: they shall not be kept in store, nor laid up: for her merchandise shall be for them that shall dwell before the Lord, that they may eat unto fulness, and be clothed for a continuance.

KJV: And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

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