Verse 4
Isaiah 23:4
World English Bible
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Be ashamed, Sidon; for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, “I have not travailed, nor given birth, neither have I nourished young men, nor brought up virgins.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
בּ֣וֹשִׁי צִיד֔וֹן כִּֽי אָמַ֣ר יָ֔ם מָע֥וֹז הַ/יָּ֖ם לֵ/אמֹ֑ר לֹֽא חַ֣לְתִּי וְ/לֹֽא יָלַ֗דְתִּי וְ/לֹ֥א גִדַּ֛לְתִּי בַּחוּרִ֖ים רוֹמַ֥מְתִּי בְתוּלֽוֹת
English Translation
I am ashamed, Sidon, for the sea has said, “I am a fortress, the sea has said, ‘I have not labored, and I have not given birth, and I have not raised up young men; I have exalted maidens.’”
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Chapter 23 Context
1
The burden of Tyre.
Howl, you ships of Tarshish! For it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no...
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2
Be still, you inhabitants of the coast, you whom the merchants of Sidon, that pass over the sea, hav...
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3
On great waters, the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue. She was the marke...
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4
Be ashamed, Sidon; for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying, “I have not travailed,...
5
When the report comes to Egypt, they will be in anguish at the report of Tyre.
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6
Pass over to Tarshish! Wail, you inhabitants of the coast!
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7
Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days, whose feet carried her far away to tra...
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8
Who has planned this against Tyre, the giver of crowns, whose merchants are princes, whose traders a...
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9
Yahweh of Armies has planned it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the hon...
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10
Pass through your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish. There is no restraint any more.
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11
He has stretched out his hand over the sea. He has shaken the kingdoms. Yahweh has ordered the destr...
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12
He said, “You shall rejoice no more, you oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Arise, pass over to Kit...
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13
Behold, the land of the Chaldeans. This people was not. The Assyrians founded it for those who dwell...
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14
Howl, you ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste!
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15
It will come to pass in that day that Tyre will be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of...
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16
Take a harp; go about the city, you prostitute that has been forgotten. Make sweet melody. Sing many...
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17
It will happen after the end of seventy years that Yahweh will visit Tyre, and she shall return to h...
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18
Her merchandise and her wages will be holiness to Yahweh. It will not be treasured nor laid up; for...
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